Paradise Lost; A Beach in Peril

Paradise Lost; A Beach in Peril

Honeymoon Island State Park Beach 4 Million Dollar Face Lift Honeymoon Island received a face lift last year designed to restore its remarkable beaches so that visitors could enjoy the shores that have thrilled beach-goers for decades. Stone jetties were added and sand was pumped onto the shore. The beaches looked fantastic and were ready […]

Chowder Challenge Hits the Spot

Chowder Challenge Hits the Spot

Chowder Anticipation We were waiting for the Pass A Grille Chowder Challenge long before it appeared on the 2015 calendar of events. This was a hit with us last year and we ready to go back. How many events have the best restaurants in the area all cooking to impress you? Last year’s event was […]

Ditching a Car for the Ferry to Clearwater Beach

Ditching a Car for the Ferry to Clearwater Beach

Going to Clearwater Beach has always been enjoyable but now the Clearwater Ferry has added a bit more to the experience. An Easier Way to Clearwater Beach One of the things we sometimes hear at our Florida Beach Rentals offices is that our customers are in traffic on their way to Clearwater Beach. While Clearwater […]

Pirate Day Fun and Warfare

Pirate Day Fun and Warfare

John Levique Pirate Days at John’s Pass Happy Return of Piracy Pirate days returned to John’s Pass in Madeira Beach, Florida May 8th through the 10th. The pirate festival has become a well-known excuse to visit the already popular tourist destination of John’s Pass Village and Boardwalk. The site is a well-known favorite for locals […]

Touring Barrier Island Heaven

Touring Barrier Island Heaven

Barrier Island Touring with Private Island Charters When Private Island Charters extended an invitation to tour the barrier islands of the coast, the offer was impossible to refuse. The tour started at Anclote River Park, a well-known destination for Tarpon Springs locals. While the park is not so much a destination for tourists, it does […]

Geocaching in Paradise

Geocaching in Paradise

What is Geocaching? The word geocache comes from two words, geo and cache. The word geo refers to the Earth, and cache refers to a secret storage location. In the case of geocaching the item can be anything! The game is to find the stashed object, usually hidden in plain sight in a public place. […]