THE FLORIDA TOUR
ORLANDO - ANNA MARIA ISLAND - MIAMI - SARASOTA - ST. PETERSBURG - TAMPA - WEST PALM - LOXAHATCHEE
The Middle Stretch
Florida is known for many things - Disney World, burgers in Paradise, beaches, Spring Break, vacation, retirement, and all of the seedy things that accompany that and are left out of the flashy ads and brochures. There are cruises, planes, automobiles, and boats. A Navy base and Air Force crafts are in that area. In 2020, the iconic Kissing Sailor statue at St. Armand's was graffitied with a "Me Too" sign. It was removed. Now, there are roundabouts, and traffic has been completely changed. There still is only one bridge.
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*The statue signified the Navy and Korean Comfort women, according to Wikipedia, which has since been changed. I believe. I checked it later, and it was missing that part. Wikipedia is a public creation website where contributors make pages and add and edit information. Julian Assange is Swedish, and he was in Ecuador before he was imprisoned. Nelson Serrano was extradited from Ecuador in a plane and was put in death row in Broward County, where he died. He was a white hat according to his Amazon Documentary.
The South Stretch
Human & Drug Trafficking Routes
Ringling
Art Museum
The Ringling Museum is linked to the Circus. The Ringing Brothers and Barnham & Bailey were the main Circus monopolists who profited off of sensational performance acts and exotic humans and animals. They were Viennese and were able to do whatever they wanted during that time, because regulations were loose.
North Port
Blue Collar Fun
This is a working-class area that is being gentrified. This is where the everyday workers live and play. Port cities are known as being key places of intersection of industry, people, and trade. I would be careful here. One time, a black couple was on the side of the road and the woman showed a shit in a box. I didn't see it, but my ex did.
Casey Key
Luxe Beaches
Casey Key is for the rich, wealthy, and elite citizens who seek privacy. That's by Siesta Key. Stephen King lives there. As a Creative Writing student, his name was unavoidable in literature classes. What a coincidence, I thought. Kayaks and boating bring people to that area. It is known for it's private beaches and mangrove tunnels.
Englewood
The Ghetto
This is a place of recreational substances and construction. The residents of this area are different. My ex's dad lived there with his other family. It's a felon hideout. Their house was unfinished concrete with wood slats as walls. I didn't know what was going on. It was scary. I didn't like it there or them. Can we leave now?
Lido -
St. Armand's -
Bird Key -
In the heart of Sarasota, people flock to see the beautiful beaches of Lido Key, enjoy the shopping and restaurants, and do some shopping. Columbia Restaurant is a well-known spot. Kilwin's is the fudge shop. Tommy Bahamas is the corner spot known for its cinnamon butter and hot bread baskets.
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There are big houses on the beach. The pirate statue on the terrace. Bird Key is the end of the bridge stretch. That is an expensive area where Jerry Springer lived. People walk, bike, fish, and run across the bridge daily for recreation. This area is bustling and links to the other keys.
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Many people have followed me here and want what I have like greedy beggars. They're not like me, but they lie like they are me. Cons.
Beach Towns
This is a place that I've put on the map with everyone else I've met and known here. Wherever I go, I bring the world's eyes and global attention. It's just how it goes. There's pros and cons to it, but this is my adolescence, and I've been coming here since I was 12. This was the family home before we went to Switzerland. We were the only family to live and work internationally and have more than one home. The super rich will giggle in amusement, but people are either really poor here or have dirty money. They love to film porn, rape children, and exploit tourists.
Longboat Key
This is known by locals as Jew nose Key. There are British, Dutch, and northern residents that move there to live. It's not great for family life considering the key and island lifestyle. There's a golf course, parks, pickleball, a beach farmer's market, and little shops. It's a very insular community. You have to be invited there or know locals who are known to go there, you know?
Siesta Key
Siesta Key is the Spring Break Mecca that attracts domestic and international tourists annually. The hurricanes hit this area particularly hard, but according to the news, they're up and running. The kids, teens, and young women go here to socialize, tan, eat, drink, and soak up the vacation, paradise lifestyle that's advertised. There was an MTV TV show filmed here to bring money and eyes.
Anna Maria Island
The Anna Maria area is known for the Cortez Bridge, the secret beaches, fun time vacationey attractions, and timeshares. There is a trolley that drives around the island and takes tourists up and down the the only road. There are restaurants, bars, and attractions to satisfy and delight the visitors and residents. Everyone loves the pancake breakfasts and Sea Ponies.
The Danger Zones
Every year and every day, really, many people flock to the large cities of Florida for amusement, recreation, and magic. There are different definitions of those words and worlds. Where there are. kids, there are predators. Where there is beauty, there is rape and exploitation.
Let's just keep it at that.
Loxahatchee
Indigenous Land
My ex, Christian Serrano lived at the Nudist Community there. We went for the Youth Art Weekend, because he made us. Cali and I hated it, and we left early. I channelled dead girls there after a male gave us acid. It was terrible there. He was offended. I think that shows why we didn't get married, how tolerant I was, and the world is nude. Europe and Adia are white though...
Miami
The Hot Spot
Miami Vice. CSI Miami. Grand Theft Auto.
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Miami is iconic for its cuban influence, the Panam connection, and South Beach. My bestie and I got our first tattoos there during our senior year Spring Break, because that's her parents' spot for their other home. That's very common for people I grew up with. ​
We went on a yacht.
Orlando
Disney World
The Florida Project is a movie that shows the local side of Disney World. We went there as kids with extended family and nuclear family. I had my first period there and thought I was dying. I was assigned Walt Disney as my grade school autobiography report. Mickey Mouse.
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Kyle and I went there at that weird pizza shop. Then it disappeared.
CARDINAL DIRECTIONS
Myakka
Myakka is known for its gators, cabins, and rope bridges. I don't really like that kind of stuff, but people always bring it up as a day trip option. In the forest and the swamp lands, people do as they please in nature. That to me is the bridge to Ocala and central Florida like Arcadia.
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That's where the citrus groves are. One ex-fiancee was from Louisiana, so he's fine with that.
Venice
This area has a dog beach with alligators and people that unleash their pets while they enjoy themselves. Cali was attacked her multiple times and was surrounded by three mutts. I had to get them away and protect her. We never went back. It's a motorcycle bar area and is scary. They're trying to gentrify it to make it look nicer.
Rosemary Beach
People love Seaside and Santa Rosa on the Emerald Coast. This is a very well-manicured area that attracts people from the South for Spring Break and second homes. There are so many trailers and van life people that go to the State Parks. I got a T-shirt with a Big Foot on a tricycle. It's an idyllic area. I'm not sure if it still is. The eateries are wonderful. There are dirt roads. People are friendlier there.
Port Charlotte
The news says Port St. Lucie is safer, but that's bad land. Bad real estate investments. We met childhood family friends there when they were on vacation before Kiersten got married. I wasn't invited to the wedding, but they're all jealous of me and gossip. They're ghetto like that. That's my twisted sister. She's blonde and looks like Aurora.
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