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| Bruce Allert |
 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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| jonwatts |
Dec 14 2003, 10:43 PM
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no rules, just wrong Group: Benefactors Posts: 2,321 Joined: 13-January 03 From: San Jose, CA Member No.: 141  |
I grew up in St. Pete within a few blocks of the gulf. I never was a beach person for some reason but I do like the keys. The water is blue and clear on the southern tip of the state whereas the gulf is pretty green. I think for some weird reason it even tends to be less humid down there.
One thing to factor in to any Florida vacation is the tourist tax (no, seriously). Since the state has no income tax and relies so heavily on tourism certain industries like rental cars and hotels are additionally taxed. When I moved out of state about 5 years ago it was somewhere around 14%, not sure where it is now. Just don't want anyone to be surprised when they go to pay that $200 rental car bill and see 14% added on. Not a bad place to grow up but it was years before I learned the world wasn't flat. |
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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 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 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 Rouser QUOTE
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