March 21st, 2012

By Myscha Theriault – Independent Travelers Resources at Trekhound.com
Regarding places to shop in Florida, the venue list borders on completely overwhelming. There are a few scenes however, that stand out. First time visitors will definitely want to consider bumping these Florida shopping experiences to the top of their travel itinerary.
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April 21st, 2009
By Kirby Collins

We recently visited Sarasota as part of our latest additions for PlacesAroundFlorida.com. While visiting Longboat Key we photographed this standoff between two seagulls and a medium sized land crab.

We didn’t interfere and watched as the seagulls eventually figured the crab was more trouble than it was worth.

Since the crab was exposed and away from his hole, we took the opportunity as he posed for a shot before he covered himself, then remained motionless until we left.