Step Back In Time At Cedar Key

(CEDAR KEY, FL) Just west of Gainesville and north of Tampa on Florida’s West Coast is a sleepy fishing village jutting into the fertile salt marches, breeding grounds for the rich supply of shellfish, mainly oysters and clams.  A bowl of homemade chowder is practically part of the daily diet here. Wander down Cedar Key’s…

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Seattle: Cool, Hip, And Funky Fun

  (Mellow Wanderer, Seattle) The minute you step out of SEA-TAC airport and take a 10 minute walk to Seattle’s light rail, you know you’re in a special city. Seattle gets it, with easy affordable mass transit. Forget the car. You can see all the top Seattle attractions and link to all the unique eclectic…

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Good Morning, Seattle!

(Mellow Wanderer, Seattle) Good morning coffee in Seattle! Kind of a light drizzle AM, bit of a chill in the air. Wandered into Sugar Bakery for a pick me up. According to my barista Zack, this section of Seattle is called First Hill a.k.a Pill Hill for all the surrounding hospitals & med clinics, including, he…

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Best Pigskin Weekends In NFL Cities

(Mellow Wanderer) On any given Sunday, Monday, or Thursday in fall, pigskin partying goes full-tilt-boogie in NFL cities. Stadium tailgating has a smorgasbord of gastronomic delights. Bars and clubs come alive. Modern NFL stadiums are pre-game and post-game attractions: Dallas has an art gallery; New England has Patriot Place entertainment and shopping galleria; Jacksonville has…

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America’s Best Beach: The Winner Is…

(Mellow Wanderer)  The Big Kahuna of beaches scores for the second year in a row. Once again, Hawaii comes out on top. Waimanalo Bay Beach Park on Oahu is #1, the best in America, according to Dr. Beach, who is Dr. Stephen Leatherman, director of the Laboratory for Coastal Research at Florida International University. Dr. Beach issues his…

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