• Towneplace Suites Gainesville Review

    Towneplace Suites Gainesville Review

    Imagine that you’re researching where you want to go on a weekend and you happen to see a $16 hotel room… on a holiday weekend. It’s available on all the websites, even Marriott’s official site. Would you book the room? Of course we did, and paid for it in full using our Marriott Bonvoy Brilliant card. If it will get honored then great, if it will get cancelled, then it’s not a big deal considering the city is less than 2 hours away from where we live. After all, if you don’t at least try, then you won’t even know the outcome. Guess what? Our room rate got honored. The…

  • Fort Island Beach, Crystal River FL

    Things to do in Crystal River FL

    Since we have family in Sarasota, we’re always on the lookout for a cool day or weekend trip within a couple of hours’ drive. Crystal River is two hours away by car and is world-famous for the chance to swim with manatees (also called “sea cows”). We took a two-day trip to Crystal River recently and found that while the manatees are the reason for most of the tourism there, there are also other interesting attractions to explore. Before you dive into the article, check out other places in our “Things to do” series: Things to do in Amelia Island Things to do in Jacksonville, Florida Things to do in…

  • Three Days in Everglades National Park

    Three Days in Everglades National Park

    Is visiting all the national parks (or at least a vast majority of them) on your bucket list? Do not leave out the Everglades National Park! The second oldest national park in the system, and one of the biggest, the Everglades has a lot to offer. Here’s what you can do if you have three days in Everglades National Park. As always, these are based on our personal experiences. The best time to go is during winter and early spring. Summer is the worst time to go due to the heat and bugs. If you like Florida for the weather then summer is unbearable – it is hot, humid, and…

  • Things to do in Jacksonville

    Things To Do In Jacksonville, Florida

    Looking for things to do in Jacksonville, Florida? Here's a list of places to see, things to do, and activities you can do while in the city. The authors live in the city and have personally have gone to every single place in the list.