081 Naples Florida

Are you dreaming of beautiful sunsets and white sand beaches? We have you covered this week as we chat with Harmony Skillman about Naples, Florida. ON THE PODCAST 00:32 - Kim and Tamara chat about travel plans for 2018 09:50 - About Harmony Skillman 12:10 - Where is Naples? 15:20 - Tips on getting to Naples and getting around 17:43 - How long to spend there 18:36 - Must do activities 21:20 - Beaches in Naples 23:08 - Day trip options 25:22 - Places to stay 26:35 - Downtown area 27:03 - Food experiences 30:08 - Money saving tips 32:04 - Where to take a family photo 33:12 - Favorite travel gear 35:55 - Tip of the week 38:12 - Shoutout!! ABOUT HARMONY SKILLMAN Harmony Skillman is the author of the family travel website, Momma To Go. She lives on Long Island, New York and when not online enjoys hanging with her two kids, running, and building her math tutoring business. Follow Harmony on Facebook, Twitter or Pinterest. TIPS FOR VISITING NAPLES FLORIDA If you are looking for a rainy day activity, there is a great children's museum in Naples called the Golisano. This museum has a lot of fun activities and play areas along with different exhibits to explore. In the same area as the Golisano Museum there is a water park called the Sun-N-Sun Lagoon. The water park has some great waterslides as well as a lazy river, splash pools, activity pool and even just a regular lap pool with a diving board. If you like to watch baseball, both the Boston Red Socks and the Minnesota Twins have spring training facilities in the Fort Myers area. If you are there in February or March you can go to these games! Cirella's is a great family-friendly Italian restauarant. If you are traveling in the winter time it is definitely recommended to make dinner reservations. Iguana Mia is also a great restaurant to visit while in the Naples area. They serves some great Mexican food along with their amazing Margaritas. You can’t miss the large lit up Cactus when driving by on route 41. If you are looking for someplace sweet, be sure to try the Royal Scoop. They create some really interesting flavors of ice cream and offer some crazy sundae combinations. FAVORITE TRAVEL GEAR Harmony loves to wear Lulu Lemon pants that have lots of pockets along with a sweatshirt. TIP OF THE WEEK Most people don't’ think about this, but you are not supposed to wrap gifts when you are traveling on a plane. TSA may need to inspect them so they may not stay wrapped. Some airports offer a gift wrapping service past the security area. MENTIONED ON THE PODCAST Naples Florida Activities Relaxing in Naples FOLLOW US AND SPREAD THE WORD! If you liked this show, please be sure to subscribe on iTunes, Stitcher, or Google Play and leave us a review! Have a question or comment? Send us an email or leave us a voicemail at +1.641.715.3900, ext. 926035# You can also follow our travels on Stuffed Suitcase and We3Travel, or follow the Vacation Mavens on Instagram, Facebook or Twitter. Thanks for listening!