FunSized Living

The month of looooveee is here so there is plenty to love about these upcoming events happening around Tampa Bay this month! First things first, be sure to watch  February's FunSized Five  video! Let's kick things off with two different events happening on February 11th! You'll want to start your day at the Tampa Bay Chocolate Festival happening at Gulf View Square in New Port Richey. This is the 10th year for this festival and it's going to be the Sweet & Spicy Edition, so all the vendors will be sticking to this theme but can add some heat as well. It's a free event where you can pay for the treats you wish to enjoy. There'll be live music with plenty of fun to be had, while you enjoy your sweet treats from 11am to 7pm .  Once you are filled up from treats at the Chocolate Festival, you'll want to head down to Ybor where the Knight Parade is starting at 7pm . The Knights of Sant'Yago will lead more than 100 Tampa Organizations down 7th Avenue in ...

If you follow me on social media, you know that I have started doing a monthly series called "The FunSized Five," where I share my top 5 pick of events happening around Tampa Bay that month. Well, sometimes more than 5 come to my attention and I thought, let me come to my blog to share them! This way I can share more details about the events I pick, plus some other events that you don't want to miss out on. So here we go! First things first, be sure to watch  January's FunSized Five  video! Starting January 7th is the start of Yacht Starships’ Weekend Brunch Buffett Cruise ! Every Saturday and Sunday, during their 2 hour cruise, enjoy their buffet which is filled with all your brunch favorites along with complimentary coffee and tea. You'll get to enjoy live music while you take in the sights around Tampa Bay. Get more information and tickets on their website .  January 13th is the start of John's Pass Annual Seafood Festival . This will be the 41st year for...

Prior to moving to Tampa, I was not aware of how much history there is in this city! Tampa played a major role in the development of Florida, but you’d never know this unless you visit some of these hot spots: The Henry B. Plant Museum This is really where you should start your history tour since Henry B. Plant is who built the railroad that brought people to Tampa. This is a small museum that has an enormous amount of history in it. It is located in the south wing of Plant Hall in the University of Tampa. For 40 years, this was the Tampa Bay Hotel, a 511-room resort. People would travel here mostly to spend their winters at the Hotel and would stay here for months at a time. When you visit the museum, you’ll see the original Victorian furniture from when it was a hotel and you’ll see how one of the parkour suites was laid out. Plenty of high profile names stayed and visited the Tampa Bay Hotel like Babe Ruth, but now the only big name that they’re waiting to have visit is, YOU! Check ...

If you want to visit the neighborhood in Tampa Bay that has the most charm and history, look no further than Ybor City. This part of Tampa may have the reputation of a Broadway by day and a Bourbon Street by night, but it is so much more than that! There is so much history and culture that runs through these cobble stone streets, with plenty of places to visit and learn from, so I’m here to help make it easier for you find those places. Here is my itinerary for you, for when you come to visit Historic Ybor City. First, I’d start with an Historic Walking Tour . Max Herman runs a fantastic tour where he takes you around this National Historic Landmark District of Florida. There are very few places you actually go into, so depending on the time of year you take his tour, prepare to sweat. On this Historic Walking Tour, you learn how Ybor City came to be in 1885 and was quite the melting pot with so many different cultures, religions and ethnicities choosing to settle in Ybor. This walking...