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Walters world today we're here in Tampa
Florida for the don'ts of visiting Tampa
and the first thing I need to get out of
the way for you all is realize don't
call it Tampa Bay look it's the Tampa
Bay area and Tampa Bay is that body of
water out there but the city is Tampa
okay just so you know it's Tampa's the
city Tampa Bay area is you know st.
Petersburg and Clearwater and all these
kind of places
that's Tampa Bay area okay so I just
wanna get that out of the way because
some people get a little bit confused
the city
it's called Tampa and that kind of leads
into our second onus don't think you're
just going to stay in Tampa you're gonna
explore different parts yes you can be
in Tampa and see Ybor City which is
really cool to check out or here in the
downtown area
maybe go to Seminole Heights these kind
of things but you're more likely going
to explore out work maybe you want to go
see some Greek culture and stuff like
that up at Tarpon Springs or maybe you
want to go through the best beaches in
the country in Clearwater so you're
gonna be going around a lot when you are
here so it's not just in Tampa the city
it's also this whole area when you're
here my next stone for you is don't
think the beaches are here in Tampa I
know you think Florida you think tab you
think Oh son I'm gonna hit the beach and
the thing is yes there are some beaches
here in Tampa but you don't want to go
to those you want to go to the
Clearwater and st. Pete beaches those
are a bit may be a bit more than a bit
better so there's that now my next stone
for you is don't forget you're gonna
have to drive around when you come here
to Tampa well they're gonna rent a car
you're driving down because public
transportation here isn't really super
efficient and this city is super spread
out in the whole area so you will be
doing a bunch of driving and I'm gonna
tell you don't be lackadaisical when
you're driving you don't understand
there's multiple types of drivers when
you're here in Tampa if you're here in
the winter you have the snowbirds who go
about 45 and the 70 mile an hour lanes
or you have the locals that are upset
with all the tourists that are going 90
in the 70 mile an hour Lance or you got
the people from Illinois going oh look
at this Sun it's so great and they're
going around the speed limit so you have
all this out then it can be very
dangerous and I'll be honest with you
the most dangerous part of your trip
here to Tampa will be the traffic okay
so have a heads up and when you're
driving another don't with the driving
don't be surprised if people take a
u-turn
kind of
on the highway or in the roads and stuff
like that because they cannot in the
road but like on the turn offs because
they can't do that here also don't
expect people to use their turn signals
too much when you are here so always be
paying attention don't be on your phone
or doing something else pay attention to
the road when you're driving and the
thing is what I recommend is make sure
you have your Google or your Waze on and
if you've got to go anywhere the traffic
here can be pretty bad so don't forget
to check beforehand on ways or Google
how long it's gonna take you to get
someplace because you will need to give
yourself some more time because the
traffic that's here all right now
another dome I have for you for those
that are going to Disney don't forget
Orlando is only about an hour away from
here so you can stay in tamp and have
like the city experience without the
insanity of Orlando you can do that and
just drive over so that's a really nice
thing so you can have one of the best
airports in the u.s. right here in Tampa
instead of flying into Orlando and so
the thing is though you don't have to
just go to Disney when you are here in
Tampa in Florida and stuff like that
because you know what my next one for
you is don't forget that Tampa has a lot
of world-class things to visit here in
the city that you can go check out you
want a music parks yeah you could hit up
Busch Gardens you want to see the
aquarium you got a Florida aquarium here
one of the best in the US it's really
cool also if you want to have some fun
nightlife go over to your city at night
you have a good time lots of good crap
breweries over there good chance could
be had by all or you want some other
stuff
hey behind me you got the Tampa Museum
of Art you've got the Children's Museum
right back there that they can do
Hecky there's a dino world if you like
dinosaurs they've got tons of stuff to
do oh there's also that Museum of
Science and Industry there's so many
things you can do and see when you are
here you know of course there's like the
beaches we talked about before or maybe
you want to just hike y'all go on the
Riverwalk and walk around putting on
Bayshore Boulevard there's so many cool
things to do when you're here wanna do
some sport fishing you can do that I
mean the city is a ton to do and that's
what blows my mind all the time cuz
there's so much in Tampa but no one
really thinks about it because we always
think Oh Florida I'm going to our land
Oh for Disney and I go Miami to Barney
and that's it and the city and this
whole area has a lot to do and speaking
of some of those places to go so Ybor
City is one of the things you want to go
see but my don't for that is don't call
it why Bor okay it's Ybor okay
ivar stay with me Eve our city alright
because that's one of the things would
you
your logo so you'll see locals when they
hear someone go why boy they go oh what
are you talking about they like law so
it's like fingernails on chalkboard so
just though it's Ybor City when you come
here and when you go to Ybor City my
don't for et when you're there don't
pass up a chance to have a Cuban
sandwich when you are there oh my god
they're so good if you're not sure -
Cubano is the Cuban sandwich you have
ham you have pulled pork you've got
pickle you've got mustard you got Swiss
cheese and here in Tampa you got salami
on there as well with the Cuban bread
it's like a sweet kind of bread and then
they toast it oh my god it is phenomenal
now I'm also gonna be a little donut on
the side don't expect anyone to degree
who has the best one in town what I say
is fun a place it has it and just enjoy
it and let that be your favorite one
because there's a lot of great places
but Ybor City that's the place to grab
one okay now when you're in Ybor City
one thing you'll notice you'll see a lot
of cigar shops we're gonna tell you is
don't forget to go inside and visit some
of those cigar shops because really
those cigar shops the cigar industry
really is what made Tampa kind of boom
in the beginning to keep going so it is
a very integral part of the history of
Tampa kind of another don't I have for
you when you're thinking about Ybor City
is don't be surprised if you end up back
in Ybor City at night this place is
packed full of bars restaurants stuff to
do I mean it's a cool place to go so
definitely definitely check it out when
you are there and kind of an add-on to
that when you're Ybor City you'll see a
streetcar going by you can grab that and
will actually take you down here to
downtown that is the way you want to go
downtown to Ybor City or vice-versa
either drive take it uber or grab take
that streetcar because it's a really
nice easy way to go you see a bunch of
stuff along the way you pass by the
Tampa Bay History Museum you pass by the
aquarium when you're there there's a lot
of stuff you see as you go which is
really kind of cool and for the next
couple years until at least like 2022
around there it's gonna be free for
tours so if you're watching this after
then sorry it's might not be for anymore
so have a heads up for that one now the
next you don't actually have to do with
your safety when you do come here to
Tampa the Tampa Bay area okay it one is
don't just jump in the water look if
you're seeing like ponds or retention
ponds or lakes and stuff like that
around here
alligators Gators live and breed and
have
they're babies and do all kinds of stuff
here in the Tampa area and you've got to
be careful you don't just jump that
because it's not a joke these are not
pets these are not thing so let's feed
the alligators to see what they do no
you do not mess around with the
alligators when you are here it is a
serious safety issue okay so you got
little kids you got your dog stuff like
that don't just let them go run out on
the pond and stuff like that because it
can be an issue I know where my sister
lives they have a fence because the pond
behind them has alligators that just pop
up every so often so do have a heads up
another safety thing when you're heading
to those beautiful amazing beaches they
have around here don't forget to look at
the flags if it says don't go in the
water don't go in the water okay because
it can be dangerous sometimes there's
rip tides sometimes there's other stuff
but you do need to be careful so don't
forget pay attention to flags when you
are there but the thing is if you want
to feed the alligators and play with the
alligators there are places you can go
to do that but you don't want to do that
with your toes okay you want to do that
with feeding them and stuff like that in
a controlled environment all right now
some other little things that might bite
you when you are here you need to think
about don't mess around with the
mosquitos the sandgnats or the Palmetto
bugs now you pray no mosquitoes right
they bite you and they suck your blood
and stuff like that and the sadness
drive you like crazy we always like hold
our hand up so that G seats my hand not
the rest of my body and then the
Palmetto bug let's put it this way if
you think if you imagine Godzilla had a
baby with the roach that's what this
thing looks like okay because they fly
in you're like oh my god
cuz believe me you'll know one when you
see one you like mark I'm not sure if
that was a Palmetto bug it was okay if
it's big enough you'll know all right
and you'll notice you'll see houses
around here that have a have a
screened-in porch but it's an entire
room it's called a floor in a room to
keep out those bugs okay so just have a
heads up for that another John I want to
tell you it doesn't matter what time of
you you're coming here don't forget your
sunblock I mean I've seen burn tourists
here in January okay so make sure you
are lathering up when you come here and
you want to apply it more than once and
the thing is if you're going to go to
some of the parts of stuff like that are
outside
a lot of people forget I'm at Busch
Gardens I'm not going to the beach but
doesn't matter where you are the Sun
still gets you okay
and kind of going along with that Busch
Gardens this is really a safety thing
it's just another tip don't forget to
bring good walking shoes or sports shoes
when you come here because if you're
going to be going to Busch garden so
you're gonna be walking the river walk
or maybe go ahead on one of the bikes
and stuff like that your feet I mean
flip-flops are nice but your feet are
gonna hurt so you want to make sure you
have some good walking shoes to enjoy
the parks to do the runs and this kind
of stuff like that
yeah go by the beaches the boardwalks
because it can be a bit painful after a
while so I got my last two don'ts for
you here and one is don't be surprised
if you come during hurricane season June
through November if you don't get
drenched or wind blow you away it's
stuff like that you do need to have a
heads up if you're coming at that time
so have some backup plans what are some
things I can do inside like some of the
museums here and stuff like that because
you know what you will have some issues
you want to deal with and you want to
watch out for during hurricane season
all right
and my last don't I have for you when
you do come here to Tampa is don't worry
about dressing up too fancy will you
come here cuz here in Tampa flip-flops
go with everything so I wish you a great
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