>>VIC MICOLUCCI: AS THIS PANDEMIC CONTINUES, THERE ARE SOME WAYS TO SOCIALLY DISTANCE
AND STILL DO FUN ACTIVITIES
WITH YOUR FRIENDS
AND FAMILY. IN FACT THERE ARE
AT LEAST 100 THINGS TO DO RIGHT
HERE IN THE RIVER CITY AND IT
IS
ALL DETAILED IN THIS BRAND NEW
BOOK THIS IS ONE OF THE FIRST
COPIES
OF IT. JOINING US THIS MORNING
TO TALK ABOUT HER NEW NOVEL 100
THINGS TO DO IN JACKSONVILLE
BEFORE YOU DIE. OUR FRIEND
AUTHOR AND BLOGGER AMY WEST
JUST RELEASED A FEW DAYS AGO, I
KNOW YOU’RE
EXCITED AMY.
>> I I’M SUPER EXCITED AND I’M
REALLY
BLOWN AWAY.
>> THE WONDERFUL RECEPTION THAT
I’M GETTING SIDES HAVE TO THANK
THE COMMUNITY FOR THEIR
SUPPORT. IT’S A GREAT DEBUT
BOOK
TO HAVE.
>>VIC MICOLUCCI: YOU AND YOUR
FAMILY ALL TRAVEL ALL OVER THE
PLACE YOU ALSO DO A LOT OF
STAYCATIONS AND ADVENTURES
RIGHT HERE IN THE RIVER CITY
AND THAT INCLUDES SAINT
AUGUSTINE AND FERNANDINA BEACH
AND ALL THE GEMS THAT WE HAVE
AROUND US. THESE ARE DETAILS I
WAS ABLE TO THUMB THROUGH IT
AND IT’S REALLY COOL. I MEAN
THERE’S SOME THINGS THAT
OBVIOUSLY MOST OF US WHO ARE
JACKSONVILLE RESIDENTS WOULD
EXPECT AND THEN THERE’S SOME
HIDDEN GEMS.
>> THAT’S RIGHT I TRIED TO
FOCUS ON
AS MANY ICONIC LEGENDARY INCOME
MULTI GENERATIONAL
DESTINATIONS THAT PEOPLE ARE
BORN AND BRED HERE WOULD EXPECT
TO SEE IN THE BOOK BUT THEN
THERE WERE
SOME FUN IT KIND OF BUZZ THAT I
THREW UNLIKE GOING ON AN
AIRBOAT I COULD SEE SURF BUT
RIGHT OR A LOT OF REALLY FUN
THINGS IN FERNANDINA THAT MAYBE
I EXPECTED THAT I STAY JUST TO THE MAIN AREA. BUT I YOU KNOW IT’S GOOD FOR GETTING WELL
BECAUSE THEY REALLY ARE
INCLUDED IN OUR GENERAL AREA.
>>VIC MICOLUCCI: SO I KNOW YOU
DO A LOT ONLINE WITH SOCIAL
MEDIA, WHAT INSPIRED YOU FOR A
PAPER COPY.
>> YOU KNOW I’VE BEEN COVERING
A LOT OF GREAT JACKSONVILLE
DESTINATIONS AND I STARTED
MY BRAND IT WAS A VERY
CONVENIENT DESTINATION HERE IN
JACKSONVILLE TO KIND OF STARTED
TRAVEL LIFESTYLE BRAND BECAUSE
WE HAVE SO MANY WONDERFUL
DECISIONS WE LIVE WHERE PEOPLE
VACATION SO IT’S ALWAYS BEEN A
PART OF MY WRITING PHILOSOPHY TO COVER GREAT LOCAL DESTINATIONS ARE HAVING BEEN A
PERSON WHO IS A SMALL BUSINESS
OWNER. MY FAMILY HAD TO STOP
GROWING UP I HAD THE CHARTER
FROM STUDIO I ALWAYS WANTED TO
SUPPORT LOCAL SO IT WAS KIND OF
A NO-BRAINER TO WRITE A BOOK
ABOUT GREAT LOCAL DESTINATIONS
FEATURING WONDERFUL LOCALLY
OWNED BUSINESSES.
>> SO I KNOW YOU PUT A 100 IN
HERE. DO YOU HAVE A FEW THAT
REALLY STAND OUT THAT ARE
FAVORITES FOR YOU AND
YOUR FAMILY.
>> SOME OF MY FAVORITES I MEAN
I HAD TO INCLUDE MANY BAR
DONUTS GREAT FAMILY OWNED
RESTAURANT RESTAURANT. DONUT
SHOP. I RECKON CHASE WHERE THE
OWNERS ARE. >> SO INVOLVED IN THE COMMUNITY THEY’VE GONE OUT OF THEIR WAY
TO INCORPORATE OTHER GREAT
BUSINESSES LIKE FULL BE COFFEE
AND WILL BE IS ALSO IN
THE BOOK. THEY HAVEN’T SAID
THAT YET ANOTHER LITTLE BIT
NEWER BECAUSE THEY ARE
SO JACKSONVILLE. ANOTHER GREAT
DONUT SHOPS AND AUDI’S JUST
DOWN
THE ROAD I GOT TO GET YOUR
PUMPKIN SPICE DONUTS FROM AND
THEN GOING INTO TOWN PLACES
LIKE TO BRING TO SAN MARCO
WE’RE SENDING ALL RESTAURANTS
HERE. BUT WE ALSO HAVE TO IS
IN THERE I HAVE MUSEUM
RIVERSIDE ARTS MARKET
YOU HAVE. ALL THE MUSEUMS
JACKSON A MUSEUM OF SCIENCE AND
HISTORY AND THEN YOU HAVE SOME
REALLY GREAT OUTDOOR LOCATIONS
ARENA, YOU KNOW JACKSON HAS THE
LARGEST URBAN PARK SYSTEM AND I
THOUGHT THAT REALLY DESERVED A
LOT
OF COVERAGE AND ON TOP OF THAT
A LOT OF OUR GREAT EVENTS
THAT WE HAVE IN TOWN WHICH
UNFORTUNATELY DUE TO COVID WE
HAVEN’T HAD AS MANY THIS YEAR,
BUT I KNOW THAT THEY’LL COME
BACK EVEN STRONGER LIKE ORANGE
VESTS NOW THE AIR SHOW IN
THE ACT, JAZZ FESTIVAL ON THEIR
STAR CITY REALLY SO RUSSIAN
THAT WAS ONE OF THE THINGS THAT
I WANT PEOPLE TO UNDERSTAND IS
WE’RE MULTICULTURAL CITY AND
THERE’S SO MUCH TO
DO HERE.
>>VIC MICOLUCCI: I WANT TO
THANK YOU BECAUSE I HAVE SO
MANY GUESTS THAT COME THROUGH
AND THEY SAY WHAT DO
YOU DO. WHEN YOU COME TO
JACKSONVILLE AND I ALWAYS SAY
THERE’S SO MANY AMAZING THINGS
YOU JUST NEED
TO KNOW WHERE TO LOOK AND THEN
I SPEND A COUPLE HOURS TELLING
THEM ALL THESE FISH TO TAILOR
IT TO THEM NOW I CAN JUST BE
LIKE HEY WELCOME TO
JACKSONVILLE. READ THIS BOOK
AND THEN WE’LL TALK.
>> IN WORDS.
>> IT’S A GREAT EASY RE EACH
PAGE IS A DESTINATION IT’S A
150 TO 200 WORD SPEECH LOCATION
AND THERE ARE SUGGESTED
ITINERARIES AND THERE AS WELL
SO IF YOU KNOW YOU’RE ONE OF
THE FAMILY DAY OR DATE NIGHT
FOR A SECOND SEASON, AND YOU
DON’T KNOW WHAT TO DO IN
THE FALL WHERE THIS SUMMER
THERE ARE SO JUST A CHARADE FOR
THAT’S IT’S A GREAT PLACE TO
GET INSPIRATION FOR GOING OUT
AND DOING THINGS OKAY, SO IF
YOU WANT TO GIVE IT TO YOUR
GUESTS OR KEEP IT ON YOUR
COFFEE TABLE AT HOME WHERE DO
YOU GET IT.
>> SO YOU CAN BUY ANYWHERE
BOOKS ARE SOLD INCLUDING
AMAZON. BUT IF YOU WANT A
SIGNED COPY FROM ME NO
HAND ADDRESS THE ENVELOPE AND
EVERYTHING GO TO 100 THINGS JAX
DOT COM AND YOU CAN BUY RIGHT
NOW.
>> I’M STILL LOOKING FOR YOUR
SIGNATURE.
>> HAHA I WILL
HAHA.
>>VIC MICOLUCCI: A LITTLE
SMALLER SOCIALLY DISTANT
PORCHFEST
THIS YEAR, AMY WEST. THANK YOU
SO MUCH APPRECIATED AND THANKS