Posts Tagged ‘Attractions’

Welcome to the only city of live mermaids – Weeki Wachee Springs. Photo: Adrienne C. Wilson “Ahhh-ah-Ahhh-ah-ah-ah-ah-Ahhh—-” Ariel, The Little Mermaid Seeing Disney’s, The Little Mermaid and seeing the mermaids of Weeki Wachee Springs are two different life experiences. As I’ve gotten older my memory can’t recall whether I saw the film, The Little Mermaid [...]

After decades of wanting to go to the Big Cat Rescue -I finally got around to doing it. Okay, so it hasn’t really been decades of passionately wanting to see these magnificent felines, but knowing that one of Tampa’s finer animal attractions was only a stones throw away from my home and I hadn’t been [...]

Welcome. For as long as I can remember I always had my reservations about visiting the Carolinas. This reason and that reason kept me at bay from the area, placing it last on my list of exciting U.S. destinations, and hoping that when the opportunity came my stay would be a pleasant one. So my [...]

“There is no better than adversity. Every defeat, every heartbreak, every loss, contains its own seed, its own lesson on how to improve your performance next time. – Malcolm X” I learned about Malcolm X right around the same time I watched Lynn Whitfield dance around in a banana skirt and bare skin in the [...]

What if all plants could talk? What do you think they’d say? “Feed me Seymour” or would they spit some Shakespearean type stuff? Today, I lost myself wondering while wandering. I thought how people must come from miles around to see the gardens, gawking at their naturalness, simplicity and beauty. Unlike their visitors, these plants [...]

Gobble-gobble. Wait no, welcome to Turkey! Welcome to the beautiful and historic city of Istanbul! My time in the city was very brief (5-6 hours) so I don’t have much to report here, unfortunately. Upon my airport arrival I headed to the Visa line to pay my dues and gain entrance into the city. Askin [...]