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Help with Florida itinerary & accomodation
Hello everyone!
We will be travelling to USA from Italy this coming July and were in the midsts of trying to establish an itinerary for the Florida portion of the trip so that we can finalize travel plans. I was hoping the newsgroup could critique our itinerary and/or give insight into the hotels we've chosen. We will be two couples and will have a rental car. Here is our tentative itinerary: Day 1 (july 12th): arriving at Ft Lauderdale airport late in the evening. Pick up the rental car and moving to Miami South Beach Holiday inn. Day 2: Staying in Miami Beach and visiting around. Day 3: Traveling to the Everglades NP in the early morning. Thinking of doing the Anhinga Trail, get to Flamingo. Then proceed to Key West were we plan to arrive at night. Will this be too much for a day? . In Key West we plan to lodge at the Best Western Hibiscus motel. Day 4: Key West Day 5: Key West to Key Largo. Any suggestion on interesting places in this leg are welcome. Booked at the hotel Ramada Limited Key Largo. Day 6. Driving in the morning to Ft Lauderdale airport to fly back home. We will welcome any suggestion about how we can improve this itinerary, place not to be missed, nice spots and similar Thanks to anyone willing to give us advices. Elio |
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Help with Florida itinerary & accomodation
"Elio" wrote in message ... Hello everyone! Day 3: Traveling to the Everglades NP in the early morning. Thinking of doing the Anhinga Trail, get to Flamingo. Then proceed to Key West were we plan to arrive at night. Will this be too much for a day? . Flamingo in July is only for sprinters and those with very large red cell counts - it is a nationally protected mosquito blood donation site. g Much as I love the glades, I would say that going to the Visitor Center, walking the Anhinga Trail and perhaps going an additional 12 miles to Pahayokee Trail, both out in the open and comparatively mosquito-free, would be enough of a look at the summer everglades. A trip back to US 1, with a stop at Robert is Here Fruitstand for some fresh fruit and a tropical milkshake, and you are on your way to the Keys. From leaving the park to getting to Key West is about 150 miles, minimum of 3-4 hours, and that is without doing the touristy stuff. Chris |
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Help with Florida itinerary & accomodation
On 04/02/2004 9:02 AM fishman wrote:
"Elio" wrote in message ... Hello everyone! Day 3: Traveling to the Everglades NP in the early morning. Thinking of doing the Anhinga Trail, get to Flamingo. Then proceed to Key West were we plan to arrive at night. Will this be too much for a day? . Flamingo in July is only for sprinters and those with very large red cell counts - it is a nationally protected mosquito blood donation site. g Much as I love the glades, I would say that going to the Visitor Center, walking the Anhinga Trail and perhaps going an additional 12 miles to Pahayokee Trail, both out in the open and comparatively mosquito-free, would be enough of a look at the summer everglades. A trip back to US 1, with a stop at Robert is Here Fruitstand for some fresh fruit and a tropical milkshake, and you are on your way to the Keys. From leaving the park to getting to Key West is about 150 miles, minimum of 3-4 hours, and that is without doing the touristy stuff. Chris I agree with Chris. Certain parts of the Glades are just one big mosquito convention with tourists as a main course. Fort Lauderdale may not have the international cache of South Beach, but if you can stretch your travel plans a little you might want to spend a day in Fort Lauderdale http://sunny.org Las Olas and Riverwalk are very fashionable districts and rival South Beach for panache. Cassablanca Cafe is just across A1A from the beach near Simon St beach. It is my favorite in Ft. Lauderdale for lunch or dinner. The Florida Keys offers much along the way to Key West. Key Largo has a scuba / snorkle paradise in John Pennekamp Coral Reef State Park. 90% of the park consists of protected coral reefs. There are many Cuban restaurants in the Florida Keys but D'Mares is unique in that during the mornings the same space is used as a scuba dive school dry land training area. It is open air and often fish is so fresh as it has been cought by scuba instructors that morning. Mrs. Mac's is an often hard to find place that is known for it's Chilli Burgers and home made pies that really are home made. All the Key Largo locals know about Mrs. Mac's and go there just for the pie. Islamorada has Theater of The Sea which offers Dolphin experiences and Sea World type entertainment. Marathon is the home of the Dolphin Research Center which was popularized by the tv show "Flipper". Dolphin encounters and swims can be arranged here as well. Check out additional information at these web pages: John Pennekamp http://www.pennekamppark.com/ Keys Sights, Lodging, Dining, Shopping http://fla-keys.com/index.htm Nancy Forrester's Secret Garden http://www.nfsgarden.org/ -- ________ To email me, Edit "xt" from my email address. Brian M. Kochera "Some mistakes are too much fun to only make once!" View My Web Page: http://home.earthlink.net/~brian1951 |
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Help with Florida itinerary & accomodation
On 04/04/2004 5:32 AM Evelio Mazzucchelli wrote:
----- Original Message ----- From: "Brian K" Newsgroups: rec.travel.usa-canada Sent: Saturday, April 03, 2004 10:02 PM Subject: Help with Florida itinerary & accomodation On 04/02/2004 9:02 AM fishman wrote: "Elio" wrote in message ... Hello everyone! [cut] I agree with Chris. Certain parts of the Glades are just one big mosquito convention with tourists as a main course. Fort Lauderdale may not have the international cache of South Beach, but if you can stretch your travel plans a little you might want to spend a day in Fort Lauderdale http://sunny.org Las Olas and Riverwalk are [cut] Thanks Brian, I really appreciated Your advices about the Keys. My i ask You one more question?. Do You think that would be worth and reasonable to do the Anhinga trail in the Everglades NP (which i understand is a good way to see the alligators) in july without being eaten out by the mosquitos or we better forget about? Thanks again Elio Elio, All I can say is that it will be hot and humid in the Everglades in July. It is a perfect breeding time for mosquitoes as July falls in South Florida's rainy season. The rainy season is characterized by frequent rainfall that is short in duration. At the beach folks refer to the rain as Florida's other liquid sunshine. But inland in the Everglades it makes for very hot and humid days. I can't tell you what to do. Much depends on your personal comfort zone, and those traveling with you. I have friends who live in inland parts of South Florida and absolutely love the rainy season. They can't get enough heat and humidity. Me, I prefer the beaches. At the beach during rainy season you can almost always count on a cooling ocean breeze. If you opt for an Everglades Tour in July my suggestion is that you bring these things: 1) Sun location with a SPF of at least 25 or more. It's the same Florida sun in the Everglades or Beach. You can get sunburned at either place. 2) Bottled water, if you have a cooler so much the better you're going to need to replenish fluids you loose through perspiration. 3) Most importantly, Deep Woods off with DEET or similar insect repellent and lots of it. I mean lots of it. No, I really mean lots of it. 8-) -- ____ Brian M. Kochera "Some mistakes are too much fun to only make once!" ____ View My Web Page: http://home.earthlink.net/~brian1951 |
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