By: Mary Fran Bontempo [fusion_builder_container hundred_percent="yes" overflow="visible"][fusion_builder_row][fusion_builder_column type="1_1" background_position="left top" background_color="" border_size="" border_color="" border_style="solid" spacing="yes" background_image="" background_repeat="no-repeat" padding="" margin_top="0px" margin_bottom="0px" class="" id="" animation_type="" animation_speed="0.3" animation_direction="left" hide_on_mobile="no" center_content="no" min_height="none"] Paddle boarding in Sarasota with Laura. (I'm the one NOT in the bikini.) I'm a Disney princess. At least, I'd like to be. So as far as Florida vacations go, Disney World has always been my Mecca. Until now. Enter Lido Key Beach and [...]

    By: Mary Fran Bontempo When you're blessed to have a home at the Jersey shore, it's hard to think of any other way to spend the Memorial Day weekend than at the beach. Even if the weather is on the cool side, as predicted this weekend, the lure of the ocean is like a siren call. Try to resist. I dare you. But in the aftermath of hurricane Sandy, many travelers--week-long [...]