5 Charming Towns in Volusia County, FL

Volusia County is located in the North Eastern part of Central Florida.  The most notable town in the county is of course, Daytona Beach, the self-proclaimed “world’s most famous beach.”  Daytona Beach is great, but Volusia County is also home to some of the most charming small towns you’ll find anywhere.  Some you may have…

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Orlando Speakeasies

Speakeasies have become a relatively recent trend in cities all over the country.  Well, I guess you could call it an old trend.  Necessity turned trend maybe?  While I tend to avoid the overly trendy, my love of fringe, feathers, and fine cocktails wins out over my distaste with the tragically hip every time. As…

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Cigar City Brewing- Tampa, FL

I had to share this because Cigar City Brewing is one of my new favorite places in Central Florida.  It’s only an hour drive from Orlando, which for me is both a blessing and a curse.  I’ve actually been twice in the past week or so.  The first time I went in the afternoon and…

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Vacation Shaming? Knock It Off!

If you google vacation shaming, you’ll find many pieces on why it’s unfair to vacation shame the president. I know because I just googled “vacation shaming” in hopes that I made it up.  While it may not be as original a concept as I had hoped, vacation shaming is certainly real and it needs to…

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