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Most streets are actually 6 lane roads if that's what you enjoy. It does make it easier to get out of town.
I'd love the name of the beach that's 15 minutes away.
I lived almost on the water in Gulfport and it took about 15 minutes to get to Ft. DeSoto Beach which is the close beach to Tampa according to the Real Estate agents on the city data messageboard. LOL.
I live in Port Richey (near Tampa). I would agree that Clearwater, St Pete and Pinellas County in general are way better than Tampa the city. Tampa is kinda all business and dirty while Pinellas is fun and more refined.
I do miss Boston somtimes but I definitely don't miss Massachusetts, if that makes sense to anyone.
From November to April it is just about perfect here. Nothing beats Xmas in shorts and a t shirt. I actually look forward to winter now, its a strange feeling.
Unless you live in Boston proper you'd probably hardly notice the difference between the Tampa burbs and Boston burbs. Its kinda hard to enjoy Boston anyways when the closest house you can afford is 50 miles away, especially when thats 50 miles of snow covered roads.
Speaking of cities, I just came back from vacation in Wash DC this past weekend. I enjoyed doing the tourist thing but I gotta say that is one lameass city. I couldn't wait to come home. People always say Boston is a wannabe New York but DC is the biggest wannabe city I have ever seen. It kinda thinks of itself as a world class city when in reality its a joke. The funny part is seeing people go ape**** over the museums. I'd put the Museum of Science, Museum of Fine Arts and History museums near Harvard over that crap in DC any day. No wonder some politicians fly home every weekend.
The Metro was the only thing I was impressed with, makes the T look like a short bus. That is something Tampa could definitely use (above ground of course).
not a sox fan as i do not have time for it ......with my first baby on the way i am sure things are going to change..
Different strokes.
Most streets are actually 6 lane roads if that's what you enjoy. It does make it easier to get out of town.
I'd love the name of the beach that's 15 minutes away.
I lived almost on the water in Gulfport and it took about 15 minutes to get to Ft. DeSoto Beach which is the close beach to Tampa according to the Real Estate agents on the city data messageboard. LOL.
four or six, it's all better (to me) than the crap they call roads here in Pittsburgh
Honeymoon Island State Recreational Area. Admittedly, I lived in the Town n' Country part of tampa which is half an hour minimum from USF.
you need to check different websites. DeSoto is a nice place, but it's way down at the tip of the penisula. No where near the closest beach to Tampa. Heck, the causeway is lined by beaches if you don't mind swimming in the bay instead of the Gulf. Go here
http://tbo.com/life/travel/beaches/
Google says 1 hour and 1 minute from my door.
I'll still probably check it out since I won't get stuck on the Howard Frankenstein bridge, anyway.
(1 more year, 1 more year)
One more thing, Honeymoon isn't free, but if I remember correctly the fee wasn't that bad. The main beach has a lot of people, but if you go to the last parking lot and are willing to walk a bit, you can get away from the crowds. If you want free beaches, try the causeway.