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Christmas is the most magical time of year and Disney is the most magical place on Earth. So that must mean Disney at Christmas is the most magical place in the universe. While this post may not be about Disneyworld, it is about Disney Springs, which is perfect if you don't want the full Disney…
Continue reading ➞ Why You Need To Visit Disney Springs At Christmas
The first stop on my quick central Florida road trip with my parents was St. Augustine for two days. We knew we wanted to visit Castillo de San Marcos and do a ghost tour while we were there, but that was about it. We went for one day right away, then went back for one…
Continue reading ➞ One Weekend In St. Augustine, Florida: How To Make The Most Of It
This winter instead of making a yearly state to-do list, I decided to just make a bigger state bucket list. Then I decided to turn this into a little series. I wanted to do specific states that I spend a lot of time in, want to spend a lot of time in, or am close…
I didn't grow up obsessed with space. This is a fairly recent development. I know I've always liked space, and when I came back from Central America I found a random freelance job to basically make Spark Notes for chapters of an Astronomy textbook. It was also around this time that I discovered the show…
Continue reading ➞ Out Of This World: One Day At The Kennedy Space Center in Florida
YOU GUYS! I finally got to see manatees in Florida! That's it. That's all. I can leave Florida happy now. It's been great seeing you here. I'm kidding. But really, I finally got to see manatees in Florida with my very own eyes and I am still so excited. My parents came to visit in…
Continue reading ➞ Manatee Dreams: Spotting Manatees At Blue Spring 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 wouldn't consider myself a hardcore Potterhead, but I may slowly be converting. I never read the books growing up, but I watched the movies as they came out, so I sort of…
Continue reading ➞ 21 Photos To Inspire A Magical Trip To The Wizarding World Of Harry Potter
There are affiliate links in here. I get a small commission if you purchase through them at no extra cost to you. Yes, I saw a real live armadillo, but more on that later. I have no idea at what point we went here, but here we were at O'Leno State Park in High Springs,…
This was my first (and only) gator experience in Florida. A couple days after getting there, I finally stopped laying around and we went to the La Chua Trail in Paynes Prairie State Park. I was excited to finally see gators! And see gators I did. This is a great place to look for them.…
Crystal clear and 72 degrees year-round. Those are Florida's famous springs, conveniently located near Gainesville, where we were. There are tons of springs to see, but we were going to the Ichetucknee Springs State Park in Fort White to see the Blue Hole, mostly. We only saw one or two other people while we were…
Continue reading ➞ Visiting Florida’s Springs at Ichetucknee Springs State Park
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