Don’t Forget The State’s Hurricane Season
If you just got an unbelievable deal on a Floridian vacation, ask yourself why. Do the dates fall within hurricane season? The state’s official hurricane season begins in June and runs through the end of November.
And while we’re not saying you shouldn’t visit during this time, locals live here year-round and manage the ups and downs of the weather just fine, you should just be aware that vacation chaos may ensue.
Luckily, hurricanes tend to give you plenty of time to anticipate them so you can get out of dodge. A good rule to follow is this: Don’t panic until you see that the locals are starting to.
When you see them going into overdrive, clearing grocery and home improvement store shelves, that’s your queue to pack up and head back home until the storm has passed.
While all these “mistakes to avoid” seem valid, we have one of our own to add: DON’T FORGET YOUR CAMERA! With all the beautiful sights around, it would be a shame to not have anything to show for it!
Have YOU made any of these mistakes on your last trip to this beautiful state? Be sure to share your thoughts with us in the comments section.
And if you’re a big fan of Florida, we recommend you also read: 7 Underrated Florida Vacations You’ll Love
5 thoughts on “5 Mistakes to Avoid on a Florida Vacation, According to Locals”
Opa resturant in Orlando near the convention center , usually requires reservations, but the food is so great, be a mistake to miss.
We came here the first time in August 1970. WE came back in December then relocated the following year.The two best choices in my life were marrying my wife and having a family and moving to Florida! I am retired now and have been in heaven on earth most of my life!
Siesta public beach on Siesta Key Sarasota is a great place to go,
but stay away during Spring Breaks and major holidays. The traffic
comes to a complete halt on Midnight Pass Rd and in Siesta Village.
The Gulf water is a little too warm from June thru Sept. but very nice
the rest of the year. The white sand on Crescent Beach is like nothing I’ve seen before. There are so many great places to see
and restaurants to eat at in the Sarasota area you will surely enjoy
your stay.
My husband and I wintered in the Florida Keys for several years until we got too old to drive down and back from Minnesota. Make sure you go south and spend some time going through the Keys. What a beautiful trip that is!
In answer to your first question in the article, my reply is the last two times I visited the state were in May ’19 to visit WDW and 6 months earlier in December to visit Miami before sailing aboard Allure of the Seas. I took a Hop-on, Hop-off tour of Miami that included a walk through Little Havana, but got sick from inhaling cigar smoke from the locals. As for fave crustaceans, mine is coconut-battered shrimp. It isn’t stone crab, and to my tastebuds, NOTHING is tasty when dipped into mustard; au contraire, everything seafood is tasty when it’s sprinkled with lemon juice or dipped into drawn butter.