24HRS IN 30A ☀️ Rosemary Beach, Seaside, Seacrest, & Alys Beach! 

Thanks for watching & for sharing your thoughts! They've definitely put more restrictions on the public in the area over the past year, which we don't care for. We hope they can make it a place that everyone can enjoy & not just a select few. Thanks again!!

Thank you so much! Thank you for watching!

Thank you so much! That is so sweet for you to say 🥹❤️ Thank you for watching! 🫶😊

Thanks so much!! 🧡

Thank you! Thanks so much for watching!

It's so beautiful! You will have a great time!!

Thanks so much for watching!

It really is so beautiful!

That’s amazing! Alys Beach is a dream! 😍 Rosemary was so beautiful too! We’re actually going back this year to Santa Rosa! We can’t wait 🥰🙌

@@JamesandMeg santa rosa is awesome! make sure to go to the blue mountain creamery and black bear coffee !

Thanks for watching!

Meg has been to donut hole, she said it is great!! We'll have to go together next time we're down!

Thank you so much James and Meg for commenting love y’all 😁

Another thing I wanted to talk about is that I ride through the neighborhoods of Alys Beach and Rosemary Beach with my Dad/ Grandpa

Wish we had checked it out! It was very busy when we drove by! Thanks for watching!!

Thanks so much! Thank you for watching!

We had a great time! Thanks so much for watching! 🌴

Thanks so much! Thank you for watching!!

Thanks so much for watching & for the kind words! 🥹🫶 Unfortunately it's an older Target dress that I don't believe is available anymore 🥲 If you check our liketoknowit page it should be linked on there if it's still available

Man! Talk about a late reply! So sorry! But yes I can definitely be a hater of the hype, but definitely trying to get better! haha

And yes! The food was amazing!!!

2023 we are meeting up either in Ohio, GA or on a trip! It is happening!

Thank you! The 2 he wore in this video were from Zara. They have some great knit button ups!

@@JamesandMeg Awesome, thank you so much!!

Thanks so much! Sorry for the late reply! Hope you and your husband have a great time! It really is so beautiful & so many things to do! Thanks you for the kind words! We use Final Cut Pro X to do all our video editing. We film on our Sony ZV1 & iPhone for most of the footage.

If you guys have any questions before you go, let us know!

@@JamesandMeg oh wow awesome no way!! Thank y’all for replying back!! We love to vlog our travel adventures too and I’ve been wanting a new camera so we just bought the Sony ZV-IF vlog camera as an early birthday present and I’m so excited to use it when we go to Rosemary! Fun!! We definitely wanna try the coffee shop y’all went to, Beachy Bean!! Looks so cute!! Do you remember who y’all rented bikes from? We definitely wanna do that too! Also, did y’all find any public beach access areas in Rosemary? We love y’all’s videos and hope to keep watching all of the travel adventures you go on!!

yes! lol

Thank you! We had a great time!

Thanks so much for watching & for the follow! Also, thank you for the kind words! We honestly use our phones a lot, we just switch it to 4k video. The videos where we are talking are all shot on the Sony ZV1. We just posted a video last month on our RU-vid of all that gear & how to set up your phone if you're interested! Thanks again for watching!

Thanks so much for watching! Glad this video was able to help!!

It's the vlogger line

Thanks for watching! Seaside to Rosemary Beach is probably around 20-30 minutes on the bikes, depending on the area you start at in Rosemary.

Thank you!

When we went it wasn't privatized yet, but from what we've heard they have done that to a lot of the public beach access points. If you are staying at a property that has beach access then you will be good, but just make sure your stay has an associated beach access!

It is very busy & since you commented it has definitely become even busier. They've tried to slow things down with restrictions to public beach access, but not sure it has helped & also we don't agree with that strategy. Hopefully they can figure something out to make it a place everyone can enjoy. Thanks for watching & sorry for the delayed reply!

So sorry for the delayed reply! Hope you were able to find a great stay! We stayed in Seacrest at one of the studio spaces, for this one beach🏝️

Yes!! Us too!

We were only there for a day so we wanted to explore the towns, but we’re actually going back soon to do more beach exploring on 30A

Agreed. Lots of closeup of the couple talking & eating, not much else. Maybe the 2nd 30 minute video will show some of the beach in the beach communities they talked about on the visit.

That's awesome! Hope you had a great time!

Thanks for watching! We really love Rosemary Beach. It is gorgeous & has everything you need! Meg would probably love to live there permanently, but I don't know if I could live at the beach year round. 😂

We don't have the link to it, but it was in the shopping area of Seacrest on 30A. 1 bed / 1 bath.

You can't go wrong with either! Both great options with beautiful views. I will say Rosemary is a little more laid back.

Here's what I think: Seaside is the more laid back. They have the airstream row, pickles, and sundog bookstore. It's very family friendly, young children are constantly playing in the grassy area. People are casually strolling around all day. Rosemary might be my favorite (it's a close call). But it's fancier. I would say there' is more money in Rosemary. Both are expensive to stay in, but Rosemary has nothing but big homes to rent. At seaside, you can stay in smaller homes especially if you go a little East to Seagrove. Rosemary seems to have lots of young adults. Go to the La Crema or across highway 98 to Cuvee 30a and the place will have lots of young people. You'll have a wait for dinner at these places. They tend to party, so there's lots of drink. I don't know why they don't prefer Panama City Beach which was the old MTV Spring Break. Neither Seaside of Rosemary have nightclubs. There is no public beach access in Seaside or Rosemary beach. You need to wristbands and or gate codes that only renters get. In Seaside there's public access from Seagrove beach and I think a big public beach to the West just before Watercolor with parking. In Rosemary, you'd have to go to nearby Inlet beach for parking and public access. Car parking in Rosemary is free, but limited. There's constantly people driving around looking for parking. Seaside is now all paid parking. It's $10 per day, no in and out. It's a shame, Seaside was more visitor friendly just 2 or 3 years ago. But I think they are just getting overwhelmed as the area attracts more and more crowds. Try to park at the Watercolor beach access West of town and walk in. But honestly either is good. You may need to drive between them (or get a golf cart). It's likely a pretty long bike ride in the Florida heat. But they are not a far drive apart, and it's simple drive over highway 30a. Alys Beach (pronounced Alice) is the ridiculously expensive area. There wasn't much there a few years ago so it really grew. I haven't even tried to stay in Alys. It probably makes Rosemary look cheap. Watersound is a nice, newer area between Rosemary and Seaside. It may not be too pricey yet, and the Hub area seems laid back. If you stay in Watersound, you might be able to ride bikes to either Seaside and Rosemary. Check the distance to be sure. Grayton beach is the real laid back beach West of Seaside (and Watercolor). Hit's has a so of hippie/ beach bum feel. Everyone is very casual. Lots of public beach access. You are able to drive onto the beach, but check for the rules. I have heard people taking dogs on Grayton beach, but I think you can get fined if you aren't a resident. The only public dog beach is at Pier Park in Panama City Beach. Dune Allen and Gulf Place is another area. It's West of Grayton getting close to Destin. You'll probably need to drive into Seaside or Rosemary so stuff to do. But the rental prices are likely cheaper and there's lots of public beach access. Now, if you are going to drive anyway, then maybe stay in nearby Sandestin. I like Mirmar and Frangista beaches. There's no small beach town vibe, the cost is likely half of what you'd pay on 30a. Of course you could also stay in the west end of Panama City Beach. Short drive to Rosemary

Seacrest was where we stayed. A small space, but it was enough for us. Thanks for watching!

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The Seacrest area is really great for being in the middle of a lot of good things, but can be really busy. If you go to Grayton Beach it can be a little more slow paced but still has a lot of beautiful things to explore! Thanks for watching! Sorry for the late reply!

What is a "baby moon"??

Never heard of it. We'll have to look it up and go check it out! Thank you for the recommendation

There are still a few good ones around! Thanks for watching

Who is Judy?! 😂

@@JamesandMeg Judy is my English professor at Southern Cal

We will have to come back to Orange soon! It’s been a couple of years since we visited

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Hey, this is James! Since college have always hated my hair & it's like a little crutch to wear a hat all the time.

We will have to check it out some time! Thanks for commenting!!

That's completely different, that's coke and woke nonsense area 😂. People have been running from Miami/Fort Lauderdale to the west side for years if you look at the numbers. I've been in downtown Naples and Fort Myers the last two years & a lot of people sold to people coming down and came to the west side to escape high taxes and poorly ran cities on the east side. If they want to visit back home for a weekend it's less than 2 hrs away. As far as SE Florida this year I've stayed in Jupiter, Fort Lauderdale, Hollywood Beach, South Beach, Doral, Brickell, and Delray so I've seen my fair share of cities to have an opinion. Also know people who live there, Gulf of Mexico is where it's at!

Hallandale is trash compared to 30a

@@johntrevett2944 you’re crazy they got land smart guy and the stuff there building now is luxury.

@@Moneypower572 Not only do you go around on a bunch of 30a videos and post the same thing, you also "like" your own comment within seconds of posting it. Big yikes!