Tampa
Travel Blogs from Tampa, United States
The Day Before the Matts' Fly Away
After a long day of work for both of us, we finally hit the road at 0630 pm. The dogs were less than happy with us, as evidenced by the pictures. They knew once all of the luggage was in the living room that something was up. ...
37 days until departure
Nifty online travel blog. I started my account today because I wanted to start writing before I headed out into the great unknown. This summer, I will be studying abroad in Paris and Cambridge. And although they are not the great unknown, these places ...
I've Been Here Before
... beach I was shocked at just how large the beach here is. I read somewhere that it is actually the widest beach in the States. Huh, interesting. This was a moment I had anticipated as it was my brother's first time seeing the ocean and playing on a ...
To Florida, then Beyond!
Getting to this point was actually pretty grueling. Why?! Because Royal Caribbean is not as easy to work with as they appear, at least they weren't to me. But first I should explain who I am and why I would start with such a ...
Go Buccaneers
We met up with Steve for a game of American Footie and baked in the sun :o) We went to Busch Gardens for more rides, we swam and ate too much, then we sadly had to go back to the UK, but nnot before we booked out tickets, one way to ...
Epilogue
... thing I saw in Costa Rica. Said good bye to Tortuguero and took a boat/bus back to San Jose. Flew back to the states (boo). Got home, moved in, spent the next couple days drinking and enjoying friends. Giant hurricane comes and makes me leave again. ...
The Long Road Home
After our visit to the Edison/Ford winter estate we headed to Tampa. Our plan was to stay another night in Sanibel but the windy beach, no pool at the campground, and the thought of driving 11 hours straight home on Thursday became very ...
Leaving on a Jet Plane!
... panic attack lol. Well..here goes nothing! I've always loved traveling and have waited for this for what feels like a lifetime so I should at least enjoy my last few hours in the states before my 6 week journey begins! Bon Voyage and lots of love! -Kelsey ...
Leaving Tampa
I am leaving on a TDY trip again. It seems like I was just gone to Australia. i hope this trip turns out better. This TDY will be to Camp As Sayliyah in Qatar. I'll be setting up a network there to support an exercise. Supposedly, this place is ...
Directions
Hello Class! Welcome to our travel blog where we will be writing about our fun travels! Each of you will write one entry that is at least 2 paragraphs long (4-5 sentences each). You will need to include how many miles we will travel in all, how much your ...
Day One!
... and middle. I'm super squished right now but nothing can ruin my day. I met up with my friend in the security line of the Tampa airport and we are both equally anxious to get to Spain! I'll do my best to keep this updated with my daily activities while ...
Paris, Madrid and Barcelona booked
Very relieved to be booked for Paris, Madrid and Barcelona hostels. We'll be staying at the Young and Happy Hostel in Paris, the Way Hostel in Madrid, and the HelloBCN Hostel in Barcelona (thanks Kevin). Next up is booking travel to/from ...
Preparing for the Big Adventure
... and pictures along the way, so here you go! I just finished up my role as an HR Generalist in Clearwater, living in the Tampa Bay area. This past week was spent saying goodbye to all my wonderful friends and co-workers. I will miss everyone ...
Day T-1, Wednesday January 11 Tampa
... local plants in a natural setting. I was at the gardens approximately 11-3, and stopped by my parents graves on the way back to Tampa. There will be some final reshuffling of my luggage this evening before heading for the pier in the morning. Roy ...
OK our trip really starts in St. Augustine...
Tomorrow evening we head to Tampa. We were going to park our car at another friends house (they sure do come in handy, I love having friends everywhere!!), but she was 40 minutes from the airport and the taxi would have cost us $60. We're ...
Soooooo close....
... country, and if you're not careful you could possibly end up half clothed, covered in ?, face down in a ditch".... But in all seriousness, this just got me more excited! Hope to see some of you at our going away party next Friday the 28th in Tampa! ...
Left behind...
Well I guess that is what you get for being the new one to the family. My driver has ditched me for five weeks. And I feel so low, not only being left behind but with only a gallon of gas in my tank. At least the parking place seems to be an ...
Driving Miss Shari...
... taken me. Miss Shari even took me shopping one day and we picked up a few things and I got to see a lot of Tampa. I even got to transport that Handsome dog who keeps the squirrels and birds away. They seem to call him Magic ...
Preperations
Entry written by: Mike So just 5 days remain before the trip and I'm rushing around to get everything done. Ever had the feeling that you're forgetting something? You start to check your pockets and rack your brain for possible ...
Packing and Pestering
Well, it is the day before the day before the day before we leave. We are mostly packed. As usual, Nick is bringing more than I am. I would like to think that we have thought of everything...let's hope so. Either way we are ...
Pomalý odjezd z Floridy a poslední koupání u Tampy
Na konci dnešního dne se definitivně rozloučíme s floridským výběžkem a pak bude následovat trochu delší přejezd přes tornády zmítanou středozem více na západ. Ráno bereme full nádrž a dojet ...
Day 1 - July 19
... we were supposed to leave. As always, the flight on Southwest was fabulous. We left on time and arrived early. The Tampa airpot was easy to maneuver around. We called the hotel's shuttle and waited no more than 20 minutes for it to ...

