| Florida and Vacations go together like ice cream | | | | Heading south there's Delray Beach's Polo Trace |
| and apple pie. During the long winter (or any time | | | | (links-style course with back-to-back par fives), |
| of year) you dream of fun, sun and relaxation. | | | | Crandon Park, Key Biscayne (great views from |
| Florida is the place to go. Here are five great | | | | the island) or Eastwood Golf Course in Fort |
| ways a Florida vacation will have you singing, and | | | | Meyers. |
| it won't be the blues. | | | | In the north you can head to the award-winning |
| 1) Florida beaches are the best you will find | | | | Kelly Plantation Golf Club in Destin (next to |
| anywhere. They are clean, the water is clear and | | | | Choctawatchee Bay) or Waterlefe Golf and River |
| the locals are friendly. Clearwater Beach is on the | | | | Club in Bradenton (see manatees in the Manatee |
| doorstep of Tampa and St. Petersburg. It is very | | | | River). |
| popular and offers loads of activities and things to | | | | 3) There are loads of great places for a Florida |
| do. | | | | fishing vacation. |
| For beach romance and shell collecting try the | | | | The Everglades National Park is a national treasure |
| Sanibel Island beaches located a little down the | | | | and is big with fishing enthusiasts. Snapper and sea |
| Gulf Coast from Clearwater Beach. | | | | trout are top saltwater catches. Hire a guide and |
| Enjoy the Atlantic waters at one of the best | | | | charter boat at popular resorts like Flamingo |
| known beaches in the world, Daytona Beach. | | | | Lodge. |
| If nightlife and people-watching are your style, | | | | At Anna Maria Island, below Tampa you can fish |
| then head to Miami Beach. For pure relaxation and | | | | from the Anna Maria City Pier, rent a boat for |
| pristine sands try the long shorelines of Fort | | | | fishing at one of the many marinas or join a deep |
| Lauderdale Beach. | | | | sea fishing tour. |
| In the northwest panhandle you will find the Gulf | | | | The Keys, all the way down at the southern tip |
| beaches are less crowded and have some of the | | | | of Florida is a hot spot for fishing/party boat |
| softest white sand you could possibly want. | | | | charters, deep sea and coral fishing charters and |
| 2) It's no wonder Florida is called the golf capital | | | | guided backwater fishing charters. |
| of the world. No other state hosts more | | | | 4) Scuba diving and snorkeling are popular |
| PGA-sanctioned golf events. The weather and | | | | activities in Florida. In the Key Largo area, John |
| landscape are perfect for golf and there are loads | | | | Pennekamp Coral Reef State Park and Looe Key |
| of public courses. Here is a short list of some of | | | | National Marine Sanctuary are top spots with clear |
| the top ones. | | | | water and thousands of sunken ships to explore. |
| In central Florida there's the Southern Dunes, | | | | For cave diving, the area around High Springs and |
| Haines City (only a short drive from Disney), | | | | Banford has been called the "cave-diving capital of |
| Orange County National in Orlando (45-holes here | | | | the world". Dive the warm, clear spring waters at |
| with a huge practice facility) and World Woods in | | | | Ginnie Springs resort and Ichetucknee Springs |
| Brooksville (out in the natural countryside a little | | | | State Park. |
| north of Tampa). | | | | |