Taken on Anna Maria Island just a few minutes from my home in Florida
Thinking of Christmas in Florida? You’re in the right place. There’s no place in America quite like Florida for Christmas. It’s warm, sunny and there’s always room in the sand for one more. So come on over to my neighborhood where we replace egg nog with margaritas and shrimp cocktail with stone crab. This is Florida living. Flip flops welcome. Continue reading
A weird black cat in the guest room where the murder of Abbey Borden occurred photo by Christa Thompson
Lizzie Borden took an axe, and gave her mother forty whacks. When she saw what she had done, she gave her father forty-one.” -anonymous folk rhyme Continue reading
Castillo de San Marcos photo by Christa Thompson
If you haven’t been to St. Augustine, FL then you need to pack your bags and fill up the tank, you are missing out on what may be Florida’s best weekender to be had. Don’t pass go, don’t collect $200, just high-tail it to our Nation’s Oldest City. This history-rich Florida destination Continue reading
Photo by: Christa Thompson
A mossy veiled stone wall meets a black iron gate where a sturdy grey feline named Zeke commonly stands guard. I had arrived at the oldest city in America, and at the “Oldest Inn”, in St. Augustine.
The hundred-something year old steps summoned my feet into a perfectly overgrown courtyard. Blood-red rocking chairs, relic statues and a historic fish pond invited me into the St. Francis Inn. Continue reading
The Fairytale Traveler 