The publisher and editor of Airstream Life magazine and his family are on a Tour of America, and they are using the Tour of America blog to keep you updated.
They pulled the Airstream up to a friend’s house in Tampa in early November, and stayed in the area a few weeks. I’ve grabbed some quotes from them:
“Tarpon Springs is much more lively in April than November, but the food is always great.”
“Ted Peter’s Smoked Fish… is a real relief from the “same old” restaurants.”
“Another characteristic of Florida is the presence of enormous flea markets everywhere.”
“Tampa has some of the worst traffic in the country.”
Another Florida characteristic: “everything is… located in the strip mall… The only thing I have never seen in a Florida strip mall is a cemetary, and it’s probably just a matter of time.”
November and March are super months to be in Florida.
Strip Mall Cemetary? That would be a great band name, no?
ski
3 years ago
you stealing jokes from dave barry now tommy? just because he doesn’t write weekly anymore doesn’t mean he’s been forgotten. (oh, and the answer is yes, it would make a great band name)
Rich Luhr
3 years ago
Hey Tommy, thanks for the mention. We’re actually bailing out tomorrow (Friday) otherwise I’d suggest a meet-up. But it’s time for us to start heading west. Tampa has been fun, and we’ll be back next year I’m sure!
Duke DeLand
3 years ago
I emailed Rich & his family yesterday to try to get together to talk “RVing blogs…..he and the family were departing this morning for their trip West….
We have vowed to stay in touch and see if we might meet when the Duchess and I head West and NW this May. My RV blog is:
http://iboughtanrv.blogspot.com
Great to see new RV blogs coming, and the exchange of both stories of our travels, and helps and hints on RVing will be grand.
Duke DeLand
Mike
3 years ago
Worst traffic? Um, sorry. I’ve lived in Washington DC and our traffic is weak like a kitten compared to the kind of snarl-ups you see on the Woodrow Wilson Bridge and the Mixing Bowl.