Is there anything worse for a golfer or meeting attendee than leaving a bewildered spouse back at the hotel surfing the daytime channels with nothing to watch but infomercials for Emeril’s cookware, Judge Judy and Real Housewives of Orange County reruns? You can forget that problem in Sarasota, Florida. While you’re out at meetings...
On Location: Omni Amelia Island Resort
For more than 25 years, I’ve traveled the highways, byways and waterways of Florida. I’ve devoured conch fritters in America’s southernmost city, Key West, and feasted on fresh smoked grouper in the panhandle, so the Guru knows a thing or two about the good life in the Sunshine State. One of my favorite places...
On Location: Omni Orlando Resort at Championsgate
The Guru travels around the world to play golf, but, ironically, I really don’t have to venture beyond my hometown, Orlando, to tee up at phenomenal resorts. O-Town has an amazing inventory of resorts with courses designed by a Who’s Who list of architects like Jack Nicklaus, Arnold Palmer, Greg Norman, Tom Fazio and...
On Location: Saddlebrook Resort
Much like a perennial favorite Cabernet Sauvignon wine you order at a steakhouse to accompany a butter slathered, grilled New York Strip, Saddlebrook Resort in Tampa provides a welcome comfort zone for golf vacationers. A mainstay on Florida’s golf resort menu for more than 35 years, Saddlebrook is designed with golfers in mind. The most...
Mount Dora, FL Dining Gem: 1921 By Norman Van Aken
A couple of weeks ago I was sauntering down the quaint streets in Mount Dora, Florida, a wonderful somewhat hilly lakeside town about 30 minutes from Orlando, and I hit the proverbial dining gold mine. One of the town’s newest restaurants (only a few months old) is 1921 By Norman Van Aken at 142...