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Fort DeSoto Park
Fort DeSoto Park has the best beaches out of all those I've visited in the Tampa Bay area.  It is the best for the following reasons:- Free parking- Super cheap! (there's no entrance fee aside from the toll roads - the total cost adds up to about 80 cents) - Plenty of space for everyone on the beach- Lots of activity options (a lot of people like to go fishing, boating, swi

Sand Key Beach
This is a somewhat negative review of Sand Key Beach, but I feel I'm justified in my feelings:1. Sand Key beach is not sandy!  It is coated in coarsely ground shells that are not fun to walk on barefoot. Isn't that part of the allure of the beach?  To walk barefoot?2. Parking is not free!  When there are more lovely beaches with free parking (think Fort DeSoto), why on earth would I ever go to Sand Key? (which is not sandy...)3. Sand Key has a healthy population of sting rays!  I know this because I was stung last weekend.  AND while I was sitting on the beach with a bucket of hot water (waitin

Qachbals Chocolatier
Screen capture from Qachbals websiteEver find yourself at Channelside in downtown Tampa, and wonder what to do in this highly commercial area? Well, there's a little chocolatier that you shouldn't miss - Qachbal's (pronounced kash-bell).  I stopped by about a week ago and sampled their chocolate coated toffee and a chocolate smoothie topped by a truffle - all fantastic!  

Wood Fired Pizza Wine Bar
Photo Credit: Wood Fired websiteWhat a great little find!  Having come from Minneapolis, a city of many Neopolitan/Wood-fired pizza places, I was super excited to give Wood Fired a try.  What a pleasant surprise to find how friendly and att