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Oct 17, 2017Explorer II
The attractions are moderate winter weather and peace. Two of my brothers retired in the area. The older one golfed, read, and worked on genealogy during his brief retirement. The younger one hangs out with friends and fishes golf balls out of the water hazards in his country club resort. It is a place for relaxation.
Tampa is about an hour away. Orlando is about an hour and a half. We have cousins living 1-2 hours from that area, but our cousins wouldn't be your attractions. One of my cousins spends most of his Florida time riding motorcycles around SW Florida, if that works as an attraction for you. Fishing in the Gulf, or waters off the Gulf, is about 30 minutes away.
Beaches start about an hour's drive down the coast, but the major west coast tourist attractions start south of the Tampa area, about three hours to Sarasota, four hours to Fort Myers. For the real action on the eastern coast, five to six hours to the Fort Lauderdale-Miami-Miami Beach area. Being from a generation that traveled to learn the ambiance of different places, I don't really understand what folks mean when they ask about "attractions" because for my younger sisters and my children that usually means theme parks. Those would be in Orlando area.
Tampa is about an hour away. Orlando is about an hour and a half. We have cousins living 1-2 hours from that area, but our cousins wouldn't be your attractions. One of my cousins spends most of his Florida time riding motorcycles around SW Florida, if that works as an attraction for you. Fishing in the Gulf, or waters off the Gulf, is about 30 minutes away.
Beaches start about an hour's drive down the coast, but the major west coast tourist attractions start south of the Tampa area, about three hours to Sarasota, four hours to Fort Myers. For the real action on the eastern coast, five to six hours to the Fort Lauderdale-Miami-Miami Beach area. Being from a generation that traveled to learn the ambiance of different places, I don't really understand what folks mean when they ask about "attractions" because for my younger sisters and my children that usually means theme parks. Those would be in Orlando area.
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