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You can look at giraffes as they look at you at the Brevard Zoo in Melbourne. Cap off a zoo visit with a stroll through Melbourne's Eau Gallie Arts District.

Make Brevard trip of animals, art

May 12, 2019 at 3:39 a.m.

Beaches are a big attraction in Melbourne, but a road tripper needn't venture to the sand and surf for day-trip diversions. That's encouraging news for your Postcards correspondent, who always...

Mermaids shine at Weeki Wachee

May 12, 2019 at 3:38 a.m.

There's something about a mermaid that makes a guy a little bit nervous. That much is obvious if you linger for a few minutes next to the pavilion where the...

Patrons enjoy the outdoor bar at Wekiva Island in Longwood.

Wekiva Island still laid-back spot

May 12, 2019 at 3:37 a.m.

No man is an island — and, obviously, the same applies to riverside watering holes. It had been two years since I had ventured out to Wekiva Island, the utterly...

Ichetucknee tubing still fun in fall

May 12, 2019 at 3:37 a.m.

Even though summer unofficially ends on Labor Day, the hot weather almost certainly will continue into the fall in Florida. Fortunately, the good news is that there are still relaxing...

A view from the water of the Shady Oak Restaurant and Tavern west of DeLand on the St. Johns River.

DeLand’s Shady Oak Restaurant offers rustic charm on river

May 12, 2019 at 3:37 a.m.

As regular readers know, I'm still building momentum toward my long-delayed, inaugural trip to Orlando's iconic Gatorland attraction. This past weekend, I eased into that gator experience by returning to...

A line forms at a "Belly Buster Monday" game at Jackie Robinson Ballpark in Daytona Beach.

Baseball basics in Daytona Beach

May 12, 2019 at 3:36 a.m.

It was sacrilege, and I knew it, but I pulled out my cellphone to call a friend from my perch in the third-base bleachers at historic Jackie Robinson Ballpark in...

Nothing is cooler than hitting the road with a boat, but know the proper way to tow before traveling.

Tips for summer trailer trips

May 12, 2019 at 3:35 a.m.

One of my favorite funny movies of all-time is "The Long, Long Trailer," a 1953 film starring the legendary Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz as newlyweds embarking on married life...

Guests check out "Bouya Blan," one of Gatorland's rare Leucistic white American Alligators. The white alligator is among the rarest in the world; Gatorland recently obtained four of them. The white alligators have a genetic condition that gives them reduced color pigmentation in his skin and blue eyes. Only twelve out of five million alligators in the U.S. are known to have the condition. Bouya is 22-years-old; his name is Creole for 'white fog'.

At last, it’s time to visit Gatorland

May 12, 2019 at 3:35 a.m.

It's embarrassing admission time for your Postcards correspondent. I've never been to Gatorland, the iconic, old-school attraction that has been beckoning tourists to pass beneath its ridiculously enormous pointy-toothed jaws...

Drink up this St. Augustine tour

May 12, 2019 at 3:34 a.m.

Did someone mention beer? Why, yes, it's the good folks at Bon Beer Voyage, a Boynton Beach-based specialty tour company for craft-beer enthusiasts. The company is now running an early...

With summer in full swing, travelers should use sunscreen to protect themselves from skin cancer as well as sunburn, dermatologists and cancer researchers say.

Advice for healthful summer travel

May 12, 2019 at 3:34 a.m.

I was going to make some joke about this summer's heat wave, but the sun and soaring temperatures can be serious business for travelers basking in Florida's tropical climate. According...

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