Discover FLORIDA - Moving to or Visiting The Sunshine State

[@francotripepi]

If Tampa Aerial Media doesn’t produce the BEST “tourism showcase” videos, I don’t know who does He lets the places he visits shine, never stealing the spotlight, commentary is also outstanding and deeper than what you’re accustomed to, but spot on He shows the State I live in,and deeply love, in a way no one else does.....demonstrating that he can do so with YOUR State too Images, tempo, cadence, music, comments.....all flow, blend and augment the whole Hands down the BEST He described the Keys (my favorite place in the WORLD) like nobody I’ve ever seen....and I’ve seen Cheers from City Beautiful (Coral Gables), keep doing what you are so evidently talented to, and keep being you.....plenty of tiny drops, here and there reveals to us how you are My son and I are fans 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@TampaAerialMedia]

Well that is very kind of you to take the time to give that feedback...Thankyou my friend

[@Diomedes01]

I moved to Florida in 2012. Prior to that, I had lived in California for about 14 years and prior to that, I had grown up in the north east. After having lived here for ten years, I can say that I absolutely LOVE the state of Florida. I love the culture. I love the beaches and wildlife. The people are extremely friendly. The weather, while quite hot in the summer, is still overall very pleasant all year round. Everyone is different, but for me, Florida is paradise.

[@TampaAerialMedia]

Totally agree

[@TNTinFL]

Moved to Florida in 2012. Absolutely LOVE it here. Everyone is different. But for me, this is paradise. Although I could do without the hurricanes. 😀

[@TampaAerialMedia]

Yep Aug & Sep we hold our breaths, but outside of that Florida is pretty good

[@ulyabond1514]

Your videos are the best of the best!!! You help me to live with my hard disease multiple scleroses, you help me not to cry, you save my soul and thanks to your videos I find the sence to live further... Wish you the best wishes, power and strength, and love and peace and help of God!!!

[@claudiahansen4938]

Blessings to you, too. This video really brought it all together, so we can fly high and see all wonders of the beautiful state of Florida. Subscribing!

[@TampaAerialMedia]

Thankyou Claudia, welcome aboard, thanks for letting us know

[@Ndw1995]

I absolutely love Florida. The weather, the general way the state is ran, the people... there's not many complaints in my book. Floridians have been consistently more welcoming than other states like Texas and Georgia. As long as you work hard and are nice, they are nice back

[@StarScreamReee]

Can’t wait! I’ve never seen you put out a bad video. Appreciate the consistent content and the follow up on areas as things recover & open up. Always enjoyed your music choices. I’ve been getting into the bar/drink tiki culture (it’s the tropical cocktails and escapism for me) and noticed there are quite a few tiki bars throughout Florida. I’ve ordered a few collectors tiki mugs from the down there, like the Honu in Dunedin for example. Hoping to see you visit a tiki bar sometime in your videos.

[@TampaAerialMedia]

Thankyou Star Scream, yea like to feature the Tiki Bars when I see them, I'll keep more of an eye out for them in the future

[@FloridaVlogs2019]

the most beautiful state in the us😍😍😍😍😍😍

[@007fan091]

Florida here I come

[@TampaAerialMedia]

Its calling your name

[@PeculiarHeaven]

This video makes me feel proud and grateful to God to call Florida home.

[@TampaAerialMedia]

Thankyou Intrinsic, yep we do live in a beautiful state

[@pearlsauder7184]

I love all of yr videos❤❤❤

[@TampaAerialMedia]

Thankyou for those nice words, much appreciated

[@tuft7775]

Amazing video with such great photography all in 4K!! Thanks so much for doing this as its so useful for my move from Henderson NV. Love and appreciation for what you do!

[@TampaAerialMedia]

Thankyou Tuft, great to hear. We might be doing a Vegas video this year, have a company that might be paying us to do Vegas.

[@NicholasTreyJ]

There really is just something special about Florida! Great video and my favorite state no doubt!!!

[@TampaAerialMedia]

Thankyou Nicholas

[@MNDanno]

Fantastic consolidation. Great job as always.

[@TampaAerialMedia]

Thankyou Daniel

[@TheWHOdatYAT]

My wife and I absolutely adore your videos. We are planning our escape from California, and your channel has allowed me to show my wife a great overview of the different areas of Florida (I've spent a great deal of time there, but she hasn't). Thank you and keep up the great work!

[@TampaAerialMedia]

Great to hear, yea love CA over FL. Would like the CA cooler weather in the summer, but I think FL really has CA beat.

[@dickersondesigns3596]

So excited to see this, Randy!

[@TampaAerialMedia]

Yep hopefully good info for you

[@dickersondesigns3596]

@@TampaAerialMedia You always give good info...

[@taffyden9718]

Good bless! Currently on way back from our extended 3 week stay in you state! Absolutely amazing as usual and this video hits hard, as we are thinking of finding a way to move!

[@TampaAerialMedia]

Thankyou Taffy for the nice words

[@dancarson4794]

I LOVE Florida!!! And your videos!!! Such a great pick me up!!!

[@costaplenty7482]

Sir you have the best job in the world. My dream is to get a truck camper and travel and fish the whole of Florida. Regards from Greece.

[@TampaAerialMedia]

Thankyou, great to hear from Greece

[@TheStarkMunro]

Watched your videos before moving to FL! Thanks for great and informative content! Sunshine state is the best

[@DMUSA536]

Just enough information to help make a decision. Thank you.

[@danroydsbarbadostravelvlog3057]

Greetings From Barbados🇧🇧

[@Maria-tq8ck]

La Floria! Love it!

[@SheckleRFan715]

underrated travel vloger. good job sir!

[@TampaAerialMedia]

Thankyou KALi, that is nice of you

[@angelrenee3333]

Once again I comment on the beautiful work you do! I've lived in Florida multiple times in my lifetime. I loved it every time! Your video reminds me why! Great job! Of course now I am missing Florida again. Thankfully I live in Georgia which is pretty close. Thank you for putting up such great content.

[@TampaAerialMedia]

You are welcome, atleast you are pretty close

[@Raymondgogolf]

Hi Angel I hope my comment didn't sound as a form of privacy invasion your comment tells of a wonderful woman with a beautiful heart which led me to comment I don't normally write in the comment section but I think you deserve this complement. If you don’t mind can we be friends? Thanks God bless you….🌹🌹🌹🌹

[@The_Potato]

Blessings to you sir! Loved the video! I'm sold on the Space Coast and I'm looking forward to visiting it soon. So many great areas all over the state to visit too! Keep up the great work you do!

[@TampaAerialMedia]

Thankyou, yea I think you can find better deals on the Space Coast than other coastal areas in Florida.

[@darrenshi9749]

Very good compilation video of your excellent footage. Killer narration.

[@TampaAerialMedia]

Thankyou Darren for the nice words

[@darrenshi9749]

@@TampaAerialMedia Adorable dog and man in videos, and what an amazing judge there who ended the masking on transportation.

[@MegaMillionsMike]

Woah, a whole Florida video 🌞 I love to see it 😎

[@brennw19]

I don't live in Florida, but I've visited most of it and my favorite areas are the Clearwater beach, and treasure island. Like you said they're busy but it's definitely a nice place to vacation.

[@BradChubbs]

Great video, as always! We’re heading back to Daytona in June. Your videos have been a godsend these past 2 years.

[@akbuckets272]

We apreciate you man. FLORIDA is am amazing state.

[@TampaAerialMedia]

Thankyou AK

[@stugooden7826]

This is the best channel on KZbin

[@TampaAerialMedia]

Thankyou Stu, that is nice of you to say that

[@sonjtuck923]

Fabulous, as always Randy!

[@TampaAerialMedia]

Thankyou Sondra

[@uverex251]

Yes indeed Florida is the best place to leave!!! Thank you!!!

[@reginathornton7433]

OUTSTANDING Video. THANKS 💕

[@TampaAerialMedia]

You are welcome Regina

[@NightimeDan]

Love the video!! Please do a full video on North Port, I’m considering moving there!

[@danettej4796]

You have created a wonderful video again… as you always do. Thank you for covering the East and West coast of Florida. My goal is to get to the Keys when I retire, for a long visit. With these great videos you deserve a raise 😁👍. Keep up the good work.

[@davidsheriff8989]

Well edited....I think this covers the visual side of Florida the best....superb as expected

[@TampaAerialMedia]

Thankyou David

[@joanalisc9311]

Great video! Keep up the good content!

[@TampaAerialMedia]

Thankyou for the nice words

[@tomeichem6903]

Great job on this video Randy. Enjoyed watching it.

[@TampaAerialMedia]

Hi Tom, great to see you on youtube.

[@mikew5079]

Great informational video. Another home run.

[@Jeannified]

I live in San Diego, CA. Love it here snd the lack of humidity. I do love Florida too, though! Antsy to get back there for a vacation and visit with my family! They are in the Tampa area. Best beaches ever!!!

[@TampaAerialMedia]

Yep, if I were to be in CA, it would be San Diego

[@Raymondgogolf]

Hi Jeannified I hope my comment didn't sound as a form of privacy invasion your comment tells of a wonderful woman with a beautiful heart which led me to comment I don't normally write in the comment section but I think you deserve this complement. If you don’t mind can we be friends? Thanks God bless you….🌹🌹🌹🌹

[@Jeannified]

@@Raymondgogolf I don't see your comment on here, BUT...I have very thick skin, and am sure I didn't take anything personally.

[@Raymondgogolf]

@@Jeannified oh like seriously ok we can be friends You can text me with the gmail on my profile 🌹🌹🌹

[@gaylejames9927]

We LOVE all your videos!!

[@Raymondgogolf]

Hi Gayle I hope my comment didn't sound as a form of privacy invasion your comment tells of a wonderful woman with a beautiful heart which led me to comment I don't normally write in the comment section but I think you deserve this complement. If you don’t mind can we be friends? Thanks God bless you….🌹🌹🌹🌹

[@k.st.angelo1108]

I'm a Florida native coastal NE area, really enjoy your videos, excellent research! I've learned things I didn't know about my home state 😊🌴

[@TampaAerialMedia]

Thankyou, I love that part of the country, hope to get back up there this fall

[@k.st.angelo1108]

@@TampaAerialMedia You might enjoy filming video on Cumberland Island, Georgia. The ferry boat takes guests over from the downtown Fernandina Beach Marina to the Greyfield Inn, they also allow camping on the island.

[@noisycat91029]

Great video! Makes me miss the ocean. Keep up the good work!

[@TampaAerialMedia]

Thankyou for the nice words

[@erickjudge6129]

Brilliant work as always. I appreciate you going over both the pros and the cons. I hope to move there within the next year or so.

[@TampaAerialMedia]

Thankyou Erick

[@joami34]

As always, another great video.

[@devonnachristopher6436]

Great video! You never disappoint. I moved to Sarasota 3 years ago from Scottsdale. I'm ready to explore other cities in Florida. Thank you!

[@TampaAerialMedia]

Thankyou Devonna

[@samanthamccormick1505]

Welcome to Florida. Please plan on visiting your fellow Floridians on the Atlantic/East coast - Fort Lauderdale, Miami, Port Saint Lucie, St. Augustine, Daytona Beach, Deerfield Beach, Pompano Beach, etc etc.

[@valeriew4677]

🙏 Praying that you, and your family/ friends are safe after Hurricane Ian. God's Blessings.

[@TampaAerialMedia]

Thankyou Valerie, we are good, but keep praying for SW Florida

[@B33333]

Thanks for sharing your videos! It is an excellent one ☝️

[@TampaAerialMedia]

Thankyou for the nice words

[@B33333]

@@TampaAerialMedia I love ur video a lot when you film in key west ❤️☝️

[@joefisher1972]

This is your best video yet! Awesome! I was born in Key West Florida but being a US Navy brat I haven't lived there since I was born but that is about to change when I retire! Love your videos! Keep up the good work!

[@angiegracie6954]

Excellent

[@hejiranyc]

About the weather… it is astonishingly wonderful. I’ve been in my new beach condo in Fort Lauderdale for a few weeks (April). Other than a few raindrops from a passing cloud, it has not rained once. Every day has been sunny or partly sunny. Highs 79-84 degrees. Lows 70-75 degrees. Low humidity. Wonderful breeze from the ocean. Just perfect. I know this won’t last forever, but my goodness, it has been a treat!

[@martinpenev6750]

Your videos are so calming. I enjoy watching your newest contribution during dinner, lunch and sometimes work 😁 Btw which locations will come up in the next few weeks? Care to share?

[@TampaAerialMedia]

Headed up to Myrtle Beach now, and will do Orlando when I come back. The Orlando one may be the first to be edited and posted.

[@CityHustleHD]

I ❤️ Florida 🌴

[@justkam5148]

I want to move to Florida SO BADDD! I’m going to make it happen one day! It has my 2 favorite types of weather…. Rain and sun!

[@TampaAerialMedia]

Dont blame you Kam, hopefully you can soon

[@clarkegavin3]

@TampaAerialMedia Amazing video! Will you be covering the Nature Coast? Like crystal river/homosassa? Thats my area 😊 also may I ask the song title at 10:48? 😮

[@TampaAerialMedia]

yea, actually right on the border of the Nature Coast now doing Tarpon Springs...I will hopefully soon, some of the areas I want to do there are not dog friendly, so thats been one of the issues, but I do want to do it. The song is "Tropic Breeze" by Cymatix available on PremiumBeat.com

[@livingmybestlife365]

Love your content. Keep up the good work. Can you do a video of Florida east coast vs west coast?Pros and cons of both

[@TheRealJohnWack]

You all create the BEST informative and packaged material...especially Florida related. Very helpful. Thank you! Where are you from in CA? From a native Californian, Blessings to you.

[@TampaAerialMedia]

Thankyou Michael, born and raised in San Jose

[@wesleymorales6440]

Beautiful im moving to Florida in 2023

[@TampaAerialMedia]

Welcome to FL

[@mariadelcmontalvo6116]

Excellent video.

[@TampaAerialMedia]

Thankyou Maria

[@Raymondgogolf]

Hi Maria I hope my comment didn't sound as a form of privacy invasion your comment tells of a wonderful woman with a beautiful heart which led me to comment I don't normally write in the comment section but I think you deserve this complement. If you don’t mind can we be friends? Thanks God bless you….🌹🌹🌹🌹

[@Roadtosomethingnew1]

I couldn't think of a better title for this video "An Oasis of Freedom" we ourselves are also from Cali. Though we miss the mountains, Florida's positives outlay the negatives, unlike Cali. Cheers on another excellent video

[@TampaAerialMedia]

Thankyou, yep, me as well. ..actually I stole that from Gov DeSantis, he called FL that a few months ago.

[@iiirip3794]

Great video. Born and raised in Florida and these videos do it Justice. I’m in the 30A area and would love to see a video on the scenic Highway and everything there is to do near Seaside community and Grayton beach area. The Red Bar just being one of the attractions is the place where big country music stars film music videos and such. The whole area looks like a movie set it’s so picturesque. They filmed The Truman Show movie here in Seaside!

[@fuxan]

You are a native and dont see a problem with the rate of cancerous growth? I'd rather be poor and live in a shack surrounded by natural untouched lands than be "rich" and surrounded by potential enemies if the ish hits the fan and theres no where to farm cause they paved paradise...

[@theoneandonlypinkypinky8245]

Thanks for the great job and also telling us about the crime rate!

[@KONGDADDY69]

It would be great if you could do a Hilton Head video! Your channel has easily some of the most informative/scenic videos on KZbin!

[@TampaAerialMedia]

Yep certainly will at some point. The next 4 videos will be 2 of Mytrle Bch, Poconos Mtns, and Orlando

[@tararockrevivalbebe6427]

I’m moving back. We moved to Indiana for family reasons in 1996 from tarpon springs Florida. I grew up in Florida it’s my home now I’m 42 and ready to go back home. Looking into next year spring time.

[@TampaAerialMedia]

We need to do a video of the Tarpon Springs, Honeymoon Island area

[@tararockrevivalbebe6427]

@@TampaAerialMedia Yes definitely I would love that❤️

[@samanthamccormick1505]

@@Raymondgogolf This is the third woman you are posting this exact message to

[@84cman]

Awesome video

[@TampaAerialMedia]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@poppylove3673]

What is your favorite beach in Florida? What beach town is least populated, and touristy?

[@TampaAerialMedia]

I'd say the smaller beaches on the Treasure Coast

[@rosemaryhricko7697]

Lovely KZbin posts. Be down to fort Walton Tuesday week

[@prettydisabled9060]

Thank you! 🔥 ♥️

[@TampaAerialMedia]

You are welcome

[@Raymondgogolf]

Hi Pretty I hope my comment didn't sound as a form of privacy invasion your comment tells of a wonderful woman with a beautiful heart which led me to comment I don't normally write in the comment section but I think you deserve this complement. If you don’t mind can we be friends? Thanks God bless you….🌹🌹🌹🌹

[@prettydisabled9060]

@@Raymondgogolf lol

[@blacksuit5614]

Ich war noch nie in die USA. So viele tolle Orte wo man denken könnte, man will hier nicht weg.

[@jilllovesbeegees70]

I sent the link to several friends!

[@TampaAerialMedia]

Thankyou Jill, appreciate the share

[@dalewagner9214]

even tho i live in venice i have relatives that live in daytona been there 3 times and wouldnt mind living there i love the atlantic ocean lived in delaware rehoboth beach will always love the atlantic

[@heatherspisak1762]

It’s important to keep in mind that the traffic is terrible even in areas where you wouldn’t think it would be. If watching loss of habitat concerns you, I’d stay clear of FL because it’s breaking my heart daily. Our wildlife is suffering immensely right now

[@heatherspisak1762]

@@florida-freedom ask the manatees how they feel about starving to death then 🤷‍♀️ Or ask the scrub jays how they feel about all their once protected lands being destroyed.

[@fuxan]

Agreed. It has caused me to not function at all...therapist are not trained for dealing with ecological related fears and emotional dread from seeing the loss of so much life and beauty. And it comes at a cost. People would have less or no children and start living a much more humble life if they knew what the consequences were and how it directly impacts them as well.

[@fuxan]

A lot of animals can and do suffer before things stabilize.

[@fuxan]

@@florida-freedom yes...yes it is who are you? That is a very poorly informed assertion. There is habitat loss...paved areas. This leads to a sharp drop in available plant life and permeable surfaces. There is a drop in biodiversity and due to the fast rate of habitat loss animals can and do suffer the effects before things settle down...which they do not.

[@321gates]

@@fuxan You sound like your so fun to be around ...

[@destinymena]

I so can’t wait to move to Florida 🥰🥰

[@doubleoseven273]

Florida is bar none the best state in the US no other states can rival what Florida offers.

[@samanthamccormick1505]

Agree. 18 years ago when I grew sick and tired of the cold and snow in the North East/New England I decided to relocate and began researching place to move to. Finally zeroed in on two states - Florida and California. After intense research Florida was the winner. So relocated to South Florida. But wanted to live in California to test out my choice number 2. So worked and lived in California for a few years. Was nice in California but that re-inforced to me that my decision to move to Florida was truly the best decision. Florida is a fantastically planned state. The infrastructure is top notch. Excellent WIDE roads. Everything is co-located in Florida. You dont have to drive 30 and 40 minutes through winding narrow roads to get to places. Most Florida cities have been planned out in a grid pattern of wide streets/boulevards. I have never come across another state with as many strip malls. So whatever you are looking for, groceries, restaurants, malls, nails, massage, everthing is co-located to you and you will get there on a smooth ride on roads that are not cracked or full of potholes. Also the street lights are bright and the roads are well lit at night. That is one thing I hated about California which has narrow winding roads with very poor street lighting at night, if you were lucky to even have street lights at many places. Driving on well lit very wide and well maintained roads/streets that Floridians take for granted is not commonplace across all of the US. Next - proximity to beaches and quality of beaches. No matter where in Florida one is, one can get to a beach by driving for 45 minutes. A few places on the panhandle may need 60 minutes drive [but those are exceptions]. The beach sand in florida is powdery [not muddy/clumpy like they are in many places in California beaches]. The water in the Florida beaches are warm not very cold like many California beaches are. Weather - While many people/visitors complain that Florida can get too hot and humid, believe me when I say that parts of California can get VERY VERY COLD in the winter. It will shock people when I say that the cold we experienced in San Jose and San Francisco was even worse than that in PA and Boston, only that it didn't snow in California [though we could see snow covered mountain peaks from time to time]. Bone chilling cold is what it can get in California. Homelessness/tent cities - Another big negative about California. It has gotten even worse in recent years in CA. Just out of control. How is it that Florida does such a great job of keeping its cities and towns spotlessly clean while many of the one time great cities, Detroit, Baltimore, Chicago, Portland Oregon, Seattle, NYC, San Francisco, Philly, LA, are spiraling into unmitigated disaster with rampant tent cities/homelessness is mind boggling. Everytime I return from visiting many of these cities, I am so glad that I call Florida home. How is it that Miami, Ft Lauderdale, Orlando, St Petersburg, Sarasota, Tampa, Gainesville, Fort Myers, Naples, Tallahassee, Lakeland etc are kept so clean. Everytime we have visitors from PA, MI, NH, MA, NYC etc. they always gush in disbelief when we go out on drives. One of the common themes that surprised us was 'Wow, such fantastic roads you have' and we were initially incredulous - 'What about them roads?'. You would expect people to gush about the beaches and piers etc [which they do] but the sheer delight in mundane things of Florida like the well maintained roads and freshly painted street signs and lane markings is what gets me everytime [besides the street lighting]. One friend [from Pittsburgh, PA] we drove all the way between West Palm and Miami and he exclaimed after we reached Miami, 'Unbelievable, we have now driven through three of four cities [we went through Boca Raton, Fort Lauderdale, Hollywood, Miami, besides small town in between] and unbelievably we never came across any rundown buildings, not one. Not one rusty bridge. Not one bad road. Not one tent city. Every single building looks like it is freshly painted'. When we stopped at a random gas station in North Miami, this friend stepped out and began clicking pictures of random high rises. So I asked him what he found so fascinating about these random buildings? And he said that it is unbelievable how every single building looks like it is brand new and freshly painted and not a speck of dust or paper anywhere on the street. He asked me if this particular place was 'New'. I told him that this is a part of Miami which is atleast a hundred years old! He kept repeating on an on that though we drove for about 3 hours through various cities spanning three counties of South Florida, how is it that not one thing seemed out of place. No garbage or trash anywhere on the streets, and all communities look rich and well maintained. I told him that it is not like Florida does not have poverty but it is reasonably well maintained. The mother of a friend visited form Ohio and she had almost the exact things to say about Florida. I remember what she said: 'Don't even think of moving out of Florida, ever. Not NYC not California, not any place else. Florida is the place to be in the US. This place looks so pretty, well maintained and rich. Nothing to beat Florida'. She eventually moved to a place on the Gulf coast after purchasing a house there. IN conclusion, while the rest of the US makes fun of Florida [the 'Florida Man' memes and jokes], Florida does a few things very well. There has to be a reason why Florida attracts the most number of inter-state relocation/migration among all the US states.

[@Tasadal1]

Would you ever do a video on Ocala, Florida? My husband got a job there and I’m super depressed moving there. Our dream was South Florida and Ocala is so different from the south. I’m dreading the move and the lifestyle there. Maybe seeing a video from your perspective on the city would help 🙏

[@sonjtuck923]

Ocala is not bad at all. FL native and lived in several great cities. It’s an hour away to pretty much anything and the horses aren’t bad either.

[@samanthamccormick1505]

Hear a lot of great things about Ocala and how they train horses for the Kentucky derby there. But is certainly is not South Florida that you think of when you hear Miami/Fort Lauderdale. That Miami/Fort Lauderdale vibe is unique to South Florida and you dont get that in Tampa, Orlando, St Pete, Sarasota anywhere else in Florida.

[@Tasadal1]

@@samanthamccormick1505 we did move and have been in Ocala almost 7 months now. While I don’t hate it, I don’t love it. What I was worried about was accurate. Yes it’s beautiful. But it definitely has that small town feel. It’s very behind with the times as far as having a lot of certain stores or opportunities or even in the medical field. When I had an appointment for pregnancy, I couldn’t even find a female obgyn. They show up online but when you actually try to find one there were none. And the doctors offices were very disgusting and dirty. And this was the nicer one that I went too not like state insurance medical. I also had to travel to Gainesville for appointments (about a 50 minute drive) because they don’t have technology for certain things. There’s only one target here which is always sold out of stuff. Only organic store is Earth Fare and options are limited. Which stinks when you mostly want to buy fresh and organic. The Saturday market was a joke. The mall shouldn’t even be called a mall. It’s just small. And everyone we have met here doesn’t love it here because there’s not much to do. Most people who live here only live here because they grew up here and either never left or came back because of family. It’s not a place you just move to for no reason. To do anything you must go at least an hour in a half or longer out of town. People say that like it’s no big deal but it’s a lot. If you have kids and pets, it’s not that easy to constantly drive out of town for shopping or fun. It’s a lot of work and gas and the freeway here is awful and so much traffic trying to go towards Tampa or Orlando. There’s no downtown. It’s a little town square that you can walk through in 10 minutes. It’s just been a bummer and I can’t wait to leave. If you like a slow small town with not much to do then you’ll love it. Otherwise, keep looking. And it’s not anymore affordability than south Florida. People always say oh it’s so much cheaper there. It’s not. You get little for your money and it’s not even newer or modern. We pay $2700 for a 3 bedroom rental that’s old and outdated. So yes even though it’s pretty, it’s not worth it in my opinion. And it doesn’t feel like you’re in Florida at all. Sure there’s the humidity, but not being by the water or having the beautiful palm trees like south Florida, it feels like Midwestern America. You’re landlocked and it’s hot and humid with millions of gross bugs.

[@samanthamccormick1505]

@@Tasadal1 Thank you for sharing your first hand experience in Ocala. Sure will be useful for others planning on moving there. I totally agree with your points. I believe the way out for you and your family would be for your husband to look at opportunities in South Florida. Given what you are already paying to rent, it should get you a similar rental home in South Florida. [May not get you a sea facing condo, but there are many nice homes a bit away from the beaches]. And I agree 100% that without the beaches it just doesnt feel the same. Agree that we in Fort Lauderdale and Miami do not go to the beach every day, but knowing that we can be at the beach in 15 minutes and chill is very reassuring. And there is an inner calm and 'pride' that one feels deep within to be able to live and drive around in Florida cities like Miami, Fort Lauderdale, Hollywood and walk the wide beachside broadwalk or enjoy the beachside cafes and restaurants. I sure hope that you and your family realize your dream of relocating to South Florida. You never know when the right job comes to your husband and then suddenly everything falls in place. Everything you mentioned, is a lifestyle very much available in South Florida. The boat rides, yellow river taxis in Fort Lauderdale with their daylong passes using which you can hop on and hop off at any destination, including at seaside cafes/restaurants/tiki bars and get back on a river taxi and explore other places. So there are many activities to do. Several casinos in Hollywood and Fort Lauderdale that is nice to visit to enjoy their brunch/breakfast offerings too. Praying that you get your chance to move to South Florida.

[@Tasadal1]

@@samanthamccormick1505 thanks ❤️ we Hope the opportunity comes soon too. It’s been a tough transition coming from a large city to such a small town. I’m trying to be positive and enjoy it while we are here especially since the kids are watching. But it’s definitely hard. I think the hardest part, is that since I know we don’t plan on staying for long, I don’t really want to try and build friendships and community since I know we’ll just be leaving. But then it’s very lonely here. So I’m trying but then not really 😂 It’s funny because I know a lot of people who probably would love Ocala for the small town feel. It’s just not a fit for us. We looked into Fort Lauderdale as well but I think west coast is more for us. But we can’t wait to visit Ft. Lauderdale and are hoping to make it down there this month or next! One thing I will say about Ocala-location is great as far being able to explore a lot of nearby cities. Because it’s central you are 2-4 hours from anywhere. Not convenient when you’re trying to live and just find things to do and enjoy your day and shop..but convenient to explore and get to know the state!

[@mamastylesaver]

My husband and I watch all your Florida videos and we’ve learned so much for our yearly visits to FL 😎🌴We plan to move to FL in 4 years 😍 always have wanted to live there! In the meantime we just keep visiting different areas of SW to see which area may be a best fit for us.

[@samanthamccormick1505]

@@Raymondgogolf LOL this is the second copy/paste you did posting the exact same comment to the second woman on this very thread. Even the number of roses you gave are the same to each woman!

[@annmarie84331]

Nice.

[@clarkegavin3]

Awesome video 👏 question where do you get the music for your videos? They are very good 👍

[@TampaAerialMedia]

95% is from PremiumBeat.com, occasionally use The Music Bed and Envato Market as well

[@clarkegavin3]

@@TampaAerialMedia Thanks 🙏 Your videos make me wanna get a drone haha

[@lauraboyles8310]

Great video! What about possibly visiting a wonderful beach Iv only been to twice, but, think it pretty awesome! St. Simon beach, Georgia. There is multiple islands - St. Simon, Jekyll island and Sea island. Would love to see what you discover about those! St. Simon is the only one Iv been too! My dream would be to win a vacation home in Florida! Thanks for this video!

[@TampaAerialMedia]

Yep want to do Jekyll Island at some point

[@lauraboyles8310]

@@TampaAerialMedia sweet!

[@Raymondgogolf]

Hi Laura I hope my comment didn't sound as a form of privacy invasion your comment tells of a wonderful woman with a beautiful heart which led me to comment I don't normally write in the comment section but I think you deserve this complement. If you don’t mind can we be friends? Thanks God bless you….🌹🌹🌹🌹

[@carlosduran846]

An oasis of freedom! Ain't that the truff!

[@princehamdan8877]

Thanks for your beautiful comments I really appreciate it. Can we chat more on my personal email address [e-mail] Thanks.

[@tonydamico1]

Great video! Any videos that talk about the quality of the school districts for families looking to relocate to FLA?

[@heatherspisak1762]

The public schools pretty much all suck and that’s a well known fact

[@fuxan]

Florida education sucks. They want people dumb. Seriously it is a horrific experience.

[@iiigraghu]

One more shining feather in your crown of video presentations. Excellent Enterprising Extraordinary Emerging Evolving Entrepreneurial Ecological Environmental Leisure Travel Tourism Endeavour. Hearty Greetings from Coastal City Kakinada, Andhra Pradesh State / Capital City Hyderabad, Telangana State, India 🌅🎉👍🙏🇮🇳

[@TampaAerialMedia]

Thankyou, God bless India

[@barnabas44441]

Hi, im a big fan of this page and hoping to relocate to south FL in the next few years. I was wondering if you can cover boyton beach and Orlando in the near future also maybe dania beach and pembrook pines in the future, these are just area I’ve been considering and would like to see from this channels point of view

[@TampaAerialMedia]

We did alittle of Boynton Bch in our Boca Raton Delray video and did Dania Bch, I believe in our Pompano Deerfield Bch video. We are keeping an eye on Orlando. The summer is not a good time to do Orlando because of the tropical rains, cant get enough consecutive days of sunshine, but will probably be in the fall.

[@samanthamccormick1505]

@@TampaAerialMedia Nice idea about Orlando. That place is a gem by itself, wedged in Central Florida. Pretty clean city for the many millions that visit it each year from around the world.

[@cgatplifts5383]

Great video! Question for the creator or anybody who knows well, where overall is the best place for dogs? I have an active Labrador that loves to swim and play with other dogs so I’m looking for the overall city with best beach access and Dogg walking areas and dog parks. It doesn’t necessarily need to be dog beach is just somewhere where they won’t yell at you if your dog takes a little swim and somewhere with lots of happy pups and dog owners.

[@andariegos9466]

We used to enjoy taking our Golden to Fort DeSoto Dog Park/Beach, St. Petersburg. He used to love it so much that we purchased the annual pass ($5 entry or $75 annual pass at the time) since we took him once a week. It’s been about 3 years since we’ve been there because our dog had passed away so I don’t know if it’s changed. But many owners loved bringing their dogs there too. I hope you and your dog enjoy it if you get to check it out.

[@TampaAerialMedia]

I Think Florida in general is very dog friendly. The space coast and treasure coast have alot of dog friendly beaches

[@julesmaurits5748]

I enjoy the video's..keep up the great work

[@TampaAerialMedia]

Thankyou Jules, will do my best

[@julesmaurits5748]

@@TampaAerialMedia Hope to be visiting soon,,

[@andyroberts3619]

Which part of Florida has the bluest clearest water?

[@TampaAerialMedia]

Well, when the water is blue it means the temps are alittle cooler and usually not clear. Its when the water is turquoise is when it tends to be clear and that would be SouthWest FL and the Emerald Coast

[@stugooden7826]

Floridians: which location would you recommend to live for a young family - Palm Beach County, or Lee County? Job opportunities are leading us to either of these two places. Thoughts?

[@TampaAerialMedia]

Thats a hard one, both good areas. Lee County is one of the fastest growing in the state. I find people on West coast slightly friendlier than people on east coast. If you are political, Palm Beach leans alittle democrats and Lee leans alittle Republican

[@stugooden7826]

@@TampaAerialMedia Thank you!

[@banefulbrandon]

Moving to Tampa by the end of this year! From Charlotte, NC

[@TampaAerialMedia]

Welcome to Tampa.

[@aquilesmrls]

Why didn’t you show Jacksonville Beach? I guess you never been there

[@TampaAerialMedia]

Nope we did JAX Beach in our JAX video but I felt the other beaches in that area are more attractive

[@MrCaptainpope]

"Oasis of Freedom". Bingo

[@willbygosh4887]

I wish you might do a Discover South Carolina video someday,but I wish South Carolina didn't have a State Income Tax otherwise taxes are pretty low there especially property appealing to people from higher tax states like New York,New Jersey even California like in Florida.

[@TampaAerialMedia]

yep, have 2 videos of Myrtle Bch that will be posted in May

[@gloriadouglas5968]

Jamaica

[@watchjelanidoit]

When Orlando going to happen

[@TampaAerialMedia]

As soon as there are some consecutive days of Sunshine possibly last weekend in Apr. Orlando will probably be next video posted as the company paying us to film Myrtle Bch and Orlando would like Orlando 1st

[@watchjelanidoit]

@@TampaAerialMedia Make it better than the last one

[@gloriadouglas5968]

Destin

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West palm

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Bay area

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Sandle

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