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Guana Reserve Ponte Vedra Beach Florida

January 24, 2023

The Guana Tolomato Matanzas (GTM) National Estuarine Research Reserve lies along the Guana, Tolomato, and Mantanzas rivers and the Atlantic ocean.          This area is home to dolphins, manatees, sea turtles, gopher tortoises,  alligators, indigo snakes, river otters, peregrine falcons and bald eagles.  The upland areas include pine flatwood, maritime hammock, coastal […]

South Street Diner

January 24, 2023

Nicknamed The Blue Diner, Boston’s South Street Diner may be relatively small, but it’s got quite a reputation. Originally built by the Worchester Dining Car Company in 1947 – the same company that built the Rosebud Diner in Somerville, which retains the historic exterior but whose interior was mostly erased – the South Street Diner […]

Bodega

January 24, 2023

The idea of shopping has changed a lot with the advent of the internet – the idea of finding a cool store nobody knows about is a bit different when most items can be found on some megashopping site with a few keywords. What if you could find a place nobody knew about, though – […]

Green Parrot Bar Key West, Florida

January 23, 2023

Once described as an historic mythological landmark in the form of debauchery and drink, this iconic Key West Saloon with Dive Bar credibility is where locals and visitors in the know come to catch real live music almost every day of the week. On the Southeast corner of Southard Street and Route 1 (Whitehead Street) […]

“Boca Pink Hotel” – Boca Raton, Florida

January 23, 2023

In 1926 Boca Raton became the start of the city to go to. With Addison Mizner “Society Architect” bringing in his Mediterranean style, and catered to the wealthy, prominent, and of course Hollywood’s most famous. Mizner set forth and created his dream, to build a beautiful ocean front hotel tower with miles of immaculate landscaped […]

The Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum

January 23, 2023

The Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in Boston is a fascinating place both in terms of its architecture, which is designed to resemble a 15th-century Venetian palace, and the art contained within it, which includes works by Titain, Vermeer, Botticelli, Rembrandt, Michelangelo, and Degas, among many others. It’s also the setting for the largest property theft […]

Hilltop Campground – Robbinston, Maine

January 23, 2023

A fun, friendly campground awaits in sleepy, Robbinston, Maine. With gorgeous views of the bay and super friendly owners, this campground is worth the trip. Many of the campers are seasonal, most coming from across the border in Canada. You don’t have to stay seasonally, but there is a fun community full of activities and […]

The Talbot House Inn – East Machias, Maine

January 23, 2023

If you find yourself in Washington county and are looking for a place to stay for a few nights, the Talbot House Inn is worth the trip. Located in lovely Machias, this 1700s bed and breakfast has just the right touch of modern amenities and historic beauty. From the website: In 1874, James R Talbot […]

Bold Coast Coffee – Roasted in Machias, Maine

January 23, 2023

You can’t go far in Washington county and not hear, smell, or taste a good cup of coffee. We are lucky enough to have a fantastic coffee-roasting company of our own! Bold Coast Coffee, located in East Machias, Maine, is small-batch roasting single-origin coffee and doing a  hell of a job! Be sure to visit […]

Key West Historic Memorial Sculpture Garden

January 21, 2023

Located in Mallory Square, which opened in 1997, and this is the place to get a great taste of Key West’s rich and marvelous history with all the relevant characters.  These are the men and women who carved Key West out of Rock and Sand Sculptor James Mastin’s 36 meticulously carved bronze busts are sensational, […]

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