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> OT: Florida, where is best, for vacationing on the beaches?
Bruce Allert
post Dec 14 2003, 07:42 PM
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Kathleen & I have decided that next year(2004) would be good to visit Florida. We have a free week from a timeshare trade we need to use. We just aren't sure where the best area to go is for lounging & just being a tourist, seeing the sites, history etc... and what time of year. (don't wanna go when it's too friggin HOT)Heard of one area in the St. Petersburg/ Tampa area. Don't know which side is best, East or West beaches. What say y'all that live there or the ones that have visited? Gonna be stayin at a resort (IMG:style_emoticons/default/clap56.gif)

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post Dec 14 2003, 09:41 PM
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I've been to Tampa/St Pete, Jacksonville, Daytona, Ft Lauderdale, Orlando, West Palm Beach, Miami, Key West and the last trip was to Pensacola. While in the Navy I was also stationed in Pensacola and Kings Bay GA. (just north of Jacsonville). I can echo what the others have said. Gulf Coast from Tampa to Pensacola are fantastic. After being stationed in Pensacola for 3 months, I had to go there when I was 40 to realize how beautiful it really is.

BUT, for my money, if I was going for one week for the first time, knowing what I know, I would stay in Key Largo. From there you can drive the rental beater all the way down to Key West AND both ends of Everglades Nationl Park. Although Key West itself didn't thrill me that much (very small tourist town essentially), the Keys themselves are simply gorgeous.

BTW, The Keys in February are awesome. Spring is the best time in Florida.


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Bruce Allert   OT: Florida, where is best   Dec 14 2003, 07:42 PM
seanery   the gulf waters are cleaner, and so are the beache...   Dec 14 2003, 07:46 PM
redshift   The e-coast is inhabited by Neandertal Man, crimin...   Dec 14 2003, 07:46 PM
Jake Raby   I like the west coast best.... Better beaches and ...   Dec 14 2003, 07:48 PM
URY914   Bruce, Let me start by saying I've lived in Fl...   Dec 14 2003, 07:59 PM
redshift   I second the Sanibel idea also, different... bette...   Dec 14 2003, 08:25 PM
Qarl   Sanibel/Captiva on the Gulf side. Also Napes, FL ...   Dec 14 2003, 08:32 PM
Gint   I've been to Tampa/St Pete, Jacksonville, Dayt...   Dec 14 2003, 09:41 PM
72914S   The keys are a great place after the snow-birds ar...   Dec 14 2003, 10:28 PM
jonwatts   I grew up in St. Pete within a few blocks of the g...   Dec 14 2003, 10:43 PM
Porsche Rescue   From another Oregonian, gulf coast is best. I have...   Dec 14 2003, 10:45 PM
Jake Raby   There is no better beaches than on sanibel from wh...   Dec 14 2003, 11:29 PM
72Signal914   I've lived in FL for just about my whole entir...   Dec 14 2003, 11:52 PM
synthesisdv   I grew up here in miami beach. Haven't actual...   Dec 15 2003, 07:10 AM
Gint   BTW Bruce, If you are within driving distance of...   Dec 15 2003, 10:48 PM
Bruce Allert   Thank you all. :trophy: With all this info we are...   Dec 16 2003, 12:09 AM
URY914   Ocala   Dec 16 2003, 06:04 AM
Gint   OK, so I got "a" and "l" happy. :(   Dec 16 2003, 08:06 AM
need4speed     Dec 16 2003, 11:29 AM
URY914   Need4speed, Thank you for those kind words. As if ...   Dec 16 2003, 02:36 PM
Bruce Allert   Can't be THAT bad... I've been in most of ...   Dec 16 2003, 02:42 PM
74GoKart   I have vacationed up and down both sides of Florid...   Dec 16 2003, 06:27 PM
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