St. Petersburg, United States Travel Blogs

Tooth repair in St Petersburg
Apr 12, 2007 (2 photos)

... and 200 bucks later, we are out and ... it is still pouring. We have a plan: we go to the largest book store in St-Petersburg and spend a pleasant hour there. Then we go for lunch. Followed by Culture: the Dali Museum. We both pick out our favourite ...

GETTING OLD
Oct 23, 2000 (1 photos)

As I'm getting on in years - I turn 21 on Thursday - it seems that my date ideas are becoming less and less exciting. For "Date of the Week VII", I planned to make dinner for Ricarda from Switzerland. A pretty tame date. How sad. Where has my youth ...

JOHNNY'S 22!
Jan 31, 2001 (5 photos)

... for a first-ever night of 70's bowling. Here were the players: Cory - a blond-haired Minnesotan and my companion for "St. Pete or Bust," with an explosive gusto for fun. He dressed in a bright blue collared shirt, a short matching jacket, and ...

FLORIDA TOP 5
Feb 10, 2001 (2 photos)

... in me for long when I´m surrounded by grey steel upon grey steel. 3. MEAN PEOPLE - When biking the trails of my favorite St. Petersburg beach, I insist on saying "hello" to those I pass. It seems the right thing to do, considering the natural setting, ...

RULES OF THE GAME
Dec 7, 2000

For a fitting end to an easy semester of study, I played a board game today in my last class of the year. "Taboo" was the game. One of my classmates tried to convince us to guess a word she was describing. She said, "Odysseus..." My ears ...

JOJO'S VICTORY
Dec 5, 2000 (1 photos)

... on his door a few more times to no avail. A small war had broken out, centralized outside of Jojo's dorm room in St. Petersburg, Florida. "There's only one solution," I said, sarcastically. "We're going to have to go through the vents. Karen, ...

WORLD ICE CREAM CHAMPION?
Oct 16, 2000 (3 photos)

For the second straight week, my illustrious "Date of the Week" program got itself into loads of trouble. Because I had failed to meet my cute Southern Bell (with the smile of a lamb, a caring voice with which to call me "darlin'," and the daisy-field ...

PHOTO CONTEST
Sep 24, 2000 (6 photos)

... a girlfriend and Nathalie a boyfriend. Hey, what fun is that!? The two couples went their separate ways in downtown St. Petersburg, on a Wednesday evening. We looked at our list: 1. VENGEANCE. After a policeman refused to pose for us, Nathalie ...

Day One
May 15, 2008 (4 photos)

... to Disney.  Dave picked me up, since he was the only one who lived in Orlando.  We ended up a little late in getting to St. Pete but it didn't matter too much as most of the others were running late too.  Because of the inability for people to park their cars ...

Florida - The Sunshine State (apparently)
Feb 26, 2004 (1 photos)

sunday 22nd feb: finished off my shopping which took up most of the day. managed to buy everything half price - my lucky day. didn't do a lot else - i'm pretty much able to shop or window shop all day. it's a skill. renee was sick all night cos she ...

CRAZY ICE CREAM GUY
Apr 7, 2000

With all of the hubbub over eating healthy these days, I decided a diet assessment might be a good thing to get for myself. I sometimes feel I could be eating healthier, and a friend of mine, Rudy, advised me to seek a doctor's help. So, today I went ...

Perfect pre trip vacation
Jan 27, 2009 (4 photos)

As the title says, Florida was a great way to ease into our trip. The warmer weather was certainly nice. After the first day of about 14 degrees, we were in the mid 20s from then on. Steve and I played tennis every day except for one, which will help to ...

"DATE OF THE WEEK" SAVIOR
Nov 28, 2000 (1 photos)

I LOOOOOOOOVE the name, "Johnny." Any excuse I get, I give people the nickname, "Johnny," even though they, personally, may hate that name. Jonathon "Johnny" Cole got his nickname for evident reasons, Yanis "Johnny" Loizides got his because he ...

FRENCHY
Jan 24, 2001 (3 photos)

It hadn't started out this way, nor did it happen all at once. But, 20 weeks into the illustrious program, I've realized "Date of the Week" is by far the most important part of my life. My senior thesis in Creative Writing, the most important ...

"WEEK OF GLUTTONY"
Nov 15, 2000 (3 photos)

More than any other competitors, I hold a deep respect for the dedicated athletes of two main sports: free-diving and mass-quantity eating. Not to brag, but I'm pretty good at both. If there was a Bulk-Eating League of Contest Holders (BELCH), I'd be ...

"DATE OF THE WEEK" PROGRAM
Sep 12, 2000 (2 photos)

... happy. We went for ballroom-dance lessons, which started at 11:30 in the morning. At such an early time, in St. Petersburg (nicknamed "Wrinkle-City" because of the high percentage of retired people here), it was no surprise that Charity and I ...

another productive few days
Mar 1, 2004 (2 photos)

... 28th feb: couldn't decide what to do today as our choices limited things that didn't cost money. ended up going to a place called st johns pier, which, you guessed it, is a pier. it was quite pretty in that artificial kind of way, and there was an ...

A little bit of paradise. Apr 29 to May 4, 2006
Apr 30, 2006 (21 photos)

... to the water until the rest of the family got up. One day Jane and I went to a wonderful church service at the St. Petersburg cathedral. We walked around a bit first (heel still a bit sore - still wearing my sandals and wondering if that is part of ...

St Pete's Beach
Nov 29, 2007 (8 photos)

... to and fro along the edge of the water. Mesmerising. Onwards north and over the 'Sunshine Skyway' bridge  towards 'St Petersburg'. On the bridge approach we spot another osprey with a fish, on top of a street light. We elect for an early ...

The Final Countdown
Jan 15, 2008

John is such a marvel - he got all eight bags in Conrad's minivan and even left some floor space for my feet.  Of course, we have to leave Conrad home 'cause there is no room for him! We will go down and pickup Jill around eight for the first leg ...

Packing
Jan 14, 2008

Yeah, we are almost finished packing!  So far we have 7 large bags, 1 duffle bag (for the shoes and hangars), 1 medium bag, and two carry ons,  Even though we have been thinking and planning for months, I am sure we have forgotten something.& ...

Arriving in Florida
Mar 7, 2009

... surprised to have those capabilities on a domestic flight.  Just one more reason I like Continental. At baggage claim I see that United is the same area as Continental, so I make my way over to the ground transportation area.  The car rental ...

St. Petersburg
Mar 31, 1999

St. Petersburg

On the up and up!
Feb 28, 2006

After a serious and ugly battle with the flu/bronchitis, I am finally coming out the other side and beginning to feel like a mostly normal person again. Whew! (One of the worst downsides, aside from postponing my trip to Africa for a week, was infecting ...

st. petersburg, fl
Apr 2, 2007

st. petersburg, fl

Fort de Soto Park
Jan 4, 2009

This afternoon was sunny, so the beach was definitely in order. Sick of the sprawl of development that lines many Florida beaches, we decided that we needed some nature. So we went to Fort de Soto State Park. The first time I went to the park was ...

I see London, I see France . . .
Jun 30, 2007 (1 photos)

*Gram sent Darby a cute note:  I see London, I see France, I see Darby's underpants!!  She smiled and laughed.  Too silly. Hotel Contact Details in case of emergency: JUL01 - JUL07 HILTON LONDON METROPOLE 225 EDGEWARE ROAD LONDON ...

First and Final Entry
Dec 31, 2007 (35 photos)

... , that I don't remember a thing.We spend much of our time in New York City and Miami but we reside in St. Petersburg, FL. Following eighth grade, I began partaking in summer tours with People to People International. I traveled through England and France ...

Getting Ready!
May 12, 2007

After spending way to much time at sea over the last nine months, I am almost ready to embark on my European journey. Nine weeks, 63 days, of travelling from country to country with nothing but what I carry on my back. Barely two weeks before I get on a ...

Time to go home
Mar 29, 1998

The flights begin