ATLANTA HERE WE GO

A long holiday weekend, seven friends, limited travel time and expenses… Atlanta here we go! From our Central Florida location, Atlanta was that big, bustling city to the north. Very un-Floridian. So close yet barely explored. But with a long, holiday summer weekend approaching we decided to finally get acquainted.   But first- this is…

ST. PETE BIKING AND EATING

The St. Pete Bike ‘N’ Eat. 12 miles of biking. Five local restaurants. Free samples… will we survive? Finally—after always missing the annual St. Pete Bike ‘N’ Eat, Fiance Shoes and I rode into the event last Saturday armed with our roadies and willing stomachs. The parking lot in front of Trek Bicycle was organized…

FLY ME TO THE… KENNEDY SPACE CENTER

Who hasn’t wanted to fly through space or bounce on the moon? While my childhood fantasies also included fighting aliens, history had at least proven the feasibility of the first two. That’s why we included the Kennedy Space Center as part of our Florida Northeast road trip. Unfortunately, the Center now only seems to host…

HISTORIC BIKE TOUR THROUGH ST. PETE

I was tired of listening to Tampa’s history. I’ve learned about the former lives of The Castle night club, Post Office, grave sites, etc… but I’m from nearby St. Petersburg. I’m more curious about the past lives of MY stomping grounds. So when the History Bike Tampa group decided to temporarily switch their operations from…