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[This blog post will be continuously updated with new information. Last Updated Apr 24, 2024] As more and more national parks institute timed entries, reservations and lotteries, planning your national park...

[Orlando, FL – May 29, 2018] From hidden gems to tourist traps in one day – that is the life of a travel blogger. If you read my previous post, you...

[Winter Park, FL – May 28/29, 2018] A work conference the week of Memorial Day brought me to Orlando, FL – amusement park capital of the world. The conference started on...

[Miami, FL, Sat, Dec 30, 2017] No longer a hidden gem, Vizcaya Museum and Gardens is still a good place to go if you’d like escape the hustle and bustle (and...

[Biscayne National Park, FL, Dec 29, 2017] Although the Everglades get all the glory, Florida actually has two other national parks – Dry Tortugas, which I wrote about earlier, and Biscayne...