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Mark and Chuck’s Adventures – Travel bloggers – Food bloggers- Philadelphia - Old City Philadelphia - Independence National Park - Washington Crossing the Delaware River

We LOVE Philly!

Posted on October 9, 2019 by Mark And Chuck's Adventures

  Chuck and I are both originally from Philadelphia. He grew up just across the bridge in South Jersey and moved into Philly right out of high school, and I grew up in the northern burbs, moved around after college, and moved back a few years before meeting Chuck. We really miss Philly food, there…

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The Ugly Grouper - Anna Maria Island - fresh seafood - Gulf of Mexico- metal sculpture- Food Blog - Travel Blog

Go Fish!

Posted on September 26, 2019September 28, 2019 by Mark And Chuck's Adventures

  With almost a week on a Florida barrier island where the Tampa Bay meets the Gulf of Mexico, you are bound to have amazing seafood. During the week, we ate our fair share. Here are a few of the places we checked out on Anna Maria Island. The Feast Restaurant Located at 5406 Marina…

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The Doctors Office - Holmes Beach- Anna Maria Island - Craft Cocktails

The Doctor Is In!

Posted on September 24, 2019 by Mark And Chuck's Adventures

  Sometimes when you are on vacation, happy accidents happen and fortunately for us, we found The Doctors Office. We were headed to dinner our first night on vacation, we chose a place in a strip center we had passed on the way onto the island but found nearly an hour wait. We took a…

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Life’s A Beach

Posted on September 24, 2019September 24, 2019 by Mark And Chuck's Adventures

  If you have been following along on our Instagram page (@MarkAndChucksAdventures) you’ll see that we did a little “staycation” and spent the week at the beach. Last year Chuck attended a local Tampa charity event with friends of ours, and they all bid on an auction item, a week on Anna Maria Island. Anna…

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Thai Travel Tips on Triptipedia

Posted on September 4, 2019September 4, 2019 by Mark And Chuck's Adventures

We both do lots of research on wherever it is that we are planning to travel on vacation. We follow our fellow bloggers and vloggers on Youtube to find the best street food, sites of interest and also about the local culture.   Travel site, Triptipedia, recently featured one of our blogs “7 Interesting Travel…

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Boxcar from Holocaust - Florida Holocaust Museum - St Petersburg Florida

Never Forget

Posted on August 24, 2019 by Mark And Chuck's Adventures

I started to write this blog post three times, and three times I was at a loss. If you have ever met me, I am rarely at a loss for words. Chuck and I are staying local through the end of the year, with a few trips around Florida. St Petersburg is our home, so…

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Everyone Does It

Posted on August 20, 2019 by Mark And Chuck's Adventures

Everyone goes to the bathroom. It’s just something we just don’t talk about. But when you are traveling finding bathrooms, and navigating bathrooms around the world is no easy fete. Squat toilets are not the only challenge to travel and bathrooms. Check out the tips for using bathrooms we shared with Triptipedia!

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St Pete food scene - Hawkers - Asian Street Food - St Pete foodies

Street Food Obsession

Posted on August 14, 2019 by Mark And Chuck's Adventures

If you have followed our travels on Mark and Chuck’s Adventures for more than a minute, you know how much we LOVE street food. Anywhere we travel we look for street food tours and wander on our own.  A considerable portion of our travel research when we pick a destination is following our favorite YouTube vloggers…

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This Is Heaven

Posted on August 12, 2019August 12, 2019 by Mark And Chuck's Adventures

One of the first places we discovered, even before moving to St Petersburg, is Mazzaro’s Italian Market. This is heaven! Neither Chuck nor I were born Italian, but we have both grown up surrounded by Italians. Our first house together was in the Italian Market in Philadelphia. And my mom learned to cook, as a…

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Sarasota’s Jewel

Posted on August 7, 2019September 9, 2020 by Mark And Chuck's Adventures

One of our favorite day trips is heading south, about an hour, to Sarasota. I’m a bit of a circus nut and have been to the circus numerous times. During my childhood, I was able to juggle three pins, ride a unicycle (not at the same time) and really wanted to go to Ringling Brothers…

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We chose to stay in the Santa Ana neighborhood of We chose to stay in the Santa Ana neighborhood of Centro Merida. ⁠
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Turkey is hugely popular and featured in local cui Turkey is hugely popular and featured in local cuisine in Merida and across the Yucatan. There were stalls and  stalls of fresh turkey and  other poultry filling the local mercado.⁠
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Delicious Tacos al Pastor at the Lucas de Galvez M Delicious Tacos al Pastor at the Lucas de Galvez Mercado in Merida Centro.⁠
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A Flight of Mezcal!⁠ ⁠ La Negrita offers sever A Flight of Mezcal!⁠
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La Negrita offers several Mezcal tastings - this one Nivel Intermedio (240pesos) with Nuestra Soledad Matatlan, Nuestra Soledad Zoquitlan, and Nuestra Soledad San Louis Del Rio. They were accompanied by Orange wedges, Chili Salt, and Chapulines (grasshoppers). ⁠
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We chose to either cook at our Airbnb or eat place We chose to either cook at our Airbnb or eat places with outdoor dining. Nothing starts a great meal like a Margarita - this one was made with a smokey mezcal, lots of fresh lime and was garnished with jicama and ground chilis.

Be sure to follow our travel blog for more of our adventures in Merida, Mexico. {link in bio}

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These amazing paste or pasta floor tiles are found These amazing paste or pasta floor tiles are found all over Merida. Part of it's colonial heritage, they are hand poured, brightly colored and very detailed.

Be sure to follow our travel blog for more of our adventures in Merida, Mexico. {link in bio}

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Colonial city, known as the White City, Merida has Colonial city, known as the White City, Merida has taken on some brightly colored building in the last several years.

In Merida and the State of Yucatan masks are required EVERYWHERE. WE put them on the minute we left our Airbnb.

Be sure to check out our travel blog for more of our Merida adventures. {link in bio}

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We dried a bunch of the jalapeños from the garden We dried a bunch of the jalapeños from the garden. This morning we popped them in the spice grinder! This is HOT, we see more great Mexican cooking in our future! 😋

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THIS was probably the hardest part of waiting to s THIS was probably the hardest part of waiting to share our trip!

We started following @socomerida when we first looked at planning our trip.  We had fresh baked Conchas the first day we arrived! YUMMMMM

We went back quite a few days and have lots more tasty treats to share. They were so amazing we’ll probably do a whole blog post on them.

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For us, staying in an Airbnb where we had the enti For us, staying in an Airbnb where we had the entire house was the safest way to travel. 

We had a lots of space to chill out, cook and enjoy the pool!

Be sure to check out our travel blog to see more of our Merida adventures. {link in bio}

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In early December, we traveled to Merida, Mexico i In early December, we traveled to Merida, Mexico in the Yucatan. Their COVID-19 safety precautions, mask wearing and sanitization practices were awesome.

Safety was a huge part of our decision to travel- check out our travel blog to see more about our decision to travel and our trip.
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Okay, time to share... early in December we went a Okay, time to share... early in December we went away. 

We're back over three weeks, quarantines and tested COVID negative! It was important to us to take every possible precaution if we were going to travel.

Check out our travel blog for the why, where, and how of our decision travel. {Link In Bio}

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Feliz dia de los Reyes Magos! We love this hand p Feliz dia de los Reyes Magos!

We love this hand painted Christmas ornament of the Three Kings we got in Old San Juan!

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'The Queen's Knight' Check out our blog post to l 'The Queen's Knight'

Check out our blog post to learn more about Gulfport and this awesome public art installation. {Link in Bio} 

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We found this guy enjoying a local sculpture calle We found this guy enjoying a local sculpture called 'Zilonium'

Check out our blog post to learn more about Gulfport and this awesome public art installation. {Link in Bio} 

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We ❤️ this! The centerpiece of the sculpture ' We ❤️ this! The centerpiece of the sculpture ' Big Dumb Heart' is this metal heart - the razor was an interesting choice.

Check out our blog post to learn more about Gulfport and this awesome public art installation. {Link in Bio} 

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'In Dog we trust' We want one of these for our ya 'In Dog we trust'

We want one of these for our yard! Too cute, no need to feed and no mess to clean up!🤣

Check out our blog post to learn more about Gulfport and this awesome public art installation. {Link in Bio} 

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'Nec mortem effugere quisquamnec amores potest' O 'Nec mortem effugere quisquamnec amores potest'

Our Latin is a little rusty, we're pretty sure it translates to something like 'not is it able to flee from death or love' - but we love this mother of pearl sculpture that is part human and part orchid.

Check out our blog post to learn more about Gulfport and this awesome public art installation. {Link in Bio} 

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Started 2021 with Chuck’s favorite! Homemade Pa Started 2021 with Chuck’s  favorite! Homemade Pancakes- mine got fresh, local @wishfarms Blueberries and Blackberries!

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