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Join us as we spend a day in Lakewood Ranch, Florida. We'll take you with us as we spend a day in this pristine, master planned Florida community. Along the way, we'll show you some of Lakewood Ranch's best spots to eat, drink, shop, and be active.
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Timeline:
00:00 - #1 Intro
00:40 - #2 The BEST Breakfast Spot
02:10 - #3 Treetop Adventure
04:30 - #4 The Best Rated Restaurant (& Brewery)
06:42 - #5 A Sweet Change of Plans
08:02 - #6 Downtown Shopping
10:37 - #7 A World of Candy
14:58 - #8 Hitting the Trails
15:42 - #9 A Delightful Dinner
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Websites from Video:
TreeUmph Adventure Course - www.treeumph.com
The Granary - www.thegranarylwr.com
Good Liquid Breweing Company - www.goodliquidbrewingcompany.com
D'Lites - www.dlitesshoppe.com
Naples Soap Company - www.naplessoap.com
Suitcase Sweets - / suitcasesweets
Thai Spice - www.thaispiceoflakewoodranch.com
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@garyhynick2066 Год назад

I'm from iowa & I'm the guy in the orange shirt at the bar @ Good Liquid. My friend lives in Lakewood Ranch & I was down for a visit when you came in. I knew who you were because, my wife & I watched your episode about cheap eats in Siesta Key. My wife loved the smoke salmon @ that breakfast place. Love your channel!

@Explorcation Год назад

Thanks so much for reaching out, Gary! Your friend sure took you to a good spot. We were really impressed with the food and the beers at that place! It's so cool when we run into people who have seen the channel, especially those from out of state... and from my (Skylar's) home state of Iowa! Next time you see us make sure to say hi!

@rhondalyn100 Год назад

Another fun road trip from downtown St. Pete! I always appreciate you putting the cost of your dining and fun adventures on the screen. Excellent show, as always...your filming, narration and editing skills are Top Notch, guys! 🙂

@Explorcation Год назад

Thank you so much Rhonda 💗🙏it does take some extra work to include the prices, but we are finding that many people do appreciate it. Feedback like yours helps us to make decisions about our filming/editing to continue to improve our content :)

@christinag8740 Год назад

Thank you, so much. A up to date video about Lakewood Ranch, We always have people asking us about were We live.

@Explorcation Год назад

Our pleasure :) thank you so much for watching and commenting. We always enjoy our day trips to Lakewood Ranch. We were surprised to see how much there really is to do there!

@ScullyPopASMR Год назад

Lakewood Ranch! Very cool!

@Explorcation Год назад

Thanks for watching 🙏💗 we hope you are doing well!

@Tom007Tiger Год назад

If your ever on Main Street go to station 400 for breakfast or brunch they are always consistent, amazing food and the staff is awesome I’ve never waited long for my food and it’s never been wrong

@Explorcation Год назад

Thanks for the recommendation. We will try to check it out next time we're in Lakewood Ranch!

@LucasWorldTravel Год назад

I love the idea of a store filled with candy from around the world. How nice to taste exotic flavors without leaving your home town. Your breakfast sandwich and coffees looked particularly delicious as well. As always, great finds guys!

@Explorcation Год назад

The candy shop really is quite the unique experience, and one we weren't expecting to find in Lakewood Ranch.

@billyc3757 Год назад

I must know, Jamie did you spit out the chalk candy? Hahahaha! My money is on yes.

@Explorcation Год назад

😆it sure didn't look like I was enjoying it! I did actually eat it 😄

@RKiersted Год назад

great editing. nicely composed

@Explorcation Год назад

Thank you very much for the kind and encouraging comment!

@Explorcation Год назад

Alright, we want to know...would you be most excited about the sweets like Jamie..or the scorpion like Skylar?! Thanks so much for exploring Lakewood Ranch with us. If there are other places you would recommend leave them in the comments! And if you want to know more about any of our stops in this episode check out the video description for all of the business websites. If you are looking for an adventure nearby then make sure to check out our TreeUmph episode here ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-xRJ-HBSsDyw.html

@caymanchristopher7014 Год назад

Love the Granary! Get there early or be prepared to wait. It’s worth it though.

@Explorcation Год назад

We sure understand why people love it. And yeah, if we would have arrived just 20 minutes later we would have likely been waiting for a table.

@BobCarlson Год назад

Funny how you are always just a few months ahead of my adventures. I’ve already viewed 20+ videos on this area but mostly real estate sales. You really capture the essence of places the way I enjoy when visiting in person. And now that my cousin just relocated there I can’t wait to head on over. And yes I would eat all those candies and scorpion. Mostly just to freak out the girl friend.

@Explorcation Год назад

Hi Bob, thank you so much for the kind feedback, we also found there to be sooo many real estate videos for Lakewood Ranch! Let us know about your experience when you have some time to visit your cousin. We are excited to spend more time in the Waterside Place area when the weather is nicer. One of our fave musicians started playing there recently so it is also a good spot for live music too!

@tammywinter6608 Год назад

Always looking for new places to take my grandkids and obstacle/zipline looked like fun. Ice cream and candy after. Perfect. Another great video, love your taste in eats and entertainment and how you deal with the weather. You never let it spoil your fun. Looking forward to where you go next.

@Explorcation Год назад

Hi Tammy, thanks so much for watching and for your comment. You are right, LWR could be a great day trip for kids...✔adventure...✔ice cream....✔candy...what more could they want 😆 As far as the weather, we always try to be grateful to live in Florida where we don't have to deal with snow and ice. If that means we have to deal with the rain from time to time...we will take it 😀

@billyyandle1947 Год назад

I would fly down there for that breakfast sandwich, that looked incredible!

@Explorcation Год назад

It was soooo good 😀 thanks so much for watching Billy!

@caymanchristopher7014 Год назад

It’s that good, but their pancakes are awesome too!

@Explorcation Год назад

@@caymanchristopher7014 now we are going to have to go back to try the pancakes 😆

@chrispham7064 Год назад

This looks like so much fun. Oh my goodness grill cheese sandwich looked so good. Thanks for sharing this video. Look forward to your next video. Have a wonderful weekend you guys.

@Explorcation Год назад

Thanks for watching Chris! I can confirm the sandwich was delicious. We hope you are well and enjoying your weekend too 💗

@reginathornton7433 Год назад

Have seen Realtors advertising new housing in Lakewood Ranch. What a DELIGHTFUL community! Thank you for sharing 😁👍❤

@Explorcation Год назад

It does seem like there is a lot of realtor advertising for this community! I knew LWR was growing, but I honestly didn't realizing how many different communities there are now. Thanks so much for watching :)

@reginathornton7433 Год назад

@@Explorcation i saw commercials on TV too. I think on Bay News 9. A beautiful community.

@ryanladendorf1678 Год назад

Looks like a fun place to visit. Thank you for sharing.

@Explorcation Год назад

We agree, I think Lakewood Ranch is often overlooked since it isn't right on the coast. It is super nice and worth a visit in our opinion. Thanks so much for watching 💗

@krissypoof Год назад

I love Lakewood Ranch it's very peaceful and beautiful ❤️

@Explorcation Год назад

We agree 100%, Krissy. Thanks so much for watching and for taking the time to comment.

@TheWrightLifeTravelChannel Год назад

Those obstacle courses looked crazy! Thanks for sharing!

@Explorcation Год назад

They are quite challenging and certainly a good way to overcome a fear of heights!

@cristianMoon24 Год назад

Wow lake wood ranch has so many unique stores and small businesses love all the town centers. I wish Riverview had things like this

@Explorcation Год назад

It really does have some pretty amazing things to offer, Christian. It's a very well planned-out community. Thanks so much for watching and for taking the time to comment!

@lindamcmahon517 Год назад

Thanks!

@Explorcation Год назад

Thank you so much for watching and for your generosity 🙏💗both help us to continue to create content here in Florida and beyond

@gmpny3945 Год назад

Thank you for sharing another enjoyable video. I especially enjoyed the candy segment. Growing up in a Greek household I quickly developed a sweet tooth and along with the traditional pastries I grew up eating lots of Russian and Ukrainian chocolates. Skyler is a brave man eating the scorpion.

@Explorcation Год назад

We'd never seen a candy store like that before and had so much fun browsing through everything. The scorpion was dry and relatively flavorful. Not terrible, but far from good 😆

@HyperXism Год назад

We live in Parrish - just down the street from Lakewood ranch. You have just given us some good eating ideas...

@Explorcation Год назад

We're so happy to hear that you've found our video to be helpful. Thanks so much for watching and for taking the time to comment!

@ramunegaizutis1286 Год назад

Dream community for my husband and I! These Canadians would love a home in this area! Thank you for for the video!

@Explorcation Год назад

You are so welcome, Ramune. We definitely understand why so many people dream of moving here!

@ralphalberti6851 Год назад

I moved to Lakewood Ranch from New York and have never looked back. It's a wonderful place to live.

@Explorcation Год назад

@@ralphalberti6851 we are so glad to hear you enjoy living in LWR!

@TheAverageTourist Год назад

My husband would have been in heaven at the world of candy. I'd probably go for the sweets over a scorpion... we have crunchie bars here and they make your molars stick together lol. The treetop adventure looked fun - lots to do in the area!

@Explorcation Год назад

We've had people from all over the world telling us about how they have crunchy bars where they live. It's starting to seem like the US is the only place that doesn't have crunchy bars. It's really strange! I can definitely understand how they could make your molars stick together though!

@PrimeTimeTravelers Год назад

Wow that area has changed. Our wedding party stayed in hotel there in 2007 before we got married the next day on Longboat Key beach.

@Explorcation Год назад

It really has grown and changed so much over the last several years. Do you guys have any plans to get back to Longboat Key anytime soon?

@PrimeTimeTravelers Год назад

@@Explorcation we usually head that way every few years. We are trying to vlog all the Florida State Parks (there are 175!) So we have to head that way at some point but we know Jupiter area is calling us soon!!! Stay tuned!

@Explorcation Год назад

@@PrimeTimeTravelers wow I didn't realize there were so many, that is quite the goal, but you guys can do it 😁

@PrimeTimeTravelers Год назад

@@Explorcation Yeah we are planning to do a few more this month too in Jupiter area. We enjoy them and hope they help others out.

@AquariusTraveller Год назад

Nope sorry - You can keep your Brussel sprouts to yourself HAHA - About the only things I don't like..LOL. But OMG Skylar, I love the scorpion tester. I tried one once around Monument valley, but it was solidified inside a candy and probably easier that what you did...But the chaser was a good option too LOL The Treeumph place looks exactly like a place near us, we did it ages ago and I was so sore after HAHa, but it was a lot of fun and got us out of the house. I think I will go back again one day But need to hit up the weights a few times before LOL Do crunchies come from the UK...never knew that - We have them everywhere here and I actually though they were Australian. Go figure and we have so many things to same as the UK. Love the End - Enough recording - Lets eat!

@Explorcation Год назад

I (Skylar) despised brussels sprouts as a kid, but now I love them (at least when they are fried and covered in fondue)! The scorpion was basically flavorless, but the texture was quite strange, so I was definitely glad to have the candy chaser! We've been hearing from people all over the world that they have crunchies... it seems like the US is the only place that doesn't have them. So strange! We did finally try our crunchy the other day and enjoyed it quite a bit. We definitely could have got more (and probably better) shots of that food at the end, but I was starving 😂 We would love to try the obstacle course in your area (or any other tree-top course). We pretty much have figured out how to do all the obstacles at our local one, so having some new ones to figure out would be a fun challenge!

@AquariusTraveller Год назад

@@Explorcation I have not tried Brussel Sprout again, Scarred as a child and just can't get there. But I suppose if they were served to me at a friends dinner, I might try...LOL We use to make our own Crunchies as a kid.... so easy to make. If your ever around here, I'll take you to the Tree Top coarse I know of :)

@Explorcation Год назад

@@AquariusTraveller well, if you every find yourself in a brussel sprout situation...you will have to tell us what you think of them 😆 We would absolutely love to go the tree top course!

@shawnaustin8957 Год назад

👍👍

@Explorcation Год назад

Thanks Shawn!

@stevewalther2293 11 месяцев назад

Wow...Bars and Restaurants...manufactured town...

@Explorcation 11 месяцев назад

Yeah basically, and many people love it.

@cj7767 Год назад

I love you guys

@Explorcation Год назад

💗💗💗 thanks so much for your support!

@BeingBedingfield Год назад

Your breakfast spot looked amazing! We’d definitely love to go to Treeumph! Brussel sprouts?! 😅 would definitely never have thought to order it, but it actually looks pretty good! So cute to see turtles from the restaurant 😍 The ice cream looked really delicious , glad that you still felt good after having it. Yay for shopping 🤗 Lol, I just had a Crunchie yesterday 😅 Ah no, can’t believe Skylar ate a scorpion 🙈😂 Really like the architecture at the plaza…and your Thai food looks delicious!

@Explorcation Год назад

Brussel sprouts are one of the few foods I (Skylar) refused to eat as a kid, but now I love them. Especially when they are fried and covered in a delicious cheese sauce! I just heard that crunchies are really popular in Australia too. I wonder why you don't see them any where in the US. I feel like we've been unjustifiably cheated out of crunchies our whole lives 😂

@OurTravelPlace Год назад

Looked like a great day, even if the weather was a bit hit and miss. I bet that mint shampoo bar really wakes you up 🙂 Yeaahh love that crunchie was the number one selling bar (they are pretty great tbf). Curious to see what you think of that one (I kind of want to pop out and get one now!)

@Explorcation Год назад

It really was a good day. We have learned to embrace the rain in Florida 😆 We finally tried the Crunchie Bar this weekend, and it was good! It was actually crunchier than I expected. Since it is described as a honeycomb center I thought it may be a little bit softer. I would have another for sure!

@genehinders9639 8 месяцев назад

Chocolate over Scorpions any day!! How about a Chocolate covered Scorpion?

@Explorcation 8 месяцев назад

While I don't particularly enjoy chocolate, I will say that the scorpion would have tasted much better covered in it 😂

@genehinders9639 8 месяцев назад

@@Explorcation ... not sure I'd partake in it either way🤯

@BrianBrick-uo3xi Год назад

Scorpion 🦂 kandy 💚🐍🎸🌙⭐️🌊🇯🇪

@Explorcation Год назад

Eating that scorpion was quite the experience for sure! 😆

@stuartwood5571 Год назад

No one ever talks about the healthcare facilities and quality of doctors and hospitals in the area. Important stuff to older retirees.

@Explorcation Год назад

Good point Stuart. We're not really sure what the best way to research this would be, but it's something we'll keep in mind when making videos like this in the future. Thanks for watching.

@LJSW-rp6xm Год назад

How did you find the Crunchie? Being from England I’m quite perplexed that it’s the number one seller there? 😂

@Explorcation Год назад

This shop was the only place we've ever seen one. But apparently, there is a pretty large European population in the Lakewood Ranch area, and they all come to Suitcase Suites to get their Crunchie fix!

@mariagiselerezende4323 Год назад

Hello ! Thank you for de informations about Tampa Bay Area. We are going to spend Christmas in Sarasota; what do you recomend to do on 25th December ? Because everything will be closed...

@Explorcation Год назад

So sorry that we are just now seeing this comment, Maria. We hope you found something fun to do in Sarasota on Christmas and enjoyed your time here in Florida. Thanks so much for watching our channel!

@Soyyanelis Год назад

😆🦂🙅🏾‍♀️🤗

@Explorcation Год назад

😆 thanks so much for watching!

@ElizabethLavandera 3 месяца назад

I don't see any golf carts anywhere. Is this not a golf cart community?

@Explorcation 2 месяца назад

Lakewood Ranch is pretty big. There are definitely some areas that you can drive gulf carts all over, but we didn't see a whole lot in the places we visited.

@justincarey7143 Год назад

Do you guys do anything else but eat?

@Explorcation Год назад

Yes, we drink as well 😆Thanks for watching!

@sequoiaedwards4782 Год назад

Was this filmed before or after Ian??

@Explorcation Год назад

Before... by about a week or so.

@shelleycharlesworth5177 2 месяца назад

How far is nearest hospital?

@Explorcation 2 месяца назад

Lakewood Ranch Medical Center is only about 2 mins from Main St.

@jimmybrownett5983 5 месяцев назад

🚶🏃🚶🏃🚶🏃🚶🏃🚶🏃🚶🏃🚴🚴🚩

@hart316 8 месяцев назад

#Jealous!

@Explorcation 8 месяцев назад

Thanks so much for watching!

@trustinyeshua5966 Год назад

Where are the people?

@Explorcation Год назад

We try to go to places when they aren't too busy so we don't have as many people in the shots. But this day was likely less busy than normal because of the storms rainy weather most of the day.

@stevewalther2293 11 месяцев назад

They are inside watching Netflix with the AirConditioner running...

@reginathornton7433 Год назад

Just don't eat real bugs. They have a bug in them that can't be killed.

@Explorcation Год назад

Thanks for the tip, Regina!

@reginathornton7433 Год назад

@@Explorcation I lost the video my brother sent me from RU-vid, but this guy called the bugs chittons or something like that. He said all bugs are dangerous to eat, even when cooked. Oil of Oregano drops at Rollin Oats on MLK Jr in St Petersburg kills bugs, bacteria, fungus & viruses in our gut. I keep it on hand. My sons here in St Petersburg use it for a sore throat, headache, cough & for any flu instead of prescriptions. Knocks out migraines in 5 minutes under my tongue.

@Explorcation Год назад

@@reginathornton7433 sounds like maybe we need to get some Oil of Oregano!

@judyarmstrong397 11 месяцев назад

I'm vegan so watching you eat a scorpion was disgusting. I like that you let us know that there is vegan ice-cream available but it would be great for you to try it and let us vegans know how the ice-cream is.

@Explorcation 11 месяцев назад

Lol Im sure many non vegans also found it to be disgusting. We do try vegan things on our channel on occasion. Sometimes we actually even like the vegan version of things better than the original.

@dianedionisio1250 3 месяца назад

People all around the world eat and do things differently than you. Take what you like to see and leave the rest. The world isnt catered to your preferences

@judyarmstrong397 3 месяца назад

@@dianedionisio1250 I will not be watching any more or your videos