A PIRATES TREASURE IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA

GASPARILLA INN & CLUB

If you have not heard of the Gasparilla Inn & Club, you have missed one of Southwest Florida’s best kept secrets. It is located on Gasparilla Island, a seven mile long island with beautiful white beaches, a quaint old fashioned downtown and an 1890 lighthouse located in the Gasparilla Island State Park.  Until recent years, the inn’s owners have preferred to keep this historic inn a relatively quiet secret.

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Holidays In the Sun

Augustus Caesar

Story and photos by Anthony Rao

If anyone ever recounted to you about a trip to somewhere you’ve only seen in pictures,  you know often to really experience what they are describing you have to be there.

As I reviewed the nearly 800 photographs I took during my trip to Italy in July I realized it is hard to focus on one element of my stay that vividly captures the entire experience.

After an overnight flight the trip began in Rome at 8:30 on a Friday morning-lost at the Fiumicino Airport. My traveling partner and I quickly began to navigate the city. We located the train and didn’t waste a lot of time getting to the main hub of the city to find the hostel where we were staying. Read Full Entry

Russia: A Trip Of A Lifetime

Story by Intern Katie Armstrong

Roosseeah!! The master of ceremonies at the Moscow Circus boomed his country’s name into the microphone with drama, pride and enthusiasm. He rolled the “r,” stretched out the “oo,” hissed the “s,” barely pronounced the “ee,” and with a flamboyant hand gesture, held out the “ah” for several seconds. The crowd applauded with their communal clap, whistling and cheering. That was what Russia was all about – the drama, the dynamics and the pride. Those words describe exactly what Russia embodies. Read Full Entry