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Alys Beach Alys Beach came as a total surprise to me. In fact, you could drive through the entire city in 10 minutes and not realize you just missed a diamond sparkling in the Florida sun. As you meander through Rosemary enjoying the Bavarian-style architecture, rising out of the dunes comes gleaming white, alfresco buildings seeming something out of a film about Spanish Royalty. The place isn’t in its final form and yet it is striking. Peaceful and charming, the white buildings balance an luxury you will not see again in this state until you reach South Beach. Actually, Caliza, Aly’s little oasis for its guests, may quietly outshine even Miami’s most popular beach resorts. With private cabanas, beautiful colonnades, hammocks sagging between palm trees and beach views f...

Rosemary Beach As I sit here in the quaint Cowgirl Kitchen restaurant enjoying a totally unique “Drunken Cowgirl” pizza, the thought that continuously runs through my mind is that there may not be another place quite like Rosemary Beach anywhere else in the entire state of Florida. Equal parts La Jolla, California and Weikershein, Germany, this gorgeous  beach town feels remarkably homey with natural open fields, wood, cobblestone roads and the Bavarian architecture. The streets are lined with eclectic shops and stores and people walking slow paces to take it all in. Everywhere you can smell freshly cooked foods, hear laughter and truly feel like you’re on vacation. There is a richness and a timeless quality to Rosemary. It’s colorful and charming and, as a writer...

Inlet Beach, only minutes from Panama City Beach, makes one instantly feel detached, separated from the hustle of the city to lay alone on a perfect strip of gulf. It feels a bit like going back in time, like stepping into a Norman Rockwell painting and being sent back to a slower age. Inlet becomes yours, your place and your beach. What I found the most startling was the overall preservation. The place looked as though no one had ever set foot on it. The high, green dunes towered into the air, untouched as they broke the salty breeze. If ever Panama City Beach residents wanted to get away from the tourists and the “City” all they need do is take a short trip to Inlet. It’ll feel like a vacation, trust me. - Cebo Campbell There’s just one word that came to my mind ...

Just minutes away from our pristine beaches lies a hidden gem that is as magical as Disney itself, the 30A corridor. I’ve talked to so many of you that utilize this well kept secret for family outings, stay-cations, Friday-night events or bar-hopping flossy-style and this week we’re going to tell you all about it. Well, almost all about it, maybe we’ll leave out the bar-hopping, because I don’t drink. What we are going to do is a TooCreative first, and hopefully a regular event for the staff. On Thursday at 1:30 pm, we will embark on an adventure to our neighboring tourist attraction, 30A – to share snippets of what makes life so magical over there. This is an area that is known around the world as a high-end, unique and charming haven for vacationers an...