Author: Paulette Pelletier
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The Convenience of 7-11
The closest 7-11 store is located at the corner of Driftwood and is a short 5-minute walk from the FLouse. The store is always open and is clean, friendly and well stocked. They carry a selection of wine and beer, sodas, snacks, milk, eggs, deli salads and sandwiches, bakery sweets, ice cream, pizza, simple groceries,…
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Vacation Rental Shopping in old town Key West
Old Town Key West is one of the hottest vacation spots in the world. It is also convenient to Fort Myers Beach with a ride on the Key West Express. So, I decided to explore the possibility of owning a vacation rental. Vacation rental property in Old Town is very controlled and limited. The rental…
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Restaurant Dinning on FMB
There are so many wonderful places to enjoy a meal or snack on Fort Myers Beach. Some are within walking distance and some require wheels. Choices range from beach or marina side, dark and quiet, classically breaded, or gourmet sea food, steaks or burgers. The Outrigger Tiki Bar and Deck side Cafe This is the…
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Express to Key West
The Key West Express is a fast passenger ferry that travels between Fort Myers Beach and Key West, and Marco Island and Key West. I have taken the Key West Express from and to Fort Myers Beach several times. The trip is approximately 4 hours, but can vary based on weather in the Gulf. If…
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You have arrived in the Key West Marina!
The Key West Express docks at a lovely terminal in the Key West Harbor. We arrived around noon and happily paid some porters to transport out luggage to the hotel we would be checking into later that afternoon. There are so many places to eat, drink, shop and play in Key West. I can’t even…
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Top 5 Questions about Owning a Vacation Rental
1: Why own a vacation rental? Because it’s fun! If it doesn’t sound fun, it’s not for you. We are a family of 5. Vacationing in hotel rooms was limiting, cramped, and stressful. We had been enjoying vacation home rentals, and timeshares as a family for more than 10 years before we purchased our first…
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Life’s a beach! in Sint Maartin
Vacation rental condo shopping A year after the big hurricanes of 2017 and Sint Maartin is back in business. Sint Maartin is the Dutch side of the island, and post hurricane, the vast deference between the the Dutch and French sides has grown very apparent. The last major hurricane to hit the island was about…
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High Rise Living in Chi-Town
540 N State St. Chicago IL, Downtown Dreamer Unit #4601 at 540 N State St. Chicago IL is also known as the Downtown Dreamer. The building is entirely rental apartments. The apartment complex is allowed to rent a portion of the building as short term. This unit can not be purchased, but there is a…
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Playtime in Playa Del Carmen
Condo shopping by the beach Playa Del Carmen Mexico, the Yucatan Peninsula, Quintana Roo, east coast, with sunrise over the Caribbean. We were scheduled to go to St. Maarten, but then hurricane Irma did too much damage. The only cost effective airline reschedule option we had for the Caribbean, was to fly into Cancun. So,…
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A Spice of Life in Grenada
Grenada is known as “The Spice Island.” Locally grown spices include cinnamon, cloves, ginger, bay leaf, turmeric, nutmeg, and chocolate! We toured two Luxury resort properties while visiting the island. Both properties are located in a popular tourist area know as Grand Anse. Silver Sands The first development we visited was Silver Sands. This is a view from one of…