Worth Visiting if you have the Time I took an outside picture of the Basilica back in 1978. After many visits to St. Augustine, we made the time to go inside to see the “oldest” Catholic Diocese Church in the United States. What is most impressive is the beautiful ceiling of the Cathedral. Admission is free unlike the counterparts…
Well Worth Stopping for a Meal What a wonderful find. This place is located in the center of Abacoa along Main Street off of Donald Ross Road in Jupiter. There is plenty of seating inside and out. The service is friendly, the food very good and prices extremely reasonable. Excellent Cuban bread is brought to the table. I like…
A Few Tips on taking this Scenic Cruise There are several sailings each day. The website will tell the times and even some of the tour groups which have already booked. We circumvented going at a time when a young student group was going to be on boat. Victory III is located just south of the Bridge of Lions…
A Few Tips about this Double Tree in St. Augustine Located about a half mile north of the historic district, it is not a bad walk. The “Giant Cross” and park is right across the street. Boutiques, antique shops and restaurants line the way. Parking downtown will usually cost a fee. This hotel had been recently renovated from a…
“The Marlin is no longer a secret…” The room was large, clean, good T.V., the AC cold; and it was close to the Duval “crawl.” The pool is one of the largest in the Key West area. We are Florida natives and we would stay at the Marlin again. My wife’s only comment was that the room needed another…
The view is spectacular! We enjoyed our stay for six nights. The owner, Harry, is friendly but he never introduced himself–but we didn’t either–no problem. We had room 10 which has a spectacular view of the bay and Manuel Antonio. The staff is friendly and attentive. For some reason, we only received chocolates on our bed for one night,…
Book early even in off season! Patricia Schultz’s book, “1000 Places to See Before you Die,” needs to list Peace Lodge as “1001.” Cindy and Lee Banks have produced a real winner here. We had a two night stay–just enough time. We drove ourselves and made it from Quepos. The staff is exceptional (thank you, Sergio!). We really did…
Beautiful “Hacienda” in the Sun….” To begin, Kafalonia, also spelt Cephallonia, Greece is a beautiful island in the Ionian Sea. It is about a forty-five minute airplane ride from Corfu or even Athens. This is the island where the movie Captain Corelli’s Mandolin took place with Penelope Cruz and Nicolas Cage. It is a true story of an Italian Army that was massacred…
A Few Tips about this Stuart Museum A free and interesting local “Americana” museum in downtown Stuart is open every day from 10:00 to 3:00. This museum will entertain you with artifacts, displays and pictures of the local Martin County area. Eighty percent of the museum is artifacts, numbering over 10,000, are from local residents who have donated freely to…