I'm from a town near Barcelona in Spain and I am taking good note of what
you all suggest.
Thank you!
Xavier
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> "Rog'" wrote in message
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>>> "Xavier" wrote:
>>>> I am planning a one or two-weeks vacation in Florida this summer.
>>>> The main reason to choose Florida is because I want to visit the
>>>> Kennedy Space Center and spend there several days doing as
>>>> many activities as possible.
>>>> After (or before) going to the KSC, I would like to visit Florida
>>>> or a nearby state.
>>>> Here is when I ask for your advice: I think that visiting the Florida
>>>> Keys> would be interesting, but I don't know what else to visit
>>>> (not interested in Disneyworld).
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>> I'll bite. After doing KSC, head South on I-95 into Ft. Lauderdale.
>> The beach there is IMHO better and less croweded than So.Beach
>> in Miami. From Ft. Lauderdale, you can tour Miami Beach and
>> then Viscaya in Coconut Grove (on the bay between Miami and
>> So.Miami, then drive South on U.S. 1 (~4 hours) to Key West.
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>> On your way back, detour into Biscayne National Park to the
>> East and take a boat tour, then head West across Tamiami Trail
>> (U.S. 41) through the Everglades to Shark Valley where you can
>> take a tram ride into Everglades National Park. Stay in Marco
>> Island or nearby Naples. Head North, up the West Coast thru
>> Lover's Key St. Park (rated a "best" beach by Travel Channel)
>> and into Sanibel Island (near Ft. Meyers) for fantastic shelling.
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>> Thence, continue North thru Siesta & Longboat Keys, and
>> stop to tour the Ringling Museum in Sarastota. From there,
>> head North on I-75, stopping in Ybor, part of Tampa. Enjoy.
>> =R=
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>> North
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> Key West is great, I agree.
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> Another option is north to the Georgia/South Carolina coasts. There is a
> lot of history to experience in Savannah and Charleston. And the islands
> inbetween. Georgia islands include Cumberland, a large national seashore
> with the old estates from the Robber Barons; Jekyll, a state park with
> wide open beaches and few people (and a Sea Turtle center opening this
> summer); and Sapelo, which is home of the Gullah culture (Africans who've
> lived there for centuries).
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> Where are you from, Xavier? If you are American, I'll let you look it up
> on your own, but if you're from somewhere else I can tell you more about
> the area's history. :-) I don't expect non-Americans to know early
> colonial and Civil War history.
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> Sarah
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