Tampa Travel Blogs

I like big butts and I can not lie!  You other TravBuddy’s can't deny.   Sir Mix-a-Lot's aka Anthoney Ray’s best-known song is the Miami Bass styled song "Baby Got Back"  The  number one hit that won him fame and the 1993 Grammy Award for Best Rap Solo Performance.…

When I was just a lad of ten my father said to me” Hey Old School come here and take a look my son at the lovely Tiger’s Tongue”.Don't put your faith in love, my boy, my father said to me forThe Tiger’s Tongue is Very Pretty  Like a Flower that is SweetThe Tiger’s Tongue is…

It was a thirty six minute flight from Miami to Tampa and is was very uncomfortable. The plane was to warm!! At least our luggage made it back home with us.   It's always good to get back home.

A Sunday afternoon with 107 year old Rosa Rio (she doesn’t look a day over 103 no kidding) at the Mighty Wurlitzer 1400 pipe Tampa Theatre Organ accompanying Buster Keaton’s silent film, “One Week,” I also got the chance to see The Franzini Family Vaudeville Revue-OSB’s History 101 V…

Our Western Caribbean cruise came to an end as Carnival Miracle docked again in Tampa. Well, the ship actually docked sometime during the night! But no one could be let off before US Customs had cleared the ship. While waiting for clearance, we went to the dining room for a full…

 In 1965, Busch Gardens introduced the gigantic Serengeti Plain, allowing the African animals to roam freely, much like the Animals of Old School do  in Gibsonton, Florida.  The Serengeti Plain became the largest, free-roaming habitat outside of Africa. In 1977, the corkscrew ro…

Bayshore Boulevard, links South Tampa and downtown, along Tampa Bay and boasts the world's longest continuous sidewalk - about four and a half miles.  I am not sure who bestowed this honor on Bayshore Blvd. On any day you might see joggers, skaters and bikers out on their daily quest for exerc…

A lowrider is a car or truck which has had its suspension system modified so that it rides as low to the ground as possible. Lowriders often have usercontrolled height adjustable suspension.  Lowriders are very often classic cars from the 1950s which rode low to begin with, although large numb…

The Tampa Theatre and Office Building is a historic U.S. theater and city landmark in the Uptown District of downtown Tampa, Florida. On January 3, 1978, it was added to the U.S. National Register of Historic Places. The Theatre features a wide range of independent, foreign, and documentary f…

Got 2 free tickets to the last preseason game for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Raymond James Stadium  the  home to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and the University of South Florida Bulls.  Raymond James hosted Super Bowl XLIII on February 1, 2009.The basic rules of football are not hard to…

Back in the eighties there was no such thing as digital photography. You had 35mm film and you carried around rolls and rolls of film. You had to be selective of the photos you took. Oh, you had to get your film developed and you did not know how your pictures turned out until you got them back.&nb…

What a fun day!!   We started our day off by thinking that the fair would not be crowded because of the Gasparilla Parade going on downtown. Everyone else was thinking the same idea. We got to the fairgrounds around one and had to wait on MLK Blvd to get in. The parking lot was getting fu…

Sitting at TIA and waiting for my flight. I'll will be flying on Continental Airlines Flight 1437, Tampa to Houston then it's on to Seattle. My first leg of the journey I will be flying first class!! I stopped by Starbucks and got some of there oatmeal. It comes with nuts, dried fruit, and brown su…

They have some great cheeseburgers and fries.  I like to collect the guitar magnets from each one. They range from $10.00 to $12.00 each. Atlanta, Georgia - San Juan, Puerto Rico - Miami, Florida - London, England - Orlando, Florida - Nashville, Tennessee - Gatlinburg, Tennessee - Clevela…

It was a nice day to visit the park. I got some great pictures and video. I got to the park early and they let a group of us park in the preferred parking, did not have to ride the tram in. While waiting in line for the gates to open they announced something new to me called QUICK QUEUE.  …