When someone says Daytona, one of three things normally spring to mind If it's cars and speed you're into it's the Daytona International Speedway and the annual Daytona 500, the opening race of the NASCAR Nextel Cup season

Taking a cruise, even the mention of it is fun and relaxing You can take cruises all over the world; to the Mediterranean, in the Baltic Sea, you can cruise to Alaska

In Florida, you have your places to live, your places to visit, and your places to explore; Indian River County happens to be a place of all three Being a place of interest on the news as of the past few years, you may not have heard of one of its up-and-coming towns named Sebastian

As the name would suggest Biketoberfest is a motorcycle festival generally held in mid-October in Daytona Beach Motorcycle enthusiast from all over the country and even some from Europe come to see and be seen

I've lived on the east coast of Florida for many years but it wasn't until recently that I spent a few days in the Panhandle I was so surprised at how different it was from all the other places I had been in Florida, and I have been all over Florida

In Panama City Beach, as all of in the Panhandle, you'll find a place where Southern hospitality and quaint beach charm compel you to simply slow down and relax, take a warm deep breath of fresh salty air, enjoy the scenery while enjoying those you are there to share it with Say Panama City Beach, to anyone of the MTV crowd and they have visions of beautiful people in little more than beachwear splashing around the pool at LaVela day or night

Fort Walton Beach is famous for it's white sand beaches, fishing fleets, both commercial and recreational, and water actives It's not unusual to see a kite surfer or even a dolphin when you're at the beach for a day

Along the Florida Panhandle on the Gulf of Mexico you'll find the city of Pensacola Pensacola is part of a stretch of Florida loving called the 'Redneck Rivera' by the locals and in a way this is very true

So, its mid summer and you haven't had a chance to get out of the house for a vacation yet, but you really want to head down to Florida to experience all it has to offer With so many places of interest, you never know where you might go

In the years before St Augustine became a vacation paradise for families, it became St