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Plan Your Stay-in-Florida Summer Vacation
By Ann Schmidt |
Last Updated June 14, 2020
Sticking around this summer? As businesses in Florida start to reopen, it's a great time to plan a road trip in Florida and support local communities. Get inspired by these past trips from Road Trip writer Ann Schmidt. Make sure to call first to find out their status.
Road Trip, Jacksonville: Country Cooking and Charming Neighborhoods
A search for vintage tropical barkcloth turned up plenty of fun discoveries in this Northeast Florida metropolis.
Four Florida Road Trips for 2019
File away these Sunshine State gems when you get the urge to take off. Driving times reflect approximate times on highways from Miami; add...
Take a Retro Road Trip
There's nothing like a classic vintage motel that’s been renovated and restored for the 21st century, but still preserves its nostalgic...
Monticello, Canopy Roads, Taste of Georgia
The humidity is dropping a little, blustery breezes rustle the leaves, and the temperatures are in the low 80s. Fall has arrived in Florida...
Take a Carless Road Trip to West Palm Beach
Sometimes it’s fun to explore your own neighborhood as a tourist. A trip to Palm Beach on the shiny new Brightline (soon to be Virgin Trains) makes a perfect weekend getaway.
Nine Hours to Havana
That’s Havana, Florida, a tiny town just 16 miles north of Tallahassee. It was named for the Cuban capital city in honor of the Little...
Sebring and Surroundings
A search for spices in Florida brought me to Lake Placid, Avon Park and Sebring, home of Everglades Seasoning and the better-known Sebring...
Eating Your Way Around Orlando
Orlando has always seemed to be a hot, breezeless city filled with generic chain restaurants, hotels and stores, where you either go to the...
Passing Through Pensacola, Plus a Little Big Easy
All I had to hear was “road trip to New Orleans” and I was packing bag. En route we explored one of Florida’s oldest cities.
A stay...
Taking the Right Turn to New Smyrna Beach
A friend recently moved to this beach town in central east Florida so it was a perfect excuse for a weekend visit. I’d stopped here briefly...
Celebrating Our National Parks at 100
The National Park Service celebrates its centennial in 2016. How lucky we are to have three national parks right here in South Florida! And...
Winters in Central Florida
In Central Florida, three cities – Winter Park, Winter Garden and Winter Haven – share "winter" in their names, no doubt to entice Northern...
Mount Dora: Florida’s Victorian Getaway
Mount Dora is a whiff of the Midwest in the center of Florida.
Feeling Outdoorsy in Ocala
Good weather and a chance to visit friends inspired me to drive to Ocala for a little camping with the dogs. It’s a straight shot up I-95...
West Coast Wandering: Tarpon Springs and Dunedin
Winter is a good time to explore some of Florida’s vintage attractions on the Gulf coast: the Greek fishing community of Tarpon Springs and...
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