Blogroll
No Comments

Cheers, Florida, for many great places to drink! (AP)

In this June 23, 2009 photo, Jake Gendell, the manager of the Elbo Room, in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. mixes drinks. (AP Photo/J Pat Carter)AP - Where else but Florida could a place like Jimbo’s exist?

Book A Vacation

Blogroll
No Comments

Sarasota forever tied to the circus (AP)

In this photo provided by the John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art,  visitors prepare to enter the Museum of the American Circus at the John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art in Sarasota, Fla.(AP Photo/John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art)AP - Sarasota and the circus became forever linked more than 70 years ago when John Ringling decided to move the headquarters of his “Greatest Show on Earth” to the lovely Gulf Coast city where he spent his winters.

Blogroll
No Comments

Cheers, Florida, for many great places to drink! (AP)

In this June 23, 2009 photo, Jake Gendell, the manager of the Elbo Room, in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. mixes drinks. (AP Photo/J Pat Carter)AP - Where else but Florida could a place like Jimbo’s exist?

Blogroll
No Comments

Sarasota forever tied to the circus (AP)

In this photo provided by the John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art,  visitors prepare to enter the Museum of the American Circus at the John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art in Sarasota, Fla.(AP Photo/John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art)AP - Sarasota and the circus became forever linked more than 70 years ago when John Ringling decided to move the headquarters of his “Greatest Show on Earth” to the lovely Gulf Coast city where he spent his winters.

Blogroll
No Comments

Traverse City, Mich., up-and-coming foodie haven (AP)

In this photo provided by Grand Traverse Resort and Spa, the Sautéed Arctic Char with Grapes & Tarragon Butter Sauce is seen at Aerie restaurant. (AP Photo/Grand Traverse Resort and Spa, Brian Confer)AP - Attention, traveling foodies: Something yummy is happening in the Traverse City area, and it’s even grabbed the attention of luminaries such as celebrity chef Mario Batali, who has a summer home on the scenic Leelanau Peninsula just northwest of town.

Blogroll
No Comments

Charleston: Most polite place for a pittance (AP)

FILE - In this Feb. 7, 2008 file photo, Nancy and Gary Hutchinson, of San Luis Obispo, CA. enjoy a spring-like day swinging at Charleston's Waterfront Park, during a trip to Charleston, S.C.  (AP Photo/Mary Ann Chastain, file)AP - In colonial times, Charleston was America’s wealthiest city. Three centuries later it still has an upscale cachet with houses on its historic Battery fetching eight figures and shopping and restaurants rivaling much larger cities.

Blogroll
No Comments

Campgrounds, RV parks spend green to go 'green' (AP)

In this May 12, 2009 photo, Max Gibbs, park director at Sandy Pines, a resort for recreational vehicles in Allegan County's Hopkins Township, Mich., poses for a photograph at one of the park's two heated pools where solar panels have been installed to help keep the water warm.  (AP Photo/James Prichard)AP - There’s a lot about Clay’s Park Resort that appeals to Janet Durtschi, including its ongoing effort to get “greener.”

Blogroll
No Comments

Bad economy pushes visitors through zoo gates (AP)

In this June 8, 2009 photo, Leeann Anderson, of Cleveland, looks at a giraffe while visiting the Cincinnati Zoo with here daughter-in-law Sarah Anderson, rear left, in Cincinnati. Zoos are reporting increased attendance as consumers hit by the recession look for affordable entertainment closer to home. (AP Photo/Al Behrman)AP - To draw visitors, zoos count on gentle giraffes rolling out their long tongues to grasp treats, stingrays gliding through a pool to be petted and the playful tussling of tiger cubs. This year they’re also getting help from the recession.

Blogroll
No Comments

Must-see fireworks: Vegas to Rushmore to Cape Cod (AP)

FILE - In this July 4, 2008 file photo, fireworks explode over Washington, as seen from Arlington, Va. From left to right is the U.S. Capitol, the Washington Monument, and the Lincoln Memorial.  (AP Photo/Haraz N. Ghanbari, file)AP - The recession has forced the cancellation of fireworks displays in a number of places around the country like Blue Springs, Mo., and Mesa, Ariz. But many of the biggest and best-known displays will be nearly as spectacular as ever.

Blogroll
No Comments

Lobster-rich Maine won't cost a tail and a claw (AP)

In this June 5, 2009 photo,  Portland Sea Dogs runners go for extra bases in an evening game against the Trenton Thunder at Hadlock Field, in  Portland, Maine. Tickets to the Sea Dogs, a Double-A baseball affiliate of the Boston Red Sox, go for as little as $7 for adults and $4 for children. The left-field wall, known as the Maine Monster, is the same height, 37 feet, as Fenway's Green Monster. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)AP - Maine is well-known for its lobsters, but it won’t cost you a claw and a tail to visit Portland and the state’s southern coast.