Our home for the night is the oldest city in Florida, in fact in the USA – St Augustines. We’re stopping in the delightful Marion Motor Lodge motel just minutes away from the historic heart of the city. St. Augustine was founded in 1565, by Spanish admiral Pedro Menéndez de Avilés, Florida’s first governor. ItContinue reading “St Augustines”
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Daytona Beach
Rev heads and speed freaks will all be very aware of the next pitstop on our Florida tour. We’re driving up the east coast and enroute we’re stopping at Daytona Beach. Daytona beach has an impeccable racing pedigree and is home to one of the most famous tracks in the world. It also attracts motorbikers,Continue reading “Daytona Beach”
Surf and sand
Scheduling failed on this post for some reason! So it is out of order (annoying!) After visiting some of Cocoa beach we spot this blue and yellow monstrosity and naturally have to pull in for a closer look. This is Ron Jon’s Surf Shack – the largest surf shop in the world! Clocking in atContinue reading “Surf and sand”
Cocoa village
Sporting a very cute downtown, artsy Cocoa village has a very different feel to many of the anonymous town and strip malls we have seen so far. It feels very much like a perfectly curated ideal of a small town, boho American town that you’d see on a TV show like Ghost Whisperer or SchittsContinue reading “Cocoa village”
The Orlando wetlands
In a complete contrast to the incredible man made achievements of the Kennedy Space Centre and NASA base, to the stunning natural environs of Florida. Today’s explorations take us to the Orlando Wetland national park. Amazingly for Florida, it is free to visit – and to park! With wide expanses of water and sky, andContinue reading “The Orlando wetlands”
Buckle up, it’s roadtripping time
It’s touchdown time for our second trip ever to the good old USA. This time it’s a fortnights fly drive around the sunshine state of Florida. Landing in the smaller, less hectic Orlando Melbourne airport our first stop is to pick up our trusted steed for the next 14 days. We opt for an AmericanContinue reading “Buckle up, it’s roadtripping time”
Fantastic Florida!
So the hubby is 50 and we’d been planning a special break since March this year. Which up until four days before we we due to fly was going to be Egypt complete with pyramids, Nile cruise and all manner of ancient wonders. However, sadly due to the rapidly deteriorating situation in the region, weContinue reading “Fantastic Florida!”
Long Island City
On our last night in NYC we hop across the water to Long Island City and Gantry Plaza State Park. You can get more epic views back towards Manhattan from this popular spot. As the sun sets on our last ever night in New York I realise just how much I have come to loveContinue reading “Long Island City”
Lady liberty
We’re nearing the end of our epic honeymoon – and first ever visit to the good old US of A. And we’ve saved the most iconic of all the sights till the last day – the Statue of Liberty. We booked our tickets online before we headed out to New York and it’s a goodContinue reading “Lady liberty”
Coney colour
There’s so much to see at the colourful Coney Island that it warrants two posts! We take a wander around Luna Park the largest of the amusement parks, full of high octane, scream inducing, rides. Steeplechase Park was an amusement park created by George C. Tilyou which operated from 1897 to 1964. It was theContinue reading “Coney colour”