Party Like Pirates

The hippies swarmed the Charlotte County Fairgrounds at HippieStock Festival, which had formerly been called Flofest.   The fairgrounds floated with inflatables, creating an otherworldly effect, especially when combined with chill zones decorated with tie-dye artwork.  There were tents and hammocks to relax in, overlooking the picturesque pond out back, the perfect backdrop to a peaceful hippie festival. Los hippies abarrotaron el recinto ferial del condado de Charlotte durante el festival HippieStock, que anteriormente se conocía como Flofest. El recinto estaba repleto de inflables, creando un efecto de otro mundo, especialmente al combinarse con las zonas de descanso decoradas con motivos *tie-dye*. Había tiendas de campaña y hamacas para relajarse, con vistas al pintoresco estanque situado en la parte trasera: el telón de fondo perfecto para un apacible festival hippie. Whether is people dressed up in costumes, a lively mermaid holding down a massive shell, or a wander...

On the constant hunt for alternative workout sites, we stumbled across the ever so fun slick city in Fort Myers, Florida. Sometimes, you just need a place to have some family fun when it’s rainy season. Outside water parks not really being an option during lightning, slick city offers an awesome alternative to water park slides, having an indoor slide park without any water required. En la búsqueda constante de sitios de entrenamiento alternativos, nos topamos con la siempre tan divertida y resbaladiza ciudad en Fort Myers, Florida. A veces, solo necesitas un lugar para divertirte en familia cuando es temporada de lluvias. Los parques acuáticos exteriores no son realmente una opción durante los rayos, la ciudad resbaladiza ofrece una alternativa increíble a los toboganes de los parques acuáticos, teniendo un parque de toboganes cubierto sin necesidad de agua. These are not your typical playground slides, as they are designed to be slid down head first. Not only are you assuming a more ...

  Gather the Wolf Pack and spend Spring Break at the newest Great Wolf Lodge in Naples, Florida.  Sure, there's bowling, an awesome ropes course, food, and more, but it's really all about the waterpark.  This is one of the only waterpark hotels in Southwest Florida, so you will want to bring your swimsuit. Reúne la manada de lobos y pasa las vacaciones de primavera en el nuevo Great Wolf Lodge en Naples, Florida. Claro, hay bolos, un increíble campo de cuerdas, comida y más, pero realmente se trata del parque acuático. Este es uno de los únicos hoteles de parques acuáticos en el suroeste de Florida, por lo que querrá traer su traje de baño. Shove yourself down the hole, pushing off as hard as you can to ensure the fastest speed possible.  Slip and slide around, twisting and turning in between phases of darkness and unexpected colored lights.  It's like you lose sense of time and place, escaping into this other water world where you don't know when the slide will...

The city of Venice, FL, lit up with holiday cheer last night, with the Venice parade serving as a reminder of the city’s centennial celebrations.  With the city turning 100-years-old, many of the town favorites showed up in full festive gear for the holiday celebration. Blocking off the streets, allowing the parade to show off, not only really cool cars and over the top lighting techniques, but something unique to the area is all the creative performers that appear. La ciudad de Venecia, FL, se iluminó con alegría navideña anoche, con el desfile de Venecia sirviendo como recordatorio de las celebraciones del centenario de la ciudad. Con la ciudad cumpliendo 100 años, muchos de los favoritos de la ciudad se presentaron con todo el equipo festivo para la celebración navideña. Bloqueando las calles, permitiendo que el desfile se muestre, no solo coches realmente geniales y técnicas de iluminación exageradas, sino que algo único en la zona son todos los artistas creativos que aparecen....

What’s your biggest phobia when you are walking alone in the woods at night? Do you fear being chased by something that you can’t even identify? The phobia trail in Punta Gorda thrives on your fears, bringing to life some of your greatest nightmares in the woods at night.   ¿Cuál es tu mayor fobia cuando caminas solo por el bosque por la noche? ¿Tienes miedo de ser perseguido por algo que ni siquiera puedes identificar? El sendero de la fobia en Punta Gorda prospera en tus miedos, dando vida a algunas de tus mayores pesadillas en el bosque por la noche. Have you ever thought about being attacked by a ginormous spider? Being wrapped up in its silky web, unable to move, and the harder you try to struggle, the more it sticks to you tighter?    How big of a spider would it take to wrap your entire body around its web, or would it be a group of spiders all attacking you at once, holding you captive to slowly pray off you for all of its Young? ¿Alguna vez has pensado en ser ata...

When it is fall in South Florida, it is definitely warm enough to do a stroll outside, and the best place to get those Halloween vibes in a natural setting is at the Calusa Nature Center’s Haunted Trail in Fort Myers. During the day, the nature trails offers great visuals with animals, but at night, those animals are not quite as visible, and though the actors know not to touch you, did anybody tell the snakes? You can’t help but wonder if you might happen upon a gator as you are stumbling through the darkness at the Nature Center, and you recall those panther crossing signs that you saw only a couple miles or so away as you drove in… Cuando es otoño en el sur de Florida, definitivamente hace suficiente calor como para dar un paseo afuera, y el mejor lugar para obtener esas vibraciones de Halloween en un entorno natural es en el sendero embrujado del Centro de Naturaleza de Calusa en Fort Myers. Durante el día, los senderos naturales ofrecen excelentes imágenes con animales, pero por ...