I recently had a friend of a friend ask me, so what is fun to do in this city and what should we see before we leave? Honestly, I didn't really feel like I could give her a single activity as my answer. I know there's probably a lot to do in our city but the answer is going to be different for everyone depending on what you like to do. My husband for instance, does not like beer, dancing, motorcycles, clubs, gambling, or garage sale shopping. But she sounded like she was interested in going dancing and possibly having a drink somewhere. I did give her one bit of advice for our area which I felt could be applied to any vacation and that was, "visit the city website." This is the one thing I think is most helpful to me when I travel. I recently visited Bradenton Beach, Florida with some friends who wanted to go there and because I like to research and plan our trips, I visited their main website:
I already knew my husband was interested in dolphins (and I figured we might be able to find some type of dolphin activity because wouldn't Florida have dolphins... Florida's NFL team mascot is a dolphin after all?!) What I found on Bradenton Beach's Visitor's Guide was kayaking (which included the possibility of seeing dolphins, yay!) That was something both he and I thought we would probably appreciate. (Although, when we got there, our tour guide put us in the "divorce" kayak which was a two seater like we had asked, and well, we are still married but now understand why that kayak is not the best one to go with for couples, ha ha!) The kayak tour, despite the "divorce" kayak, turn out to be great! We saw dolphins, manatee (a mommy and her two babies), star fish, birds, and more. This adventure was listed on the city's website (which thankfully I checked out), was in the price range we were looking to spend on trip activities and was convenient to where we were staying, (bonus! No extra gas money!) It was a wonderful/trying experience we can look back on with enjoyment and laughs for years to come and it did not take a travel agent to discover, it just took us researching our destination's website.
Ultimately, there are a plethora of cities, websites, activities, price ranges and resources out there. By sticking close to your destination's local activities via their website, you can save money and hopefully have an awesome time. Plus, you never know if they have some special festival you can attend during your stay. The city's website can also be a good indicator of whether or not you actually want to stay/visit that city because if you cannot find anything to do there, well, maybe you shouldn't go there. Hope this was helpful. Blessings!
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