Tarpon Springs,, United States

Travel Blogs from Tarpon Springs, (10)

Welcome to Greece, Tarpon Springs, United States travel blog
Welcome to Greece
Apr 15, 2007

We leave (with pleasure) the noisy motel and go to Tarpon Springs, a village recommended to us by the manager of the underwater hotel: a Greek village she said, wait and see... . We check in to a BEAUTIFUL Holiday Inn: luxury! We go for the village and ...

A travel blog entry by tonyandmarina
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Corvettes and Sponges, Tarpon Springs, United States travel blog
Corvettes and Sponges
Mar 12, 2008

... process can be rather laborious. So here goes with a bit of both: 2. My bit Well, today we drove south to Tarpon Springs, Florida's Mediterranean village and the 'sponge capitol' of the world. It was like being on holiday in Greece! The main ...

A travel blog entry by malbet
Florida, Mediterranean Style, Tarpon Springs, United States travel blog
Florida, Mediterranean Style
Mar 19, 2007

... last week on a whim and found a wonderful place to get down with our Mediterranean selves! Tarpon Springs boasts the largest Greek population in the United States, as it makes up about 1/3 of the community. Its inhabitants are the descendents of Greek ...

A travel blog entry by thistlemoon
Our first day in Tarpon Springs, FL!, Tarpon Springs,, United States travel blog
Our first day in Tarpon Springs, FL!
Mar 23, 2006

... , a historic lighthouse, migratory birds, and learned about the Greeks settling the town in the early 1900's when they discovered Tarpon Springs was rich in sponges. Next we set out on the sponge diving boat. We learned about the different grades of ...

A travel blog entry by thesteeles

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Posted on Oct 18, 2008, 11:05:56
... plantations near Ocala and plodded down the primitive road to the north bank of the Anclote River, about three miles west of Tarpon Springs. They were the brothers Frederick and Ben Franklin Meyer; each of the wives was named Sarah. They built log cabins, ...

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