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A couple of years ago I got to visit Lovers Key State Park and found all kinds of fun shells. Then I left them in the bag for like a year and a half without being cleaned and couldn't get rid of the stink so I had to sacrifice them. I knew I wanted to…
Continue reading ➞ Lovers Key: A Shelling And White Sand Paradise In South Florida
Back in January of 2020 when I visited south Florida, I really wanted to visit Delnor-Wiggins Pass to go shelling but didn't make it that trip so when I was planning this trip with my parents, I knew we had to go. I had pretty high expectations for no real reason and was a little…
Continue reading ➞ Delnor-Wiggins Pass Shelling: A Pretty OK Shelling Day In Florida
As I've already mentioned, when my parents came to visit, we had a shelling packed trip planned. Our first stop was Clearwater Beach after meeting up in Tallahassee and we did a lot of shelling here. Not super great shelling but shelling. I feel like we saw more sea specimens here than good shells (like…
Continue reading ➞ Caladesi Island State Park: Shelling And White Sand Beach Paradise In Florida
Shelling on Sanibel is a bucket list topper for anyone that loves collecting sea shells. It's one of, if not the, best places in the world to go shelling and I finally got to visit this winter! When my parents came to visit Florida in March we had a big shelling focused trip planned and…
Continue reading ➞ The Great Sanibel Shelling Showdown: Lighthouse Beach Vs Blind Pass Beach
Biscayne national park is an underwater gem of a national park just outside of Miami, Florida, not far from it's neighbor, Everglades National Park. While they're close to each other, Biscayne receives far fewer visitors and is a totally different experience. Most people skip Biscayne because it is a mostly water park, but today I'm…
Continue reading ➞ 7 Reasons Biscayne National Park Is Worth It
There are affiliate links in here. I get a small commission if you purchase through them at no extra cost to you. I love beaches. It's no secret. They are the one thing I really want to see more of. Well, and the springs. But this is about beaches. During both of my trips to…
Continue reading ➞ The Best Little Beach Near St. Augustine: Anastasia State Park In Florida
There are affiliate links in here. I get a small commission if you purchase through them at no extra cost to you. It's no secret I love shelling. Like, I love it so much. I try and do it everywhere that I can, especially in Florida so when I knew I was going to be…
Continue reading ➞ Tigertail Beach, Marco Island: A Shelling Guide
There are affiliate links in here. I get a small commission if you purchase through them at no extra cost to you. I love shelling and that's no secret. If you're following me on Instagram (if you're not, you should!) you'll know I spent a week on Cape San Blas in Florida at the beginning…
Continue reading ➞ Cape San Blas Shelling: Everything You Need To Know
There are affiliate links in here. If you purchase anything through them I get a tiny commission at no extra cost to you. On our South Florida road trip, we knew we would be spending most of our time in the Everglades and Big Cypress, but we also wanted to stop see Biscayne National Park. …
I've recently been a bit obsessed with the Galapagos Islands. I've been watching a documentary about them and went back through all of my pictures from my trip. I thought it would be fun to share some Galapagos Islands facts with you today. If you want to read more fun facts, here are some about…
There are affiliate links in here. I get a small commission if you purchase through them. One of the first things you'll see when you get to San Juan del Sur is the giant statue of Jesus. You can see it from most places in town. This is the Cristo De La Misericordia, or the…
It was almost time for us to leave Florida, but we had to do one thing before we left: go to the beach. We decided to go to Big Talbot State Park in Jacksonville, Florida. It was a little cloudy when we left, but we held out hope for it to brighten (and warm) up. …
Continue reading ➞ A Cold Day at the Beach in Big Talbot State Park
There are affiliate links in here. I get a small commission if you purchase through them at no extra cost to you. I love beaches. The less crowded, the better, of course, but I really do love beaches. I wouldn't say I've been to tons of the, but I've been to my fair share around…
Continue reading ➞ My Favorite Beaches Around the World (So Far)
There are affiliate links in here. I get a small commission if you purchase through them at no extra cost to you. Island hopping in El Nido is pretty much the only reason people go to Palawan in the Philippines. In case you didn't know, which I didn't really before I got there, island hopping…
Continue reading ➞ Your Guide To Island Hopping Tour A In El Nido