He remembers what I was wearing the first time we met in 1990. He remembers what I was doing - where I was sitting - what I was reading the moment he first saw me. He gave me my first diamond...I was 35. His eye follows blondes. His mother was an opera singer. He loves his dogs. He is not afraid of anything. He is a salesman - he sells me something everyday. He fell in love with me before I fell in love with him. He always introduces himself to our bartender or waitress and he also introduces ... Read more »
Daytona Beach
Ocean Walk Resort – 2 Bedroom Lock Out
Daytona Beach Florida - Ocean Walk Resort - 2 Bedroom Lock Out The 2 Bedroom Lock Out This is a walk thru of the Ocean Walk 2 Bedroom Lock out. This is a condo on the 18th floor -- so it is the highest condo at Ocean Walk with 3 balconies. This condo will run the entire span of the north end of the south tower. The master bedroom has a private oceanfront balcony and is a longer hallway length away from the main living space with a private bath and a jaccuzzi tub. This is the perfect ... Read more »
Daytona Beach Weddings
As a condo owner who rents to travelers -- I try to be a "go to" person for the guests that are staying with me. Over the past several years the guests that I have had that were the most memorable have been the couples that were coming to Daytona to "Tie-the-knot". Planning your own destination wedding is really fun and exciting but can also be streessful. All couples want the day to be wonderful and romantic and for things to go smoothly in a beautiful setting. I am frequently ... Read more »
Daytona Beach BikeWeek…Friends Making News
Some of our dear feiends are staying in Daytona and having a great time at Bike Week...and we received an e-mail about an event that occurred while they were in Daytona this year !! Here is the article:: http://www.baddcentral.com/news/detail_news.asp?news_id=611 Jerry "Wizard" Wooley of Illinois is our first bike winner. Wizards ticket number was 6753486 and he picked the winning ticket up at our Destination Daytona location. Mr. Wooley lost his son to a drunk ... Read more »
Free Bed on Craigslist…..
The free bed story.... my name is Renata and until last Tuesday I had a bedroom that was carpeted with grey carpet and bedroom furniture to match.... I have 3 large dogs and I am prone to sinus infections -- so much so that I have had a sinus infection since August and have been on about 12 different anti-biotic prescriptions....and will be having surgery tomorrow (3-2-09) to help keep them away in the future... My wonderful husband decided Tuesday ( 5 days ago ---yes...) that maybe the ... Read more »
Daytona Beach Resort – 1 Bedroom Condo
This is a 1 bedroom condo at Daytona Beach Resort & Conference Center. This condo is on the 2nd floor and just off the south corner of the building. The floorplan below is meant as an approximate rendering... been many years since I used the old drafting board and T-square and now I just photoshop for fun... This is the bedroom -- and this is the main entrance to the condo....there are 2 queen beds and the bathroom is off this room too. I can provide bathroom ohotos upon ... Read more »
Ocean Walk Resort — 3 Bedroom Condo
Ocean Walk Resort -- 3 Bedroom Condo This is the floorplan for a 3 bedroom condo at Ocean Walk Resort. The resort is located at 300 N Atlantic, Daytona Beach Florida. All 3 bedrooms are in the north tower and they are all oceanfront. During the Daytona 500 2008 we stayed in condo #1423 -- this was a timeshare condo that we reserved and I took some pictures of the condo itself:: This is the master bedroom, king bed -- you have private access to the master bath and there is ... Read more »
Daytona Beach Bandshell
The Daytona Beach Bandshell History Taken from :: http://www.bandshell.org/history.php As early as 1921, a group of local residents began discussing ideas for improving what had become a run down section of Daytona Beach's oceanfront. The Bandshell is the result . It was built as a community-use project by the Federal Government Works Progress Administration (WPA) designed to stimulate the economy during the depression. It cost the city $84,000 and the Federal Government $184,000. ... Read more »
Daytona Beach Bike Week History
History of Daytona Beach Bike Week An excerpt from the on-line place to go for Daytona Beach Bike Week Information::: http://www.daytonabikeweek.com Perhaps it was the appeal of hard sand, warm winter days and the excitement of that first motorcycle race on the beach, that made Daytona Beach the home of Bike Week. Maybe it was the spirited activities surrounding the event that have kept people keep coming back. Whatever the case, Bike Week has been a tradition since January 24, 1937 - ... Read more »
Daytona Beach Boardwalk – Mardi Gras
Daytona Beach Boardwalk - Mardi Gras Continuing our walk along the Daytona Beach Boardwalk we find another great place to take the kids during a bad weather day or a place where you will loose teenagers for hours... or even husbands for hours... Mardi Gras -- The Arcade !! I saved this fitting post for today -- I just could not wait for the official start of Mardi Gras -- which is Feb 24th, 2009 !! This place is as fun as Mardi Gras -- well without beads...you know trying to ... Read more »