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…
A Few Tips about Osceola Street Café Located in the heart of historic downtown Stuart, this café is one of our favorite places for lunch. It is locally owned and the servers have a long history of accommodating loyal patrons. It is opened for breakfast, lunch and many dinner nights. We usually arrive early at 11:30 a.m. to insure we…
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…
An Inviting Movie Experience, a Few Tips The Muvico Parisian 20 and IMAX at City Place is absolutely beautiful complex. This is a 20 movie building with an IMAX screen as the big attraction. Don’t forget to sign up for their rewards program. Points do add up fast. Almost like walking into a palace, this is a multi-tier building.…
Great pizza, well operated Stuart establishment I truly believe the best meal that Anthony’s makes, is pizza. Placed in a very hot “coal oven,” the pizza’s come out well done and usually crisp. I love the pepperoni and sweet pepper combination. The normal pizzas are pricy, but delicious. At lunch it does get cheaper. The lunch portion has four slices.…
A Few Tips about the House of Refuge As a child growing up in Martin County, the House of Refuge became our “hide and go seek” place with the family. The rocks along the coast became an excellent area to hide from the seeker. The House of Refuge is located on the road through Indian River Plantation and about…
A Few Tips on Visiting Grace Bay Area Words can hardly express—fall short—in describing the beauty of this famous bay. Many times during the year the bay is quiet. Only during the high periods around Christmas do you see many people. The turquoise waters are so blue and clear and the powdery sand so soft on the feet, you…
The Irish Soda Bread is the Best Located in the center of Disney Springs, Irish entertainment and food is offered in a “Disneyesque” style. Many times there is Irish Step Dancing and a band playing. There is inside and outside seating. The place does fill up and sometimes you may need reservations for later seating. We have always enjoyed the…
Always Good This Cheesecake Factory is located in the store complex known as Downtown at the Gardens north on the Lake Victoria Gardens road. The establishment sits on a small pond with a beautiful fountain. Seating in the atrium or even the outside patio area will give you a view of the pond’s spurting fountain spray. We like to…