Growing up on the West Coast of Florida, I was never the biggest fan of Miami to be honest. I found it to be overcrowded, loud, pretentious, and just too much sometimes. I’m not a big ‘club’ or stay up all night kind of gal and I always had this vision that that was all…
A new year means new opportunities for adventure! At the beginning of a year my mind races, wondering where all I’ll end up. I’ll scour through social media accounts for inspiration and make a list for the year of everywhere I’d like to visit. Sometimes I get to go and sometimes they get put on…
It feels like last week I was writing about all that 2016 brought me, and yet somehow another year has come and gone. 2017 has been a whirlwind to say the least and I’ve been incredibly fortunate to experience some places that, to be honest, I never even thought of visiting. You never know where…
From the moment I pulled into the grandiose porte cochere I sensed I was somewhere some special. My door flung open and I was greeted with a warm, friendly smile helping me out of my car. “Welcome Ms. Blakely, please follow me.” He held open the large door for me as I entered. I was…
Key West is rapidly becoming a hot destination for tourists all over the world and for good reason. It’s the southernmost point of the US, a beautiful island surrounded by pristine water, and filled with quaint charm. As Ernest Hemingway said “I want to get to Key West and away from it all” and that’s…
Hops & Fishing in FLORIDA Dads who prefer a fresh catch alongside their hops can head south to The Beaches of Fort Myers & Sanibel. With it’s craft breweries and local beer trails, as well as some of the greatest areas in Florida for saltwater fly-fishing and light-tackle fishing, the oceanside locale provides the ultimate…