Romantic Getaways: Sarasota, St. Petersburg, Tampa & Central West Florida
By Janet Groene
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Romantic Getaways - Janet Groene
Romantic Getaways in Sarasota, St. Petersburg, Tampa & Central West Florida
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In the UK
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© 2010 Janet Groene & Gordon Groene
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Every effort has been made to insure that the information in this book is correct, but the publisher and author do not assume, and hereby disclaim, any liability for any loss or damage caused by errors, omissions, misleading information or potential travel problems caused by this guide, even if such errors or omissions result from negligence, accident or any other cause.
About The Authors
Janet Groene began her writing career when she was hired as a stringer for her hometown newspaper while still in junior high school. Since then she has written thousands of newspaper and magazine pieces, and more than a dozen books. When Janet and her husband Gordon sold their home and furniture and headed south, her typewriter and his cameras came along. It was the start of their new life as a travel writer and photographer team. After traveling full-time for 10 years in their sailboat and RV, they settled in Central Florida. Janet is a member of the Society of American Travel Writers; Gordon belongs to the North American Travel Journalists Association. Both are members of the American Society of Journalists & Authors.
Acknowledgments
Special thanks to Lori Chester of the Tampa/Hillsborough Convention & Visitors Association; Danielle Courtenay of the Orlando Convention & Visitors Bureau; Geiger Associates of Tallahassee; Maureen Gonzalez of the Orlando Peabody Alliance for Arts and Culture (OPAAC); Bert Lacey and Robyn DeRidder of Cypress Gardens; Brian Parrish of FLA-USA; Charlotte Luer of PCI; Angel Passailaigue of Jacksonville and the Beaches; Steve Sprecht of Silver Springs; Ed Stone of Ed Stone Associates; Susan McLain and Tangela Boyd of the Daytona Beach Area Convention & Visitors Association; Wayne Vaughn of the Central Florida Convention & Visitors Bureau; Bill Voliva of SHE Tours; Renée Wente of the DeLand Chamber of Commerce and West Volusia Tourism Authority; and the Zimmerman Agency, Tallahassee.
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Contents
Introduction
A Little History
The Weather Picture
Getting Here & Getting Around
What to Pack
Rating the Rates
Other Helpful Information
Information Sources
Visitor Information
Central West Florida
Introduction
Getting Here & Getting Around
For More Information
Major Annual Events
Bradenton-Sarasota
Sweet Dreams
Tables For Two
Things To Do
Cape Haze
Sweet Dreams
Tables For Two
St. Petersburg-Clearwater
Sweet Dreams
Tables For Two
Things To Do
Tampa
Sweet Dreams
Tables For Two
Things To Do
Introduction
Did thee feel the earth move?
– Ernest Hemingway in For Whom the Bell Tolls.
You’ve been on the job in the same old rut all week and now it’s time for you and your love to get away, if only for a day or a weekend. To you, getting away might mean a hammock under an oak tree, with a good book to read. Or it might mean a day at the beach, an exciting day at a theme park, or 18 holes of golf on a tournament course. It could mean running yourself ragged on the tennis court or on a century (100-mile) bicycle ride, or breakfast in bed followed by a day of shopping, then a night at