*New Travel Linkup* Wanderlust Wednesdays

Hi everyone! 

Kate, Kerri and I are excited to get our new travel linkup started today. Wanderlust Wednesdays will occur only once a month on the second Wednesday of every month so we hope you will join us in sharing your travel adventures and the destinations on your bucket list. Anything travel related can be linked up, really!

Today, I'm sharing a short trip I took to St, Augustine in north Florida back in 2012. The purpose of this trip was for a good friend's wedding which I was a bridesmaid in but we had an extra day to explore this historic and charming city. I've actually been dying to return this year because it's only a two hour drive so don't be surprised if I do another recap in the near future. 

As soon as we arrived in St. Augustine, we headed to the historic district with a couple friends to explore and find a place to grab lunch. We window shopped and stopped in a few antique and souvenir stores to browse.

My favorite shop was the Pepper Place which sells hot sauces from all around the world and I was even able to find one from Trinidad so I snagged that to add to our collection.

We then stopped in Sangria's Wine & Tapas Bistro to have a glass of sangria and listen to some live music on the upstairs patio overlooking a cute park area (didn't catch the name).

We stopped off at the oldest wood school house in the USA built over 200 years ago.

And then settled at the famous Columbia Restaurant for lunch which didn't disappoint. I can't remember the name of this spanish-style chicken dish we shared but I do remember the Columbia "1905" salad and mojitos were excellent.

After lunch we checked out this public burying ground that was used in 1821 during the yellow fever epidemic. 

We then headed to the Castillo de San Marcos Fort & National Park. The fort was built by a Spanish engineer in 1695. 

We had an amazing day exploring the history, sites and scenes in St Augustine and I highly recommend this city for a quick (or long) getaway. St. Augustine is also known for their Bed & Breakfast accommodations which you kind find located close to all the main monuments and attractions.

There's so much we didn't get to see on this trip which why I would love to return to cover some more ground and also check out St. Augustine beach. 

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Link-up Rules:
1. Follow Kerri, Kate and myself on Bloglovin
2. Link up your favorite travel recaps or travel related posts
3. Grad our Wanderlust Wednesdays button and link back to our blogs
4. Be sure to visit other blogs and build your travel bucket list!