Category: United States
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A Day at Fairchild Tropical Botanical Gardens
It’s been a really crazy past few weeks for me with school and work and trying to make last minute preparations for my trip to Paris in a few days, so I really haven’t been doing anything exciting that seemed worth talking about. Mostly because I wasn’t making time for myself, which proved to be a…
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Bill Baggs Cape Florida State Park
Sandy beaches, dunes, trails, wildlife, seawalls, even a lighthouse- Bill Baggs State Park at the tip of Key Biscayne is an absolute must-visit if you’re in South Florida and you like the outdoors. I can’t believe it took me over two years to find it! I was feeling a bit restless on Tuesday after class; seeing…
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South Shore October
Bright yellow, orange, and red leaves: that’s what I woke up to this morning. I missed fall in New England! Everything here is so pretty right now, so cozy, and so busy. And everyone walks around in wool coats and leather jackets, with leather boots, and a cup of Dunkin Donuts coffee in his/her hand.…
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Islamorada Kayak Adventures
Everything was perfectly still as we silently glided through the narrow blue-green lagoon, mangroves tangled overhead. We didn’t even need to paddle the kayak; we just kept drifting, drifting ahead, only pausing to steer. Somewhere, we were told, there were two crocodiles lurking beneath the surface. No, this isn’t a Disney movie (or even a…
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Happy Hour at Monty’s
Waterfront, boats tied up, palm trees, Christmas lights, DJ, tiki roof, tiki bar, on the pier, ocean breeze, everyone you know from everywhere- happy, buzzed, celebrating the weekend: It’s just another Friday between 4 and 8 p.m. at Monty’s, Happy Hour at its finest. Could there be anything more “U Miami” than this? Whenever someone from…
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Depressed about the Tropical Depression
Today I lived through my first tropical depression; today I also learned that tropical depressions are a huge disappointment. Hey Florida! We have “tropical depressions” three times a week in Massachusetts- we just call them “rainy days!!!” Apparently in Florida, any rain storm that lasts longer than twenty minutes needs to be classified. There are hurricanes, tropical storms, or…
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