Archive for the ‘Florida Keys’ Category
Stand Up Paddleboarding In Key West
by Nancy Yeomans
LG Air Travel Editor
When in Key West one must head to the water. As the island is surrounded by the stuff, some of the most fun activities are to be had there. I’ve been keen to try the celebrity sport of choice, Stand Up Paddleboarding (SUP), for a while now. The chance to check...
April 17th, 2012 | Dispatches from the Road, Fitness & Workouts, Florida Keys | Read More
Visit the Florida Keys Eco-Discovery Center
By Patty Hodapp
Deputy Editor
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I had no idea life under the wavy ocean-surface was so fascinating until I visited the Florida Keys Eco-Discovery Center. For example, the center is home to a special, small square aquarium tank that houses a very dangerous venomous marine creature called the “lionfish”....
September 2nd, 2010 | Eco-Travel, Florida Keys, Wildlife & Animals | Read More
Florida Keys Marine Ecosystem: Ride Safely Through Blue Rider
By Patty Hodapp
LG Deputy Editor
When it comes to personal watercrafts (PWC) a.k.a. Waverunners and Jetskis, people in the Florida Keys either love them or hate them. But regardless, almost 80,000 machines are sold each year in America, and according to the National Survey on Recreation and the Environment,...
August 19th, 2010 | Adventure Travel, Eco-Travel, Florida Keys, Wildlife & Animals | Read More
Waverunning and Jet Skiing in The Florida Keys
By Patty Hodapp
LG Deputy Editor
The sun hung low in the sky over Key West—a gigantic, hovering, juicy orange. I just had to be closer to it.
I gunned my waverunner, shooting a jet of water into my white, sharp-edged wake in the turquoise water. Salty ocean water beads hit me full force in the sunglasses....
August 12th, 2010 | Adventure Travel, Florida Keys, Tours & Attractions | Read More