The Product and Who Was Promoting It As previously mentioned, the product has been a mix of cultural facilities: visual and performing, antiques shops and malls, bookstores, unique neighborhoods, city parks along the waterfront and the events that took place there, along with art galleries and restaurants. The opening of the then Stouffer Vinoy Resort … Continue reading How St. Petersburg became the cultural center of the west coast of Florida – Part 4
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How St. Petersburg became the cultural center of the west coast of Florida – Part 3
The Product takes shape As mentioned earlier, there are the core cultural facilities such as museums that were the original focus of cooperative marketing, but as non-profit galleries and for-profit galleries developed or were recognized for their importance in creating a destination, these were included. The performing arts facilities were also included as were events … Continue reading How St. Petersburg became the cultural center of the west coast of Florida – Part 3
How St. Petersburg became the cultural center of the west coast of Florida – Part 2
A Cultural Destination takes aim With four museums in downtown St. Petersburg operating in the late 1980s it was critical to help create a destination out of what existed. Even the Convention and Visitors Bureau (CVB) did not include a lot of information about the museums in its promotional material in the late 1980s and … Continue reading How St. Petersburg became the cultural center of the west coast of Florida – Part 2
How St. Petersburg became the cultural center of the west coast of Florida – Part 1
How St. Petersburg became the cultural center of the west coast of Florida - Part 1 This post is part of a series that looks at how St. Petersburg, Florida became the cultural center of the west coast of Florida. This series is an update to a presentation to the annual Florida Association of Museum's … Continue reading How St. Petersburg became the cultural center of the west coast of Florida – Part 1
Great Biking Trails in Tampa, Florida
Flatwoods Bike Trails, Tampa, Florida There is a terrific area in northeast Tampa called Flatwoods that has the most incredible opportunities for mountain biking that we recently encountered on a five hour trail experience. Flatwoods is very easy to get to from anywhere in the Tampa Bay area as it is minutes from the expressway … Continue reading Great Biking Trails in Tampa, Florida
Sunsets and Skies from Norwegian Cruise Lines ships
Caribbean Sunsets and Skies One of the things about cruising that I love is the sunsets, sunrises and skies that appear and are just so beautiful. All I ever use is my iPhone to take pictures and they are never re-touched or photoshopped. These were taken on two different NCL cruise ships, the NCL Sun … Continue reading Sunsets and Skies from Norwegian Cruise Lines ships
The Perfect $7.50 Excursion on Grand Cayman
George Town, Grand Cayman By now you know we're kind of cheap but splurge on some things. Well after a very expensive shore excursion that totally sucked (not totally, ten minutes out of the four hours was great) in Jamaica, we opted for our own thing on Grand Cayman recently. Not our first or second … Continue reading The Perfect $7.50 Excursion on Grand Cayman
Ocho Rios, Jamaica: Quick Guide to buying local products in port
While there aren't an amazing amount of ships that stop at Ocho Rios, there are still some that do. For any of you who have been to Jamaica, you will know what to expect. But for those who haven't, here's a brief summary of what you might want to do in port if you aren't … Continue reading Ocho Rios, Jamaica: Quick Guide to buying local products in port
Great Stirrup Cay, Bahamas: What to do there.
What a great little island to getaway from it all. And while you might be sharing the island with 2,000 of your fellow Norwegian Cruise Line passengers (it is their private island) it doesn't have to feel that way. We took the tender (no other way to get there since they won't let you swim … Continue reading Great Stirrup Cay, Bahamas: What to do there.
Christmas in Old Slides Scanned
I am currently on a cruise and wanted to create a post to schedule to say Happy Holidays and Happy Christmas and to post some old family slides that I scanned. It is amazing what these old slides look like when they are scanned - the color is incredible from slides. Check out these slides … Continue reading Christmas in Old Slides Scanned
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