North East Travel News

Issue 127

The area known as Florida’s Paradise Coast is winning a reputation as a destination where travellers can enjoy a holiday within a holiday. After the excitement of Orlando’s theme parks, spending time in Naples, Marco Island and the Everglades offers an opportunity to relax on white-sand beaches while appreciating vivid sunsets and viewing wildlife, including manatees and dolphins. The region’s pleasant winter climate has long attracted the rich and famous. The industrialists Thomas Edison and Harvey S. Firestone were among early seasonal visitors. Naples is now reputed to have properties belonging to 12,000 millionaires. Boat tours are a way to discover who lives where while cruising past the grand waterfront villas of the Port Royal neighbourhood, which has houses owned by A-list celebrities from sports, entertainment and other fields. Those tours depart from docks on the Gordon River by Tin City. Formerly the hub of the local fishing industry, Tin…