My Itchy Travel Feet | The Baby Boomer's Guide To Travel

Tampa’s Wild Side

March 16, 2010

Did you know that Tampa, Florida has a wild side? No, I’m not talking about an exotic nightlife adventure for baby boomers. Instead, manatees and big cats are the stars of this wildlife experience for boomer travelers to Tampa.
Peaceful Giants
First, let’s go to the hospital. But this one’s not for humans, manatees are the patients. [...]

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Old is New Again at Mosswood Farm Store

February 23, 2010

What happened to the old way of doing things — before our every day life became mechanized? To find out, include a visit to Micanopy on your next Florida vacation. At Mosswood Farm Store, baby boomer travelers will find wooden clothespins, butter churns, hand cranked coffee grinders and recycled overalls. No, this isn’t an antique [...]

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Decadent French Toast Casserole from Sweetwater Branch Inn

September 24, 2009

Are you hungry, baby boomer travelers? Today I’m sharing another mouth-watering dish. Cornelia Holbrook, owner of Sweetwater Branch Inn in Gainesville, Florida, makes a delicious french toast casserole. I enjoyed tasting it, along with many other items,  at the comprehensive breakfast served each morning at Cushman-Colson House, one of the renovated Victorian homes on the [...]

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Saturday’s scene: Butterfly Heaven

August 22, 2009

A butterfly posed for me as I walked through the Butterfly Rainforest at the Florida Museum of Natural History in Gainesville, Florida.

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Living With History at Cross Creek

July 9, 2009

For a step back in literary time, baby boomer book lovers should visit Cross Creek, home of author Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings, on their next Florida vacation. Walking the grounds and buildings of the 1930’s Florida homestead is like entering  a pre-wired world. Here, Rawlings’ wrote her novels, including Pulitzer Prize winner, The Yearling, at a [...]

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Celebrate Spring with Florida's Butterflies

April 7, 2009

Springtime brings images of flowers blooming, bees buzzing and butterflies flitting around the garden. If you’re a baby boomer traveler planning a spring break to Florida, don’t spend all of your days at the beach. Save some time to celebrate spring with Florida’s butterflies.
Begin your butterfly explorations at Greathouse Butterfly Farm in Earlton, just a few miles down the road [...]

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Walking the garden paths at Kanapaha Botanical Gardens

February 17, 2009

Are you a baby boomer gardener? If so, the next time you travel to Florida, take a detour from the beaches to visit Kanapaha Botanical Gardens. Located in the north central part of the state near Gainesville, the gardens are home to the world’s largest lily pads, Florida’s largest public display of bamboo and the [...]

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Kayaking down Flordia's Ichetucknee River

January 12, 2009

Are you a baby boomer who wants to connect with nature? Nothing beats a glide down the crystal clear waters of the Ichetucknee River located in north-central Florida. The six mile journey takes paddlers through a cypress forest chock full of wildlife. And, the hardest part of the experience? Getting in the open kayak without [...]

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Saturday's scene: Tampa under water

January 3, 2009

No, this isn’t some exotic underwater location in the South Pacific. I snapped this photo at the Florida Aquarium in Tampa.

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Think Victorian at Gainesville's Sweetwater Branch Inn

December 18, 2008

Are you a fan of gingerbread trim and elegance from yesteryear? Do I have a bed and breakfast for you. At Gainesville’s Sweetwater Branch Inn, baby boomer travelers experience the intricacies of Victorian architecture, a shady garden’s peacefulness and owner Cornelia Holbrook’s homemade crepes for breakfast.
Sweetwater Branch Inn is actually a collection of two restored [...]

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