Beach Thursday Pic of the Week – A1A and Las Olas, Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
Jan19

Beach Thursday Pic of the Week – A1A and Las Olas, Ft. Lauderdale, Florida

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As soon as I saw the wave-shaped barriers in this aerial shot, I knew it has to be Ft. Lauderdale. Luckily, the photographer identified the site and I was correct. Being rather familiar with the city due to my past visits, I tasked myself with figuring out which block this was. Turns out, if my guess is right, it’s the block on A1A located between Las Olas and Poinsettia. Home to the Elbo Room (located just off the upper left corner...

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Eleven Days of Beaches, Beach Bars and Rum
Apr09

Eleven Days of Beaches, Beach Bars and Rum

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I’m taking to the friendly skies again, this time heading back to Ft. Lauderdale, Florida area on Saturday for 11 days for a temporary but welcome interlude to what has been an unseasonably cold spring so far. The only plans I have set in stone are a visit to the Miami Rum Renaissance Festival next Saturday, April 18th. If anyone is in the area and doesn’t have plans for that day, you should consider attending as well over 100 rums...

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Pirate Republic Bar, Las Olas Riverwalk, Ft. Lauderdale, Florida.

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We’ll be heading to Ft. Lauderdale at the end of the summer and this one will be on my list of bars to visit. Pirate Republic Bar on the Las Olas Riverwalk in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. While the fact that this bar is not on the beach may disqualify it in some people’s opinions from being a true “beach bar,” I wold have to disagree. I’ve never subscribed to the notion that a beach bar had to be on the beach. If...

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