We are reading that Florida Thanksgiving travel will be down this year in the Sunshine State. In fact, AAA forecasts indicate that fewer Americans will be headed out. That's mainly due to concerns over the Coronavirus.
In Florida, the expectation is that 2.8 million travelers will hit the road.
Road Trips Top Holiday...
Welcome to Florida Fun Travel - come in and have a look around. We are glad to have you with us. For those who follow us, we are a couple of "boomers" here in Florida who travel the Sunshine State looking for fun.
We've made a lot of stops...
Florida is reopening in phases and it continues to pick up steam. We read where our Governor, Ron DeSantis says he will not close the state again. This makes us happy and more eager to travel.
Those who follow us know that we were kept from traveling for a while. However, we started back with a...
We agree, this has been a year to remember. That is why we decided to do a review of our travels in 2020. In looking back over the past 12 months it's hard to believe how many places we managed to visit in Florida.
January
Our travels in 2020 began with a revisit to the Sarasota Farmer's Market. One of the...
Eating healthy while traveling has been a challenge for us. Those who follow us know that we are seniors and that we believe in eating more natural fare.
Many years ago Hippocrates said, " Let thy food be thy medicine and thy medicine be thy food." That said, finding such restaurants while traveling can...
  In our travels we have visited lots of locales - but we've never actually been on any kind of organized tour.
  Oh, we have taken a lot of trips around the Sunshine State. But our favorite destinations have been smaller, funky and interesting towns that we've explored on our own. Matlacha for instance, is tiny but there is...
It looks like this whole coronavirus situation has travelers keeping their distance. Our friends at the American Hotel & Lodging Association sent us a copy of a travel survey. It shows something we have said for years. Improvements to health and sanitation protocols would have considerable impact on guests' comfort levels staying at various lodgings.
The...
Well February has arrived - and that means it's Fabulous Florida Strawberry Month. I know we are happy about it. There are hundreds of roadside vendors and U-picks full of our favorite fruit. Possibly the best part is that February means the annual Florida Strawberry Festival is right around the corner.
The strawberries actually...
  The gift of time may be the best gift you can give.
  When it came to gift giving, in the past we used to give material goods as presents. That CD they wanted, a sweater, Star Wars mug or some other thing that we'd heard that was a heart's desire.
  However, as we have gotten older, we have...
Sorry we have not blogged for a while, but the recent visit by Hurricane Irma has kept us pretty busy for the past couple of weeks. Here at Fun Headquarters we got blown about a bit - as it got pretty breezy at times, but save some roofing, lost fence and a lot of downed tree limbs we came...
