Welcome aboard, Florida travelers!
Welcome aboard! This marks the inaugural communique from the Postcards from Florida blog at OrlandoSentinel.com – or what I liken to pulling out of the driveway on the world’s longest cyberspace road...
View ArticleA golf deal with a baseball connection
All you need to do to capitalize on this spring training promotion from Falcon’s Fire Golf Club in Kissimmee is wear the cap of your favorite Major League baseball club. For yours truly, that would be...
View ArticleDid someone say baseball? A batch of deals in Bradenton
Bradenton, on Florida’s West Coast, is the longtime home to the Pittsburgh Pirates and the town is happy to let everyone know about the hotel deals that they hope will lure even the casual fan to...
View ArticleAnd one more baseball deal, this one in Tampa
I’d be remiss if I didn’t inform you of this spring training promotion being offered by the InterContinental Tampa, but then we’ll take a break from the baseball deals. For one thing, I can’t take...
View ArticleSpringing the Blues Festival melds beach and blues
A free blues festival on the ocean! Count me in! The Springing the Blues Festival , April 9-11 at Seawalk Plaza in Jacksonville Beach, features headliners such as Carrier and the Bayou Swamp Band,...
View ArticleFlorida International Air Show headed to Punta Gorda
The weather wasn’t so cooperative for last weekend’s Tico Warbird Airshow in Titusville, but hopefully the forecast will be less windy and rainy by the time the Florida International Airshowtakes...
View ArticleFlorida Museum for Women Artists a nice DeLand addition
It was Stetson homecoming weekend in DeLand, so I informallyand (unintentionally) joined the throng of alumni on Woodland Boulevard on Saturday afternoon. (Stetson, as it turns out, is among roughly a...
View ArticleSummer hotel discounts available at Anna Maria Island
Resorts and vacation rental properties in Anna Maria Island and Longboat Key are offering discounts for Florida residents this summer. Florida’s Gulf Islands are home to a diverse collection of...
View ArticlePensacola highlights its Civil War history
At first, this seems like a clever diversion from all that oil spill talk, but turns out that Pensacola does have more going for it than beaches. A news blast from the CVB points visitors to the...
View ArticleTwo festivals with tradition set for Memorial Day weekend
Well, summer’s finally here — almost. Next weekend’s Memorial Day holiday marks the traditional start of the season, though outside it certainly feels like it has already arrived with those brutal...
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