Strawberry Moon and Summer Soltice

Summer Begins With a Strawberry Moon in St. Augustine From the Archives — 2026: I originally drafted this piece in June 2016, when a full Strawberry Moon coincided with the summer solstice, but never published it. I’ve dusted it off and lightly updated it while preserving the original St. Augustine summer snapshot. The official start […]

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Getting Around St. Augustine: A Local Driver’s Guide to Taxis

St. Augustine may be America’s oldest city, but we have managed to produce an impressive number of modern—and not-so-modern—ways to move people around it.  Stand near the Plaza de la Constitución on a busy afternoon or evening and just watch.  You may see tourists walking down St. George Street, a horse and carriage rolling along the bayfront, […]

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What Tourists Get Wrong About Visiting St. Augustine (Local Guide) 

What Tourists Get Wrong About Visiting St. Augustine  Local Advice from Someone Who’s Been Driving the Ancient City for Nearly Two Decade St. Augustine Is Amazing… But It Isn’t What Many Visitors Expect  Every year millions of people visit St. Augustine expecting a small, sleepy beach town where everything is easy.  Then reality arrives.  The city is […]

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