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  1. tiggerof4 avatar

    RE: Tampa to Keys and ?

    by tiggerof4 29 May 2012

    Thanks everyone. So, here's a rough itinerary based on our research. 1. Tampa - 3 nights (one day spent doing business). Where to stay?…

  2. mrpenney avatar

    One city per letter...

    by mrpenney 09 March 2012

    ...and no more than one city per state. The only other rule: you have to have been to all of them. Just for our amusement. What's you…

  3. VinnyD avatar

    RE: Fort Myers

    by VinnyD 20 February 2012

    Shark Valley is very cool. No sharks, and this being Florida, no valley, but still cool. The boat tours of the Ten Thousand Islands…

  4. mrpenney avatar

    RE: Fort Myers

    by mrpenney 20 February 2012

    Thanks everybody. We're definitely going to a few of these places. I'll let you know more when we get back. --M.

  5. Fudgy_the_Whale avatar

    RE: Fort Myers

    by Fudgy_the_Whale 19 February 2012

    http://www.seakeywest.com/rates.html

  6. VinnyD avatar

    RE: Fort Myers

    by VinnyD 19 February 2012

    There's a high speed passenger ferry to Key West.

  7. Fudgy_the_Whale avatar

    RE: Fort Myers

    by Fudgy_the_Whale 18 February 2012

    +apparently nothing says "vacation" in Teutonic like a giant, scowling head of Beethoven.+ Heh heh. I must see it.

  8. tiltedflipcurves avatar

    Re: Fort Myers

    by tiltedflipcurves 17 February 2012

    Schroeder would go [here|http://www.roadsideamerica.com/story/13411].

  9. denver_mugwamp avatar

    RE: Fort Myers

    by denver_mugwamp 17 February 2012

    I was just down there and found the area to be a bit more interesting than I expected. There were two very interesting swamps with long…

  10. carracar avatar

    RE: Fort Myers

    by carracar 17 February 2012

    Dispel some of the ennui by rasseling a 'gator in the 'Glades...carracar

  11. ianw6705 avatar

    RE: Fort Myers

    by ianw6705 17 February 2012

    *I am NOT NOT NOT a beach person* I think you should aim to get over this Chicagoan character failing soon ... lots of good reasons to…

  12. bzookaj avatar

    RE: Fort Myers

    by bzookaj 17 February 2012

    [Edison & Ford Winter Estates|http://www.edisonfordwinterestates.org/]. It's more about the life of Edison than Ford or the properties,…

  13. laketraveller avatar

    RE: Fort Myers

    by laketraveller 17 February 2012

    The most obvious thing to do that would interest you is to attend a baseball game. Several teams make Fort Myers their spring home. …

  14. mrpenney avatar

    RE: Fort Myers

    by mrpenney 17 February 2012

    >Other than that, what's there to do (anything, seriously) in that area Oh, and "drive to {Miami / Orlando / Washington, DC}" is not…

  15. mrpenney avatar

    Fort Myers

    by mrpenney 17 February 2012

    I am doomed to travel to Fort Myers, a fortnight hence. I've often excoriated Florida, and this isn't even rumored to be an interesting…

  16. mrpenney avatar

    Checking in

    by mrpenney 17 February 2012

    Just because the most recent threads on my "your recent threads" thingy all have the indication "1 wk ago." I'm not dead. Just in…

  17. Midwesterner avatar

    RE: Weekend adventure in January?

    by Midwesterner 30 December 2011

    Get to Key West (drive the Keys from Miami, or take small airplane from Fort Myers [airport | http://flylcpa.com/]), then a day-trip ferry…

  18. nivii avatar

    RE: East coast road trip: New York to Florida

    by nivii 03 December 2011

    Thanks all! We are skipping Washington and Chesapeake Bay as they are close by and we could do them over a weekend or two. @ bzookaj…

  19. Midwesterner avatar

    RE: Small Airpots Rule!

    by Midwesterner 20 November 2011

    People who are unfamiliar with small planes don't realize how much fun they are to take as a passenger, at least here in the USA where…

  20. Midwesterner avatar

    RE: San Diego, Orlando or Miami

    by Midwesterner 24 October 2011

    Fly to Miami, or more ideally Tampa, then drive to the Gulf side - Naples, Fort Myers, Clearwater/St Pete Beach - and enjoy the beautiful…

  21. arianne avatar

    Florida Keys, which island?

    by arianne 03 October 2011

    Hi All, My husband and I are going to the Florida Keys late October, driving down from Fort Myers (we are staying with friends for a while…

  22. westwood avatar

    RE: Travelling to SE ASIA - can you answer some concers? (Thailand, Cambodia)

    by westwood 01 October 2011

    Florida was suggested but I found this on Google I have been reading all of the posts from Palm Beach County on up to Jacksonville-east…

  23. Tomi_Finland avatar

    RE: Planning my US Honeymoon (miami, NY?)

    by Tomi_Finland 16 September 2011

    During any national vacation (even Spring Break), I'd choose Gulf Coast (Ft. Myers Beach, Sanibel, Captiva, Santa Maria Island, Naples…

  24. Tomi_Finland avatar

    RE: Planning my US Honeymoon (miami, NY?)

    by Tomi_Finland 15 September 2011

    Also sales tax is higher in NY. If your girlfriend gets bored in Miami, just rent a car and drive to Fort Myers Beach or Key West. Fort…

  25. cajulu avatar

    Re: Florida - need advise for 5 days West Coast (Naples, Fort Myers, Sanibel)

    by cajulu 11 September 2011

    Thanks all for your help and advises! Really appreciate it. Gotta go and pack my suitcase, flying to Miami tomorrow morning!!! :) …

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