Summer tourists flock to Florida to experience the Sunshine State’s famous beaches and expansive theme parks. However, many outsiders are unaware of the frequent, explosive, and dangerous lightning strikes that occur every year. In fact, Florida has the highest number of lightning-related deaths in the United States, far surpassing any other state. It’s important to…
You can’t go anywhere these days without running into a Starbucks. The coffeehouse is a global empire. Like the common cold, Starbucks’ popularity is a contagion that keeps spreading. They all virtually look the same, except one. You’d swear the original Seattle, Washington Starbucks is a knock-off. Let’s start with the obvious—the topless mermaid logo….
After two long, frustrating years of waiting, we finally made the trip to our dream destination: the Dry Tortugas, a nearly two-and-a-half-hour ferry ride south of Key West, Florida. This place is so popular you need to book a year in advance. We did just that in 2022 for an October 2023 trip. Everything was…
Nowhere in Key West, Florida—perhaps even the world—do cats live a life of luxury like they do at the Hemingway Home and Museum . About 60 cats roam the tropical estate of the famed writer Ernest Hemingway, who adored cats so much he’d let them wander wherever they wanted. Today, they are well cared for…
