The Tides Inn

1800 Stickney Point, Sarasota, Florida, 34231, United States | Motel

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The realities of homecoming!

A travel blog entry by margogoes

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We have one week under our belts at home in Florida. The joys of travel and homecoming have now faded with the reality of taking care of business.

As I wrote last week we did some pressing essentials right away but instead of decreasing, our "to do" list seems to be growing by leaps and bounds. This morning I scheduled appointments for repairs to our dishwasher, ice maker and wine fridge. They all decided to let us know they been missing us!

We ...

Home sweet home

A travel blog entry by margogoes

... the sun was shining and we were lucky to be living in such a great place. It took about an hour to be called but the transaction was simple and armed with a letter that confirmed my social security number I returned to the motor vehicle bureau to get my new license.

There were equally important tasks involving mail, a dentist appointment, tennis clinics, internet router upgrade, ...

Pottering

A travel blog entry by laura.hailes

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... of people don't have a very good pension (apparently state pensions don't really exist- at least not like they do in the UK-where most people can live off it). So a lot of the local businesses are staffed by people trying to supplement their retirement income. It's a bit odd to see. The man who packed my bag in the supermarket today looked like he was late 70s (not even joking). He offered to carry it to my car for me. I felt like he was a patient. I ...

Birthday bliss

A travel blog entry by laura.hailes

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... around the shops and stopped for a coffee and to open my birthday cards. It's so warm, it really doesn't feel like my birthday -apparently its snowing at home-Luton airport has had to close! Was lovely to open some cards. My best friend jess (who gave me a card in aug-that's ridiculous planning!) always puts confetti in her cards-but for some reason, I forgot this. I opened the card whilst sat outside the cafe, and it exploded glittery champagne glasses all over me! Made ...

Home for the Holidays!

A travel blog entry by margogoes

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Yes...we're finally back home. After seven months away, I feel a little like Dorothy in the Wizard of Oz, clicking my heels together and chanting "There's No Place Like Home!"

We took an early flight from Newark to Tampa on United Airlines. The trip was smooth and we arrived 20 minutes early! Our luggage came along for the ride and within a few minutes we were meeting our driver from Starlight Limousine at the curb. The day was sunny and warm and we felt ...

Traveler rating: 2.5/5 Fair (14 reviews)

Location

This motel, located on 1800 Stickney Point, Sarasota, is near Siesta Key Public Beach, Point of Rocks, Siesta Sports Rentals, and Florida Underwater Sports.
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2.50 of 5 stars Fair

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