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Happy New Year from Coastal Atlantic Travel!

December 31, 2021

Greetings from the Florida/Georgia line! After a long hiatus the Coastal Atlantic Traveler is back up and running, with tons of new content planned for 2022. And even though it’s been a long couple of years, that hasn’t kept us from tracking the latest happenings along the southeast Atlantic coast from The Golden Isles down to St. Augustine. Local’s Travel Handbook is back! Just a few of the things planned for 2022 include the continuation of the Local’s Travel Handbook brand, with two new guides covering St. Simons Island off the coast of Georgia, as well as Amelia Island located

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Jacksonville National Cemetery

South Atlantic Coast: Things to Do Memorial Day 2016

May 29, 2016

Memorial Day is a federal holiday reserved in remembrance of those who made the ultimate sacrifice while serving in our nation’s armed forces. While some may regard the holiday as a weekend full of cookouts, lounging by the pool, and drinking a cold beer or two, it’s important to remember the reason every American is afforded such freedoms. If you’re visiting the south Atlantic coast this Memorial Day weekend, please consider the various tributes being held across the Georgia-Florida coast. St. Augustine Memorial Day Service The Military Officers Association of America will conduct this year’s Memorial Day service at the National Cemetery in

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Picture of the Turtle Tides brand stand-up paddle boards.

Turtle Tides Kayak and Paddle Board Rentals on Jekyll Island

April 13, 2016

Jekyll Island is known for attracting bikers, hikers, beachgoers and anglers, but one trending outdoor activity, stand-up paddle boarding (also known as SUP), has been sorely missed on the island – until now. Turtle Tides Jekyll is the island’s latest recreational business specializing in kayak and paddle board rentals on Jekyll Island. Owners Adam and Jamie Sanders decided to take the leap into providing Jekyll’s guests with paddle board and kayak tours while working aboard Captain Phillip’s Charters and Tours. (Adam is also a certified boat captain, with the husband-and-wife team guiding wine cruises and dolphin cruises for Captain Phillip several nights each week.) “It all started out

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Two people riding horses on Jekyll Island.

Spring Break Sale: FREE Jekyll Island Ebook

March 28, 2016

Just in time for Spring Break 2016, our Kindle edition of “Local’s Travel Handbook: Jekyll Island” is going to be available to download FREE beginning Tuesday, March 29th and running through Thursday, March 31st (click here to head straight to the Amazon bookstore). This week’s three-day promotion allows anyone interested in checking out our Jekyll Island ebook covering the coastal Georgia destination to download our travel guide to the device of their choice. The Kindle version is perfect for anyone preferring a smartphone or tablet to a paperback, and comes loaded with features designed specifically for mobile devices. Our Jekyll Island

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2016 Concours D’Elegance on Amelia Island

March 14, 2016

From gas-guzzling muscle cars to state-of-the-art battery-powered driving machines, the 2016 Concours D’Elegance didn’t disappoint. The annual gathering held on Amelia Island marked a three-day golf-less weekend across the Ritz-Carlton and Golf Club of Amelia Island properties, with several events rolling out impeccable rides, including Cars & Coffee at the Concours: Saturday’s free-admission event featuring over 250 cars on display, lining the fairways and greens of Amelia’s prestigious oceanfront golf courses. If shelling out anywhere from $95 for early-bird tickets to $120 at the gate for Sunday’s main event was a little above your price range (although certainly worth every

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FREE TODAY ONLY! Local’s Travel Handbook: Jekyll Island

March 1, 2016

Attention Travelers, Bookworms, History Buffs and Kindle Junkies: my latest travel guide covering Jekyll Island is available for FREE on the Amazon Kindle Store through March 1st! Where is Jekyll Island, exactly? If you’re from the South, then you’ve probably heard of Jekyll Island a time or two, but even if you’re halfway around the world, Local’s Travel Handbook presents a firsthand look at an interesting Atlantic island steeped in history. Heard of the Federal Reserve? You can thank the early 20th century financiers who called Jekyll their wintertime playground for the nation’s central bank. Rockefellers, Vanderbilts, Pulitzers and Morgans

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