14/06/2026
Hey it's Gemma!
Day 5 🇺🇸
We checked out of our gorgeous accommodation & left Anna Maria Island (after a morning swim!) 🥺 will definitely return! Such a stunning place. One of the best places I have ever visited 😍
We then headed to Tampa Bay, only an hours drive away. We went for lunch at a stunning restaurant, Columbia, they done a table side gorgeous tossed salad, and had the most amazing shrimp & crab lunch 😍🍤🦀
https://www.columbiarestaurant.com/ybor-city-tampa
Afterwards we went to visit the oldest family-owned premium cigar maker in the U.S., founded in 1895 and now located in the historic El Reloj factory in Tampa's Ybor City since 1954 - J.C. Newman, where we learned about the history & got to go round the factory & see how it's all done, impressive!
https://www.jcnewman.com/
We then checked into our final hotel, Hyatt Place Tampa Downtown, great location, gorgeous rooms & complimentary breakfast - with views of Tampa City! 😍
https://www.hyatt.com
For the evening, we head to Hyde Park where there is plenty of trendy shops, bars & restaurants, we had the opportunity to make our own scented candles 🕯😍 before going for dinner in a gorgeous Italian restaurant where once again, the food was fantastic! 😍
https://thecandlepour.com/pages/hyde-park-village
https://www.timpanohydepark.com/
Totally different part of Florida, so much buzz! 🙌
Gemma 🧡