2026 Update to Our 4 Day Dining Guide to Gulfport Florida
2026 Update To Our 4-Day Dining Guide to Gulfport After 2020 (previously known as the year-that-shall-not-be-named, we had another one in 2024. The year of Debbie-Helene-Milton. May they RIP somewhere far, far away. Many restaurants were hit hard, along with homes and businesses. We lost the Tiki bar on Shore, Let it Be Ice Cream […]
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Vine and Grind Treasure Island – Your Destination for Health and Taste
I finally made it into Vine and Grind on an exceptionally cold day in early January. There were not going be any casual meals outside or walks on the beach for me that day. Our car was packed for the drive from Florida to Texas and we made it all the way from Gulfport to […]
Florida’s Sunken Gardens
Discover exotic blooms and flamboyant flamingos at Florida’s Sunken Gardens Colorful pathways abound It seems impossible a landscape this lush could be hidden amidst St. Pete’s hustle and bustle. You’ll just have to see the Sunken Gardens to believe it. Originally a roadside attraction concocted by an imaginative plumber, these below-sea-level gardens are now 100 […]
Splashy Ventures 2020 Guide to Pinellas Beaches
South Beaches Fort DeSoto (& Egmont Key) Shell Key Pass-A-Grille Beach St. Pete Beach Treasure Island Middle Beaches Madeira Beach The Redingtons Indian Rocks Beach and Indian Shores North Beaches Sand Key Park Clearwater Beach Caladesi Island State Park Honeymoon Island State Park Pass-A-Grille Anyone who has a special place in their heart for lapping […]
What’s Buggin’ You?
If you’re visiting Florida for the first time, or perhaps you live north of the Mason-Dixon line where it freezes regularly, when you visit Florida you may be in for a bit of a surprise at the extensive number of creatures you’ll be sharing your vacation with. Florida has bugs. Lots of them. Year-round. There […]
Craft Kafe – Gluten-Free Goodness
Have you ever had two different people tell you that you should meet someone, and then you met that someone in a totally random situation? That happened to me in early December, and that’s how I came to learn about Craft Kafe. The someone (Keith) turned out to be an invaluable source of food recommendations, […]
The Story of Two People and a House
I (Beth) and not an impulsive person. Except when it comes to kittens/cats,key lime pie and chocolate. And—apparently—New Zealand and the Marlborough Sounds. Because we bought this home without ever seeing it in person. We’d never been to St. Omer, either. Google wasn’t much help—St. Omer, France was clearly a place. But St. Omer, NZ? […]
