Florida’s Tourists Can Affect Your Life
I’m sure that Florida was one of the destinations your parents used to take you when you were a kid. If you got the chance to visit Walt Disney World, the crowds must have seemed impressive and exciting. Now imagine living in an area flooded with tourists every year. Not so exciting anymore, is it?
In 2017, Florida was visited by approximately 116.5 million tourists, a seventh-consecutive record year, clustering at the state’s famous theme parks, beaches and famous places such as the Keys and Everglades National Park.
Imagine all the holiday travelers, snowbirds and spring-breakers, all converging in Florida from December to April. That’s a lot of people taking up the streets!
“In Orlando, for instance, where I live, the roads near the theme parks are bumper-to-bumper pretty much all day,” says Catherine Giordano, a real estate blogger. “Being forced to drive at 5 miles per hour will give you plenty of time to enjoy the sights — the tacky and garish souvenir shops and fast-food eateries that line the tourist strip. Inside the parks, everything is shiny and new and clean — a fantasyland. Outside the parks — not so much.”
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Which city or town in Florida has the most job opportunities with good salaries?
I relocated from Indiana to SW Florida 2 years ago because of the nicer weather year round, but I have decided to leave the state for many reasons:
1. Summers are HOT and living indoors with AC is a must! People may venture out at night if it’s cool enough.
2. Hurricanes are horrible!
3. Property taxes are outrageous!
4 Home owners and vehicle insurance is extremely high.
5. Healthcare is 10 years behind the North and good luck finding a physician! Also, I work in healthcare and pay is much less in FL.
6. Traffic is terrible and drivers do not obey the laws, especially speeding and blatantly running red lights.
7. People are just plain RUDE!
8. The area is dirty, trash along the roads, etc
9. For those who are older and retired and living in SW Florida, if you are in need of elder care,be prepared to pay heavily for nursing home care in poorly staffed facilities. I suggest that you have family members check on your care often and advocate for you.