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Top 3 Travel USA Vlogger’s Review JAN 2019

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Top 3 Travel USA Vlogger’s Review | January 2019

Introducing our newest monthly segment at Travel USA Discounts… it’s our TOP 3 TRAVEL USA VLOGGER’S REVIEW. Over this most recent holiday season our staff got together to come up with a fun project that we could do collectively as a special segment each month for our ever populating viewership base.

We decided to start this January 2019 a vlog review segment and feature three different USA related VLOG Channels from YouTube and showcase and review three of their respective videos each. Sounds fun, right?

With that said, we searched YouTube videos high and low for the most interesting vlogs out there that caught our eye. Going into this search, our thinking is that our criteria for selecting our initial video choices will be rather simplistic. We were looking for vlog videos that offered the most genuine and original content.

We also looked at the personalities of the vloggers if they had fun, a sense of adventure while projecting enjoyment doing their videos. Finally their videos had to resonate with those of us that love to travel to a variety of destination locations all across America.

It really doesn’t matter to us if your content is the most polished with professional edits, music and dialog however we do look for vloggers with upbeat likeability traits. We love those that also portray a sense of anticipation and discovery within their travel videos too.

A lot of our viewers agree that it’s not really the final destination location of travel videos that capture their interest and imagination but sometimes it’s the entirety of the journey from start to finish. That’s why many successful travel vloggers will have video footage of them leaving for their destination by car on a fun road trip or by air travel with shots of them at the airport leaving, or showing the wing outside their window high above the clouds.

An Open Invitation To Vlog About Traveling The USA

Let it be known that we at Travel USA Discounts are offering everyone an Open Invitation to vlog about travel destination locations, both big and small within the USA and submit it to our staff to potentially get it featured at some point on our blog. You can be a newbie vlogger or a seasoned pro.

You can submit personal vlog storylines of just getting started vlogging with only your smart phone camera while using a free online video editing software to advanced professional video editing technology.

The point is, if you can produce favorable vlog content, chances are that we will want to at some point showcase your work. You can create a video from a visit to Times Square in New York City, or a video from a travel to a remote cornfield in Albion, Nebraska. Remember, it’s not where you shoot your video, but rather your adventurous storyline behind it.

#1 The Wandering Wyatt’s – Blair & Matt

Starting off our Top 3 Vlogger Reviews, in no particular order we discovered Blair & Matt. Their YouTube channel is named, “The Wandering Wyatts.” To find them, our staff used a particular travel vlog usa search method that pulled them right up. After reviewing  numerous videos within their channel, they pretty matched much all of our criteria guidelines.

All we can say about this fun couple is that we all here at Travel USA Discounts have become big fans of theirs… almost instantly from the first video of theirs that we reviewed.


 

WELCOME TO THE WYATTS WANDER TEXAS SERIES

This is the first video we came across in 2019 that we discovered. It was created by a young couple that vlogs for enjoyment named Blair and Matt known as the Wandering Wyatt’s.

Their opening introduction in this video really captured our interest regarding the beer bottle caps that actually promote small town destinations all across the State of Texas. What an innovative idea.

Actually it’s a bit of genius when it comes to travel promotions if you ask us. Wyatt discusses his great idea to travel to the first location that pops up under the bottle top.

See their second Wander Texas Series episode here.

HOW MUCH WE MAKE ON YOUTUBE?

On this second video from the Wandering Wyatt’s, what we really like about Blair and Matt a lot is their transparency regarding all things personal including earnings that they have received from their YouTube channel. They also openly talk about other sources of revenue from their channel that they may eventually plan to pursue.

When it comes down to it their vlogging adventure started as a simple hobby or passion of Blair’s and kind of evolved into what it is today. She receives sheer enjoyment from putting their videos together and editing. This helps them connect with other people. The modest amount of money that they get from YouTube for their channel is just considered by them to be bonus income.

HAPPY NEW YEAR TO OUR YOUTUBE FAMILY!

This video is their first one in 2019 and is quite informative as Blair and Matt spend a few moments to update their channel subscribers where they been recently. Blair explains that they disappeared for awhile to spend some quality time with loved ones over the Christmas Holiday season. For those that didn’t know, there is a baby on the way and is sure to bring much excitement and blessings into their lives.

They also discuss plans to not make too many plans in their immediate future until they figure things out. The last part of this video, Blair & Matt share lots of video and pictures of fun and games with family over the Christmas.

We think the Wandering Wyatt’s YouTube Channel is only going to get better and better in the months and years to come. With the addition of a new baby, they decided to put their RV Travels on hold for awhile as they clear their property to build a new container style home. We are anxiously looking forward to many more entertaining videos to come and wish Blair & Matt much success in their future.

Be sure to subscribe to Blair & Matt’s, The Wandering Wyatt’s channel on YouTube today!

#2 Gott Love – Kyle and Makenna Gott

It’s now time to introduce you to Kyle and Makenna Gott, a couple of sweethearts that has a lot of cool things happening on their  their Gott Love channel on YouTube. Not only are all of their edits crisp and precise, their music selections also include a Gott Love theme song and their own branded merchandise for sale too! That folks is called awesomeness!


The Gott Love Story – How It All Began

This is an exceptional video that features the love story beginnings and adventures of Makenna & Kyle Gott and the crazy story of how they initially met on YouTube while Kyle was still serving in the United States Air Force.

Exploring The Mall Of America

If you like big Mall Shopping Centers, there is none larger then the Mall Of America. See Makenna and Kyle as explore this massive mall while in Minnesota and experience a variety of high tech amusement park rides and food with a little shopping along the way.

By chance they encounter fellow youtuber named Marissa and her family. Kyle notices her vlogging camera and strikes up a quick conversation confirming that yes she vlogs too. After lunch, they all decide that it would be a lot of fun to enjoy each others company and ride on all the amusement rides together.

Looks like a great time for all at the Mall Of America indeed.

Driving Straight for 9 Hours During 6 Month Road Trip

Have you ever wondered what it would be like to go on a road trip across America for 6 months? This video captures Kyle and Makenna’s midwestern journey that has them leaving Denver Colorado to trek across Kansas for a quick pitstop in Wichita, then to Kansas City for awhile on their way up to Iowa to spend some time with family.

Before leaving Denver they switch vehicles with friends for a larger, more roomy Chevrolet Suburban to continue on their journey. See Kyle and Makenna traveling across the great plains for over 500 miles seeing nothing but flat terrain and hundreds of wind turbines off I-70.

As darkness arrives they finally arrive at their destination in Wichita. They were scheduled to MeetUp with some of their YouTube Channel Fans at the Fairmount Coffee House. It seems everyone had a great time with fun loving conversations and a quick game of Yahtzee.

Say, isn’t that the Fairmount Coffee House location they went to across from Wichita State University? Yep, that’s my hometown where I grew up and the college I went to school at.

The next day Kyle and Makenna plan to get up early in the morning and head out towards Kansas City for their next stop on their way to Iowa. During their visit to Kansas City, they plan to  a lot of sight seeing and also catch their first ever NFL game between the Arizona Cardinals and the Kansas City Chiefs. Good times ahead!

Do you Gott Love yet? We do here at Travel USA Discounts and are really looking forward to Makenna and Kyle’s next video adventure for sure. Be sure to subscribe to Makenna & Kyle’s, Gott Love channel on YouTube today!

#3 Tess Christine – Tess and Patrick

We are big fans of Tess Christine as she has mega success on her channel that features her passion for Beauty, Fashion and Lifestyle all integrated into most every one of her videos that she creates. You will see for yourself the her storylines, video edits and music selections are always exceptional.

You can tell Tess has great taste in everything she experiences in life and that includes her relationship with Patrick, her soon to be husband. You will soon discover that Patrick is also a fun loving adventurer as well and their sometimes this couples impromptu travel escapades make it always exciting to tag along with them and experience life to the fullest.


Travel Vlog San Francisco

This was actually the first video that we viewed of Tess Christine as we were searching for videos to add to our own Travel USA California playlist on our Travel USA Discounts YouTube Channel.

We were all simply amazed by not only Tess’s storyline of traveling to San Francisco to make this video, but the radiance and likability factor that both she and her fiancé Patrick projects on video.

Home town in Minnesota and Wisconsin

Living your everyday life in New York City can be fun and adventurous in itself however knowing where you come from can be just as exciting as we see Tess and Patrick return to their roots to revisit where they grew up. Minnesota and Wisconsin has never looked so good!

It’s always fun to see someone’s hometown from their own eyes as they recreate experiences with family and friends that made them who they are. In Tess’s home state of Wisconsin, you will see scenes of them riding bicycles around the neighborhood on a summer day, waltzing through beautiful sunflower fields in the countryside, eating stone fired pizza outdoors at a community gathering and having fun on the local lake with friends.

Speaking of having fun at the lake, the last part of this video takes us to Patrick’s home state on Minnesota where there’s over 10,000 lakes to choose from to swim and have fun. It’s obvious that one of Patrick’s passions growing up in his hometown was going down to the local library to get a good book and maybe even hang out downtown to enjoy a cold summertime refreshment drink with a straw.

Visiting the local garden market looked like pure enjoyment as did  just relaxing on the spacious front porch at home.

This video concludes with Tess and Patrick’s visit to a nearby local waterfall attraction and a day ending boat ride on the local town lake that perfectly framed their visit to Minnesota.

Pacific Northwest – Portland and Seattle at Twilight

It’s very cool where you can visit somewhere in the USA that you can connect to a famous movie that was filmed on location there. In this case you will see how passionate Tess is regarding the movie Twilight (2008) as a lot of it was filmed on location just outside of Portland OR.

Patrick, are you really starting your day off for breakfast in Portland at VooDoo Doughnuts with a Captain Crunch cereal topping on that huge doughnut?  It was really fun Tess & Patrick attempt to recreate famous scenes from Twilight with reciting movie script lines from sort of information based cue card markers along their path.

In the last minute they decided to hop on a train to Seattle Washington for an overnight stay. The next day they decided to explore the world famous Pike Place Market area and experienced tons of fun.

So we think Tess’s Channel brings her viewers tons of videos that accentuates her and Patrick’s normal, everyday genuine personalities that also integrates a sense of beauty, fashion and travel adventure into their everyday lifestyle of just being who they are.

Also, most of you have likely figured out by now that Tess & Andrew are engaged to be married. Be sure to subscribe to their channel on YouTube to follow their Week In My Life video series as they prepare to announce the big day.

As loyal channel subscribers ourselves, we at Travel USA Discounts wish this happy couple our very best and a prosperous future together. Congratulations!

So there it is. That’s our Top 3 Travel USA Vlogger’s Review for January 2019.

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As always… Safe Travels Everyone!

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It’s indeed a Crowdfunding Revolution that is taking place globally and with the recent advancement of a new technology component called the Mobius Loop technology system that is now in place, it’s definately the right time and place to begin to Fund Any Or All Of Your Dreams today!

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Top 3 Thanksgiving Day Parades In The USA

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Top 3 Thanksgiving Day Parades In The USA

Let’s take a look at the Top 3 Thanksgiving Day Parades in the USA this season. It’s an annual event in these select cities that takes place in November obviously on Thanksgiving Day itself. Every year, thousands of locals and out of town visitors come to watch theses respective  parades, and more than 50 million people view it live on television. There are bands, singers and dance groups, performance fanfares, and of course cheerleaders too. The main attractions always seem to be huge balloons with the image of cartoon characters and super heroes that are indeed bigger then life.

Many volunteers are working to make this year Thanksgiving Day Parade successful. If you’re in NY, Philadelphia, and Chicago, the parades are the events you should not miss. Certainly the month of November is the time of year when America sets aside a day to give thanks and spend time with the family at a table full of vegetables, stuffing, turkey, and pumpkin pie.

Thanksgiving Day has been highly celebrated nationwide since George Washington, the very first president of the United States declared the first Thanksgiving Day in 1789. Even before that there has been different churches within early America that have celebrated Fall Harvest Festivals within their respective communities to give thanks and offers of community fellowship.

How did a nationally recognized single day of Thanksgiving come about? Well, of course the most favorite story says that newly arrived pilgrims were near starving to death in 1621 at Plymouth, Massachusetts. It was because of the disturbing winter patterns in those years when the local native Indians pretty much came to the rescue of the pilgrims with fellowship and offerings. After teaching the Pilgrims how to cultivate the land, the two groups mutually enjoyed a successful harvest, thanked God and celebrated together for three days.

 Here are the top 3 Thanksgiving Day Parades

Are you wanting to know what are the top 3 biggest and best Thanksgiving Day Parades across the USA? It’s actually no secret that thousands of Americans have selected their personal favorites from attending these select parades in person or simply watching on television. The top three are from the cities of New York, Philadelphia and Chicago.

·         Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York

·         Thanksgiving Day Parade in Philadelphia

·         McDonald’s Thanksgiving Day parade in Chicago

 

#1. The Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade (MTDP) in New York

This well-known Parade does everything it can to create an impressive carousel of extravagant poses, bands, musicians, and personalities. You may have seen this parade in Christmas favorites Miracle on 34th Street. It is always an annual favorite tradition for those to watch on television that stay at home preparing their Thanksgiving Day dinner.

 

#2. Thanksgiving Day Parade In Philadelphia

Philadelphia actually plays host each fall to the country’s oldest Thanksgiving parade that’s nearing 100 years old. The parade route begins on JFK Boulevard and ends at the Philadelphia Museum. It features top named celebrities, local choirs, dance groups, and classical music groups. As if that was not enough, you can always count on the appearance of Santa Claus too!

#3. McDonald’s Thanksgiving Day Parade In Chicago

You will see many amazing colors as well as an eclectic blend of characters floating, marching and dancing along State Street in downtown Chicago every Thanksgiving day. This always festive and colorful Thanksgiving Day Parade procession in Chicago started in the United States during the Great Depression and its goal was to lift the mood of Chicago. It certainly has.

In conclusion, the Thanksgiving Day Parade in itself can be considered an American holiday tradition. It is celebrated in large cities and several smaller towns all across the USA.

Always remember that Thanksgiving Day is an occasion and opportunity for you to count your blessings for family, friends and the freedom in your life to make choices. It is the opportunity for you to remember those loved ones who may not be with you on this day. Gratitude is the theme. Let’s celebrate this day with enjoyment and bliss!

Happy Thanksgiving!

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Webtalk – Social Media’s New Sleeping Giant

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Webtalk, a personal and business friendly social network has fully launched but you also need to know why many are saying that Webtalk is Social Media’s New Sleeping Giant. One of the most attractive carrots that Webtalk is dangling in front of you to join ranks with them are their  promises to pay commissions to you just for simply spreading the word about Webtalk to anyone and everyone you know and come in contact with.

Yes the compensation plan is quite exciting, but there are other considerations to take a good long look at Webtalk as well. It really couldn’t have come along at a better time with all the privacy issues, and accusations of partisanship coming out of Facebook nowadays. Even though personally I’m just starting to engage myself into Webtalk bit by bit, I must confess that Webtalk is set up far better then Facebook in my opinion. In fact I plan to use Webtalk a lot to post select articles from my Travel USA Discounts Blog to capture even more social buzz activity and link juice.

Webtalk is the world’s first paid social network platform. It’s the smartest way to manage your relationships both business and personal. Control the news you see and share quite easily.

Within Webtalk, you can easily setup a new contact as either a personal friend or business contact. There are even sub categories like prospect, or team member. I know people who maintain more then one account on other networks because they are trying to keep business, separate from their personal contacts.

The video below is a very insightful introduction to WebTalk’s new “SocialCPX” Platform. I must say it’s brilliant! With SocialCPX, you can literally Earn Commissions as a FREE User. SocialCPX is all about the motto, “Being Social Pays Big” in more ways then one. Learn about SocialCPX soon to be recognized as “The World’s Most Lucrative Affiliate Network.”

If you’re interested in seeing what Webtalk is all about and wish to get started, today is you lucky day! Remember it’s by invitation only, but don’t you worry because you can sign up here under my personal invitation. Just CLICK ON THE Image below to open your INVITATION from me to you or CLICK ON the JOIN WEBTALK HERE blue link below.

JOIN WEBTALK HERE

Again, always remember that Webtalk is totally free to join. You just need an invitation and I have one saved just for you. At the time of this review, there are now over 1.5 million NEW Active Members. Those numbers seem to be multiplying daily as more and more people are discovering Webtalk and what’s it all about. Another great reason for joining Webtalk is that there is an opportunity to market to a whole new audience.

You might be thinking that the last thing we need is another social media site. Normally I would agree, but I think that Webtalk really has a nice feel to it. It seems that when you are a part of something right at the start, it makes it that much more special when you can witness first hand it’s newfound public acceptance, brand recognition & awareness and overall beta stage success.

I think Webtalk will be around a long time and will give the big guys a run for their money. If it pays like it’s promising to do, Webtalk will become huge. Sign up now and get your profile set up right away.

There’s really no reason not to join Webtalk, and the possibilities are amazing. Marketers are always looking for traffic, and this is a brand new, wide open frontier.

Webtalk – Social Media’s New Sleeping Giant I think is here to stay.

Come join me and let’s get social!

 

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Getting Spooky In Sleepy Hollow New York

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Getting Spooky In Sleepy Hollow New York

The Headless Horseman rides again! You know it’s getting a bit spooky in Sleepy Hollow New York when you can walk around town and see references to the Legend of Sleepy Hollow firsthand yourself. The author of the famous Halloween tale novel, “The Legend Of Sleepy Hollow” was the famed writer, Washington Irving. You will discover that Washington Irving himself had been laid to rest here in the local iconic cemetery of Sleepy Hollow amongst many other characters from his famous novel.

Today Sleepy Hollow in New York State is a modern, diverse community with a population of just under 10,000 residents that seem to really embrace the local legend, and all the Headless Horseman tourism related lore it can generate.

The hamlet of Sleepy Hollow is located about 25 miles north of New York City along the eastern shore of the Hudson River and attracts thousands of visitors each year to it’s world-renowned collection of historic landmarks and places of literary interest. Of course once here, everyone wants to discover the history of the Headless Horseman legend.

Visiting Sleepy Hollow New York during the Halloween season seems to be the most particle journey destination one could make. If you think about it the circumstances surrounding the actual legend itself can become downright scary. The Legend of Sleepy Hollow, written by famed novelist Washington Irving has become a literary classic over the years. A favorite Halloween tale for sure. The Legend of Sleepy Hollow is a story as immortal as any tale has ever been. Of course the story centers around a lanky and weak, but book smart schoolteacher by the name of Ichabod Crane and his quest for love and perhaps courage as well.

Ichabod Crane travels to the quaint community of Sleepy Hollow and finds himself competing against Sleepy Hollow’s resident alpha male, Brom Van Brunt known to locals as Brom Bones for the affection of the township beauty, Katrina Van Tassel. While Ichabod was attending an impromptu Halloween party at the home of Katrina’s wealthy father, he starts to tell the story of the Headless Horseman legend. Ichabod is captivated by the tale and then his superstition overcomes him. Later that evening while traveling home, Ichabod is chased by the Headless Horseman himself.

The Legend Of Sleepy Hollow tale creates a sense of fascination for all ages every Halloween season. Most people don’t realize that Sleepy Hollow is actually a real place. Most caricatures of the legendary Headless Horseman will show a thundering black stallion will a headless rider dressed in black with a flowing cape, sporting a Jack-O-Lantern as a substitute head. This somewhat scary rendition of that image so perfectly embodies the spirit of Halloween, especially for trick or treaters. 

For those who visit Sleepy Hollow New York for themselves, you can read straight out of the book the quote, “There’s a little valley or rather lap of land among high hills which is one of the quietest places in the whole world a small brook glides through it with just murmur enough to low one to repose and the occasional whistle of a quail or tapping of a woodpecker is almost the only sound that ever breaks in upon the uniform tranquility a drowsy dream.”

Something else seems to loom over the land there in Sleepy Hollow and pervade the very atmosphere. The legends of the generational town folk also claim that Sleepy Hollow was bewitched long ago by a high German doctor during the early days of the settlement. Another legend states that an old Indian chief named Narwahro of the Weckquaesgeck Indians served also as a type of prophet and medicine man of his tribe. This Native American tribe was originally a part of the Mohican Tribe. Chief Narwaro often held his pow-wows within the Sleepy Hollow region footprint long before it was years later discovered by master Henrik Hudson.

Tourist absolutely love walking around Sleepy Hollow uncovering it’s history and legends as if they were one in the same. Many comment that there is still some kind of haunting feeling that permeates over this land but at the same time it feels inviting with modern buildings that blend favorably with the old landmarks that are described in the story. The old Dutch Church still remains as the main centerpiece of the legend to see.

This Dutch Church seems always to have made it a favorite haunting venue of troubled spirits as it sits on a quiet knoll surrounded by lofty elms locust and maple trees. The Church’s whitewashed walls glisten modestly like Christian purity beaming through the shades of darkness. You can almost see for yourself  the apparition of a dark figure on horseback without a head as some say it is the ghost of a Hessian Officer whose head had been blown away by a Patriot fired cannonball in some nameless battle during the Revolutionary War.that haunts this enchanted region and seems to be commander-in-chief of all the powers of the air is the apparition of a figure on horseback without a head it is said by some to be the ghost of a hessian trooper whose head had been carried away by a cannonball in a local battle during the Revolutionary War.

Getting Spooky in Sleepy Hollow can happen pretty much anytime of the year, however during the late October Halloween season is always the most favorite time of the year when local tourism hits it’s peak.

Did you know that The Legend Of Sleepy Hollow, a gothic story by American author Washington Irving was published in 1820. That’s just two years after Frankenstein was published by 21-year-old Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley, in 1818. Frankenstein is frequently regarded as the world’s first science fiction novel. The gothic story of Dracula came along more then 70 years later as it was written by Abraham “Bram” Stoker in 1897.

As you wander from the Dutch burial ground and into the neighboring Sleepy Hollow cemetery, you can easily locate the grave of  author Washington Irving. What makes reading The Legend Of Sleepy Hollow so unique is that it always feels like Washington Irving is more like a narrator talking as he educates you on the culture of the town. It seems like he knows every person in town and like a fly on the wall,  you can imagine him at the local pub in conversation with all.  This is how all his characters within his story come to life to make the Sleepy Hollow legendary.

Sleepy Hollow – The Motion Picture 1999

In this 1999 Hollywood Movie Classic version of Sleepy Hollow, actor Johnny Depp portrays Ichabod Crane as a constable from New York City, sent to Sleepy Hollow to investigate the decapitation murders of three people with the suspected culprit being the legendary apparition, the Headless Horseman. Upcoming Sleepy Hollow Movie Synopsis from Fandango Now.

Paramount Pictures, and Mandalay Pictures presents. Johnny Depp, in a Tim Burton film. “Sleepy Hollow.” 

Washington Irving’s tale of Ichabod Crane and the Headless Horseman gets a few new twists in a screen adaptation directed by Tim Burton.

In this version, Ichabod (Johnny Depp) is a New York City detective (constable) whose unorthodox techniques and penchant for gadgets make him unpopular with is colleagues. He is sent to the remote town of Sleepy Hollow to investigate a series of bizarre murders, in which a number of people have been found dead in the woods, with their heads cut off.

Local legend has it that a Hessian Soldier’s ghost rides through the woods on horseback, lopping off the heads of the unsuspecting and unbelieving. Ichabod refuses to believe in this legend, convinced that there must be a logical explanation for the murders.

In time, Ichabod becomes smitten with a local lass, Katrina Van Tassel (Christina Ricci), who is the sweetheart of the burly Brom Bones (Casper Van Dien), and he becomes determined to capture the murderer to prove his bravery and win her heart.

Christopher Walken, Jeffrey Jones, and Christopher Lee highlight the supporting cast; Lee’s appearance is particularly apt, since Burton has cited the Hammer films of the 1960s as a major influence in making this film.

Andrew Kevin Walker and Tom Stoppard contributed to the screenplay.

Rated R for Adult Situations, Graphic Violence

Directed by: Tim Burton – Starring: Johnny Depp, Christina Ricci, Miranda Richardson, Michael Gambon, Casper Van Dien, Jeffrey Jones, Christopher Lee, Richard Griffiths, Ian McDiarmid and Michael Gough.

The video below, published in 2009 is a great narrative production of the history of the Legend Of Sleepy Hollow with several images and movie clips. It actually shows present day video footage as well as the producer visits and walks around the town of Sleepy Hollow himself giving great insight and commentary.

Things are getting spooky in Sleepy Hollow, New York only if you allow it. Are you ready to add this trip to your Bucket List yet? Just beware that once you are there,  your imagination can go wild  like Washington Irving’s did.  At least somebody had a good head on their shoulders in Sleepy Hollow.

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Point Barrow Alaska – No Roads In Or Out

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Point Barrow Alaska – No Roads In Or Out

Point Barrow Alaska is the northernmost point in Alaska, far above the Arctic Circle and even today has no roads (going very far) in or out of this community of 4,335 people. Point Barrow is locally and officially known as Utqiagvik. The town was named after Sir John Barrow of the British Admiralty by famed north country explorer Frederick William Beechey in 1825.

The only way to really access Point Barrow these days is by plane (typically two flights daily) or by boat (barge) usually just two months out of the year. Because of dire transportation difficulties, the cost of living in Point Barrow is off the charts high and actually is reported 53.6% more than the average cost of living in the United States. Although salaries and wage type jobs pay pretty well up here, common food and supply items are extremely inflated from $17 dollar frozen pizzas to $40 dollars for a gallon of bleach!

With all that said, I was somewhat surprised to discover that many of our subscribers have mentioned to me by email and polling list that Point Barrow Alaska is indeed on their Bucket List as somewhere within their top 100 destinations that they would like to visit someday.

It seems the majority of visitors to Point Barrow just want to visit there to stake their claim that they traveled to the furthest northern point of the United States. Many of those same people also had visited the furthest southern part of the United States already by traveling to a far different climate – in the Florida Keys at Key West, Florida.


You may now be wondering, hey I might be able to easily handle the warmth and the Hemmingway Lifestyle of the Florida Keys too, but would Jimmy Buffet ever trek to Point Barrow?

My Family Connection In Point Barrow Alaska During WWII

Ever since I was a youngster, I was always fascinated with Alaska from all the stories my father would tell us kids around the dinner table about his service in Alaska during WWII in the Army Air Corps. Yep, that was just before they transitioned to the (USAF) United States Air Force. You see it was in Alaska, that just after Pearl Harbor became a major military location for personnel, aircraft, and airfields designated to defend the continental United States from enemy attacks or potential invasion from the northwest.

Alaska’s strategic defenses was indeed the frontline to North America. In fact it was the Japanese occupation of the Aleutian Islands of Kiska and Attu in June 1942 made Alaska the one theater or area in the Western Hemisphere in which Army ground and air forces met with a sizable battle test during World War II. It has been documented as the only land battle of World War II fought on incorporated territory of the United States… since Alaska did not officially become a State until 1959.

My father was mostly stationed during World War II at Ladd Army Airfield in Fairbanks. He would often talk of his adventurous exploits with his army buddies when they were granted their special R&R (rest and relaxation) periods of free time. They would venture out to explore places like Mt McKinley or a take quick visit to Anchorage for some bigger city excitement. I’ll always remember his fond memory of flying into to Point Barrow like others… just to say he was there.

Of course talking about Point Barrow Alaska to a bunch of kids with all that snow, reindeer and polar bears, he had to mention that being already that far north of the artic circle he was planning to go all the way to the North Pole to see Santa and see if we all were on his NICE list… but then he got his new orders that he had to ship out and didn’t quite make it up there.

Point Barrow Alaska is truly an All American township in it’s purest form. High School football here, like in most small towns across the USA is the centerpiece of this community The Point Barrow Alaska Whalers are the one and only Artic High School Football Team In America. Here is a very nice video produced by the NFL Network.

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The Great Will Rogers Remembered

Pont Barrow is also sadly known as the place that the legendary Will Rogers, famous American stage and motion picture actor, vaudeville performer, American cowboy, humorist, newspaper columnist, and social commentator along with aviation pioneer Wiley Post died in a plane crash 16 miles outside of Barrow, Alaska on August 15, 1935.

Today the Point Barrow Alaska Regional Airport is named the Wiley Post–Will Rogers Memorial Airport in their honor. Yes Point Barrow Alaska is indeed a quite remote destination to get to, however it’s also a very friendly place to live and visit almost anytime of the year. In fact one of Will Rogers famous quotes says it best…

“Strangers are just friends I haven’t met yet.” — Will Rogers

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Happy Groundhog Day from Punxsutawney

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Happy Groundhog Day from Punxsutawney

One day you too may be saying, “Happy Groundhog Day from Punxsutawney!” It could be that you feel compelled to make the trip to Punxsutawney Pennsylvania to experience Ground Hog Day firsthand just like Bill Murray in the movie by the same name.

Traveling from Detroit to Quebec, and the trip was developed around 2 events. Being at Groundhog Day for Groundhog Day to see Punxsutawney Phil in the flesh with one of them. We;ve all seen Ground Hog Day with Bill Murray and I wanted to take that PA experience in for myself. Together with my buddy Dave @fossores we made it happen. A Life Highlight!

You can tell the level of excitement from the video as they document…

We are actually in Punxsutawney Pennsylvania. This is a wood carving of Phil behind us. As we videolog – this adventure blog… we have to be here at 3 a.m. There’s like a mile and a half in the dark in the woods to get to the fireworks display and the live band and the hot chocolate. Three and a half hours with before Phil even considers coming out of the hole.

It is three in the morning and we are preparing to go mount the knob. We are going to gobblers knob and this is where Phil is at. We are going to get the knob bus. We have arrived at the gobblers knob.

To create excitement within the gathering crowd the event host says, “He’s got a big job, a little over an hour from now so let’s get him a little fired up what do you say?”

Are you ready to get serious about the weather? Is it six more weeks of winter? [Applause] or is it an early spring?

The time has finally arrived, “Alright we’re about ready to find out…. Punxsutawney Phil!”

Then it is announced… Ladies and Gentlemen… he has made his prediction…

As it turns out Six More Weeks of Winter!”

Obviously most people remember and associate this annual event in Punxsutawney Pennsylvania with the hit movie Groundhog Day starring Bill Murray as TV Weatherman Phil Connors.

Just like in the movie itself, you can watch it over and over and over and never get tired seeing it… ever!

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13 Stunningly Beautiful Places In America

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13 Stunningly Beautiful Places In America

Want to discover 13 Stunningly Beautiful Places In America? I bet you haven’t heard about the northern part… From Castle Rock in Grove County Kansas to Watkins Glen State Park in New York, here are 13 Stunningly Beautiful Places In America you need to go visit.

There are beautiful places all across the USA from coast to coast however I think that you may want to see this video posted below that may very well open your eyes to a few more destinations that will take your breath away once you visit there in person.

Number 13 – Skadget Valley Tulip Fields from the northwest portion of the United States find this alluring wonder of Mother Nature inside the lush groves of Washington State. These luscious fields of tulip flowers grow along the Skadget River and there’s even a tulip festival held in this location each year in the spring time usually April 1st through the 30th.

This festival of flowers is said by many to be one of Washington’s largest outdoor festivals typically with nearly 1 million visitors. With hundreds, maybe thousands of individual tulips in all the colors of the rainbow, this place seems more like a dream than a destination making this place definitely worth checking out on your next road trip through America.

Number 12 – Garden of the Gods from Colorado Springs Colorado. This piece of gorgeous nearly untouched wilderness has many legends and folklore which surround it. The Native American UTE tribe is rumored to be responsible for the cryptic edgings found along the parks red rock walls as well as several carefully conceived fire rings which date back over 3,000 years.

This National Natural Landmark is set to be sacred ground by many Native American tribes. Some call this land the crossroads. Even the mightiest of native warriors would surrender their swords and quell their arrows upon entering the holy land. The Manitou Springs and inter-mountain trail, known as the Youth Pass are said to contain the most petroglyphs but few are able to decipher the stories which swell inside the ancient images.

Number 11 – The Painted Hills is part of the John Day Fossil Beds National Monument. Located inside Wheeler County Oregon, these hills which appears to be painted by the gods are listed as one of the seven wonders of Oregon. The layers of lavish color ingrained into the bed the sprawling rock, were formed when the area was an ancient River floodplain. The black soil is lignite, which was a vegetable matter known for growing along the base of the floodplain. The great colors are comprised of mud, stone, silt stone and shale. The red is laterite. Soils formed through natural deposits inside the earth. There are fossils of early horses, camels, rhinoceros and many more bones trapped inside the stones to be found here. This land is a paleontologists dream world.

Number 10 – Sonoran Desert. Finally a desert. Now we’re talking. This gorgeous landmass covers a large portion of the southwestern United States and is well known as a serene place of quiet and stunning natural beauty. Here in this desert the stars shine like you’ve never seen. Sunsets are rumored to be beyond astounding. Haboobs monsoons, saguaros, joshua trees, organ pipe cactus and all those timid desert flowers which bloom in nearly every shade of the rainbow.The full desert spans about 260,000 square miles but the coniferous Arizona mountain forests are said to be the most ravishing to behold. Find over 60 species of mammals, 350 species of birds, 20 amphibian creatures, over 100 different kinds of native fish, over a thousand native types of beef and more than 2,000 native plant species.

Number 9 _ Gila cliff dwellings. Get ready we’re going subterranean for this next ravishing piece of American Beauty. This United States National Monument was established primarily to protect the Mogollon cliff dwellings which run along the Gila River in New Mexico. The 533 acre park is full of rivers, forests, animals, plants and all kinds of natural beauty. However the real attraction resides beneath those lush green fields and towering canyons of rocks. Over 750 years ago, hunter-gatherer communities frequented this favorite place especially the Magana Native Americans.

A plethora of ruins remains from this ancient culture deep inside the mountain stone. Archaeologists have unearthed 46 rooms from the five caves which make up the cliff dweller Canyon alone and those ruins are only the beginning. There’s a TJ ruin, the Witte Corral, the Three-Mile ruin, the Cosgrove ruins and so much more.

Number 8 – Monterey Bay. This Bay known as Monterey can be found in the northern end of California’s Central Coast and is rumored to contain one of the largest underwater canyons on the entire planet. Find this world under the sea off the coast of Moss Landing. Exactly in the very center of Monterey Bay, marine life here is set to be mind-blowing. Species includes sea otters harbor and elephant seals, bottlenose dolphins, sharks and humpback and killer whales just to name a very select few.

Kelp Pier is set to grow as tall as trees forming what some call the Kelp Forest. The water flows in crystal waves and if the devastatingly beautiful scenery isn’t enough for you, try out the Monterey Bay Aquarium which is same nearly the world over

Number 7 – Yellowstone. This National Park is huge, like really really huge. The whole park is nearly 3,500 square miles. This Park has everything nature has to offer. Lakes, forest, rivers, mountains, a geyser called Old Faithful, the Morning Glory pool, the Grand Canyon of Yellowstone and the Grand Prismatic spring are just a few of the natural beauties which place this National Park on the map.

If you’re into archeology, there are over 1,000 archaeological sites. There’s also the largest super-volcano on the continent to be explored here, as well as hundreds of species of mammals, birds, fish and reptiles – some of which are endangered. Yellowstone Lake is one of the highest elevation lakes in North America.

Number 6 – Turnip Rock on Lake Huron. Lake Huron is one of America’s five Great Lakes. It comprises the easterly portion of Lake Michigan but the real beauty lives inside the lake near Port Austin. It is called Turnip Rock, eroded by watery waves over the course of thousands and thousands of years, is this freestanding rock. The popular outdoor destination is well known by locals for its scenic views and crystal-clear waters. You can only reach this coveted landmass by boat. Once there, climbing the rocky ledges reveal a stunning forest nearly untouched by time or filthy human hands. The geological formation is a lesser-known American beauty but still one of the best especially for those who thrive in the outdoors.

Number 5 – Castle Rock and Grove County. Eons ago, as the stories say… an ancient sea covered nearly all of the Midwest. Inside this lush Grove, found in Kansas, a maddening array of chalk deposits spanned nearly 11 miles and are said to be breathtakingly beautiful. There are limestone pillars which tower over the nearby Badlands of the Smoky Hills region but the big sensation here is Castle Rock. A landmark on the Butterfield Overland Dispatch route known by many as the Overland Trail. Castle rocks name hails from its resemblance to a castle rising above the Prairie. This place of natural divinity is one of the eight wonders of Kansas.

Number 4 – Yosemite Valley. From the lush groves which dwell inside the mountainous world of Northern California, comes this monumentally gorgeous National Park. Enter through the tunnel view. Take either of the hiking trail loops which stay within the valley and lead to the trailhead which forces visitors to travel upwards for some truly scenic wonders.

Yosemite Falls is the highest waterfall in all of North America. The valley is around eight miles long and nearly a full mile deep. Some of the best summits are rumored to be the Half Dome, Cathedral Rocks, Three Brothers and Elcapitan. There are over ten wondrous waterfalls endless mountain rocks, gorges and canyons as well as so many pine trees it’ll make your head spin.

Number 3 – Horseshoe Bend. This next place of intensive American beauty can be found in the bend of the Colorado River from the Arizona side. Pretty darn close to that illustrious world of rock known as the Grand Canyon. This formation of land is as you may have guessed in the shape of a horseshoe.

The bend is located approximately five miles downstream from the Glen Canyon Dam and Lake Powell. The hike for access is roughly one and a half miles and from what the stories say is well worth the effort. A magnificent overlook is from 4200 feet above sea level and allows for a view of nearly the entire span of the massive National State Park. The steep cliffs which rise above Horseshoe Bend come in a dazzling array of colors thanks to all those lovely minerals.

Number 2 – Watkins Glen State Park. This devastatingly beautiful glimpse into the splendor of Mother Nature can be found in Schuyler County New York, inside the Finger Lakes region. The centerpiece of this luxurious park of all things nature, is a 400 foot gorge cut through the mountainous rocks by Glen Creek which formed from melting glaciers. Rapids and waterfalls grow wild here.

The rocks are mostly soft shales with several layers of color-changing sandstone and limestone. There are three gorgeous trails to enter the cavern of the gorge. Indian trails takes you through the forest. Gorge trail follows closest to the stream and runs over the parks 19 waterfalls by way of stone bridges and over 800 stone steps. Finally there is the Finger Lakes Trail an 800 mile system of outdoor bliss.

Number 1 – Zion. This national park can be found in Utah. It spans nearly 230 square miles and is filled with astounding formations of canyons as well as lush forests and stunning wildlife. There are approximately 290 species of birds, seventy-five mammals including 20 distinct species of bats and 32 unique breeds of reptiles as well as oddles and oodles of plants.

The park is so immense it’s best to navigate through the four life zones. There’s a desert portion, the riparian world the woodland spaces and the coniferous forest. There are mountains to climb, canyons to explore, buttes to rest on, rivers to ride and natural arches to take your breath away. Truly a sight to behold and an entire world of outdoor beauty to explore. Zion is a definite must-see!

13 Stunningly Beautiful Places In America – How To See And Experience Them All

So now you’re thinking… it would indeed be a dream destination trip to visit one, or even all of these places. For most people, reality then sets in as your mind challenges you with your own limiting beliefs. It’s the negative mindset that tells you that it will be impossible for you to do because of your own financial or time restraints.

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How To Travel Vlog – 4 Steps For Beginners

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How To Travel Vlog – 4 Steps For Beginners

How To Travel Vlog – 4 Steps For Beginners is a quick look of how to start a travel vlog. If you were ever interested to maybe start video blogging when you travel across the USA then I would like to share a video that I have discovered that is full of insight and tips to get you started.

If you have you ever gone on vacation with family or took a fun trip with friends, this video is for you.

Today’s tea time we’re going to tackle four steps to create your first travel vlog. Now I know what you’re thinking, TJ I’m not a travel vlogger. Okay I get it but what is travel vlogging? It’s to video log your experiences right? So think of it as creating video memories. Vlogging for me is capturing more flow moments that I can later look back on in life.

Everyone has those experiences that they’d love to put on video because it’s offers so much more than photos.

This video will teach you how to make your first travel vlog and I promise we’ll break it down and make it easy.

We’ll reveal what to film in your travel vlog and how to actually edit your first video. I don’t care how old or young you are or how technologically advanced or creative you are, the most important thing is that you give it a try and who knows you may fall in love with it.

Step One is to start recording with whatever you have. The first travel vlog I’ve ever filmed with, a trip to San Diego with my friends was filmed on my phone. No apps, No tripod. Just handheld. You can start vlogging with any device that records.  I bet you already have some clips on your phone or your camera that you combine into a video.

Step Two is very important in creating a travel vlog. It’s all about telling a story that has a beginning, middle and end. Now it sounds kind of complicated but it’s actually very simple. I’m talking about showing movements. Showing how you get from point A to point B. Whatever you’re doing that day or for that trip, let your viewers know what it was like getting there, not just what it was like once there.

You can help tell the story with footage of walking shots, of the scenery leaves, moving ocean waves. When it comes to creating a travel vlog, the journey itself can be so much more interesting than just a destination.

What are some ways to tell the story? Well you can just speak into the camera and say, “Right now we’re walking through a bushy area but you’re about to see the ocean backdrop.” Let your friends and family know what’s happening throughout the day how it’s going, where you are, or you can capture shots of different interesting things.

Your vlog can start with something like a welcome sign or the sunrise. The middle of the vlog can be a main event like for me it’s finally reaching the viewpoint of the hike. The ending of the video can show you packing up your bags or your airplane departing.

People love following a journey journey. Some of my most popular vlogs are travel day blogs and if you think about some of the most popular youtubers vlogs, most of the time they are going somewhere whether it’s by plane, cruise ship, car or train. These modes of transportation seem to be always fascinating to viewers.

Step Three. I know people love to make compilations of epic scenes from their trip and that’s awesome but what makes a travel vlog sparkle and grab a person’s attention is to get personal. You need to capture shots of you  laughing or doing activities allowing your personality show on video. This is your travel vlog.

Yes your vlog should be about a destination but it also should also showcase footage snippets of your family & friends laughing, enjoying and just soaking up the experience… even if it’s just a few seconds. This will dramatically make your vlog more interesting, more heartfelt and more meaningful.

A few years later you will look back on it and love every second of it

Step Four. Now that you have all the clips it’s time to head home and edit everything together.

I use an editing software called iMovie.

Whichever editing software you use, like me you start by putting all your video clips, like I took on my phone and put them in the editing timeline folder.  I’m just putting these clips in some kind of order to build out my story so the clips I show at the beginning of my hike should be in the front. When I reached my destination viewpoint, that should be in the middle and then you know the ending.

Let’s say you want to spice things up and add some text or even music. It’s very simple. All you have to do is click on the title then drag over whatever style you want.

Just have fun with your editing and when you want to export your production, there’s an icon in the top right corner that you can click on and then you export it.

I want you to know you can absolutely create your first travel video and it is not as intimidating as it looks. Of course your first video is not going to be perfect but you will feel. You will discover by creating it, there’s something truly magical and exciting in experiencing your travels this way.

Just know that creating a video memory of your travels can be both fun and very entertaining not only for yourself but with others too. Start enjoying the GoodLife Everyday yourself and vlog about it where ever your travels take you.

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Leavenworth Christmas Lighting Festival

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Leavenworth Christmas Lighting Festival

If there is one place in the USA to visit that must be listed on your proverbial bucket list… it has to be beautiful Leavenworth Washington located not too far from Seattle. The Leavenworth Christmas Lighting Festival is simply magical all through the winter season and is one of the top winter attractions in the pacific northwest.

The Leavenworth Chamber of Commerce sponsors the Christmas Lighting Festival each year and every season, the town of Leavenworth heralds in the Christmas Holiday season with three full weekends of fun, food and a festive wintertime magical experience for all.

The Christmas Lights are turned on starting Thanksgiving weekend and stay on through Valentine’s Day.

Thousands of visitors from near and far come from all over the world to participate in celebrating Leavenworth’s quaint little Bavarian Village decked out in holiday lights to enjoy this magical winter season spectacle.

This video below is from a Vlog segment from the This Is Kaila channel on YouTube and features a great review and testimonial about the Bavarian Lodge hotel and other things to do around Leavenworth.

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10 Best Places to Visit in Florida

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10 Best Places to Visit in Florida

When most people think of Florida, they think of sunshine, theme parks, orange juice and alligators. But this former Spanish colony, which became the 27th state to enter the Union, is much more than that. Get ready to see our list of the 10 best places to visit in Florida!

Bordered by the Atlantic Ocean on one side and the Gulf of Mexico on the other, it has mile upon mile of white sand beaches. Its moderate climate makes it a popular tourist destination all year round.

Here’s a look at the best places to visit in Florida.

Number 10. Panama City Beach. Panama City Beach on the Florida panhandle offers 27 miles of white sand beaches on the Emerald Coast. The beach is a popular destination for residents of the southern United States as well as tens of thousands of high school and college students on spring break. Besides having fun in the sun in the emerald green waters, this town of just over 12,000 permanent residents offers sports fishing on the gulf, plenty of golfing, marine parks including one for alligators, amusement and water parks …in short, something for everyone in the family.

Number 9. Naples. Naples may have had rustic beginnings, but today this Gulf of Mexico city is one of the wealthiest cities in the United States, with houses selling for more than $40 million.

As on Sanibel and Captiva Islands, development along the shoreline has been kept residential. It got its name because the bay it’s located on was said to be prettier than the Bay of Naples in Italy. Besides its beautiful city beach, the nearby wildlife refuges make it a popular tourist destination. The city also has vibrant arts and shopping districts.

Number 8. Sanibel Island. Sanibel Island is located just off Fort Myers in the Gulf of Mexico. It is connected to the mainland by a causeway.

It is known as a quiet, natural travel destination, well-suited for families. Wildlife refuges take up more than half of this long narrow island, whose beaches are also popular as places to hunt for shells. This island of less than 7,000 permanent residents may have harbored pirates in the days of yore, if local legends are to be believed. Aside from beachcombing and looking for wildlife, attractions include a highly-rated historical museum, a lighthouse and an arts center.

Number 7. Fort Lauderdale. No longer the Spring Break destination of popular imagination, Fort Lauderdale is today a sophisticated cultural center with an increasingly upmarket social scene. Located on the Atlantic Ocean about 23 miles north of Miami Beach it is also known as the “Venice of America” due to its expansive canal system.

The city has an impressive tourist infrastructure with plenty of hotels, golf courses, marinas and museums. The city’s Port Everglades is one of the busiest cruise-ship ports in the world, with megaships departing daily for the Caribbean, Mexico and beyond. The most popular section of the city beach is called “The Strip” with eating and drinking establishments that run along the land side of the beach road.

Number 6. Clearwater Beach. Boasting miles of white sandy beaches, Clearwater Beach is separated by the city of Clearwater by the Intracoastal Waterway. USA Today readers in 2013 named it Florida’s Best Beach Town. Besides laying in the white sand and swimming in the clear water there are also many activities offered such as fishing, sailing, kayaking, and dolphin tours. Clearwater Beach is also a happening place, with a variety of events taking place throughout the year. The Philadelphia Phillies hold their spring training camp here while the Clearwater Jazz Festival, takes place in October. Or visitors can take in the weekly sunsetting festival at Pier 60, a sports fishing pier.

Number 5. Everglades. One of Florida’s best natural treasures, the Everglades feature a unique combination of ecosystems that include swamps, sub-tropical jungles, saw-grass prairies and the largest mangrove complex in the Western Hemisphere. Much of the Everglades are protected within the Everglades National Park and provide shelter to a wide variety of birds, fish and reptiles, including endangered species like the American crocodile and the Florida panther.

From the Gulf Coast Visitor Center, visitors can arrange boat tours to the Ten Thousand Islands, a labyrinth of mangrove islands. Other visitor centers offer ranger-led tours and programs. An air boat tour is one of the most exciting ways to experience the Everglades.

Number 4. Tampa Bay Area. The Tampa Bay area, on the Gulf of Mexico, includes Tampa Bay, a large natural harbor and the cities of Tampa and St. Petersburg. Tampa is home to the NFL’s Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Family-oriented activities include Busch Gardens, a theme park said to have Florida’s best roller coaster rides as well as a zoo dedicated to animals from Africa’s Serengeti Plain.

As for beachcombing, St. Pete Beach can’t be beat. It was named the best beach in the United States and fifth in the world by TripAdvisor readers in 2012 because of its white sand beaches and clear water.

Number 3. Orlando. Orlando is theme-park city, having more theme parks than any place else in the world. There’s Walt Disney World, Epcot Center, Universal Studios, SeaWorld and Gator Park, to name a few, all of which bring 51 million visitors a year to this central Florida city of 2 million people.

This Sunbelt city doesn’t get hit by hurricanes as much as other parts of the state, which makes it a great place to visit in Florida. One of American’s most visited cities, Orlando is also home to the University of Central Florida, which has the second largest college enrollment in the United States.

Number 2. Miami. One of the most vibrant cities in the USA, Miami is best known for its Latin culture and sizzling nightlife. Located in southeastern Florida off the coast of the Atlantic Ocean, Miami is also a major port city managing the world’s largest number of passenger cruise ships.

Attracting tourists from all over the planet, Miami is a melting pot of ethnic cultures with a wide array of exciting attractions and activities. One of Miami’s main draws is its sunny beaches that range from family friendly to party scenes. Across the bay from Miami on a barrier island is Miami Beach, known for its Art Deco architecture and glamorous South Beach.

Number 1. Florida Keys. The Florida Keys are a 120 mile long chain of tropical islands curving around the base of the Florida peninsula, connected to the mainland by a series of bridges.

The most spectacular bridge, the Seven Mile Bridge in the Lower Keys, has been frequently used as a location for films including True Lies and Fast 2 Furious. US Highway 1, the “Overseas Highway” runs from Key Largo, Islamadora, Marathon, Lower Keys and finally to Key West, the most distant and most famous of the Florida Keys.

That’s concludes ourlist of the 10 Best Places to Visit in Florida

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