Thanks so much for watching 🙏❤️ what was your favorite new spot in St Pete from this episode? Also if you have other St Pete recommendations OR Downtown Tampa recommendations leave those in the comments too 😊 And thanks again to Abruzzi's Hot Peppers for sponsoring this video.
Love you guys, i cant keep up with all the new places opening so rely on your videos to keep me up to date. One of my favorite places is the Studio Public House.(Central & 30th st). They just celebrated their 2 year anniversary, a nice little neighborhood restaurant/pub, you should check it out.
@@stevenhicks3732 it is even hard for us to keep up 😆 thank you so much for watching and for the suggestion, we will have to check out the Studio Public House, I just checked them out online and it looks like they have a lot of options that are reasonably priced!
At the risk of sounding like I'm gushing I have to say you guys are one of my favs on TH-cam! Your video production is *always* top notch with great sound and visuals and your content is always informative and entertaining. I love that you show menus and graphs and are forthright with cost/pricing in all you do. So sad to hear St. Pete, like many other metro areas, is getting so expensive folks are having to move away from downtown. I think it'd be interesting to follow your path as you transition to a more affordable place so I hope you'll consider a video series on that. Y'all are the best ambassadors St. Pete could ever have! Thanks so much for your wonderful videos! Rhonda
Thanks so much for the kind and thoughtful comment, Rhonda. We'll definitely document our path of moving out of downtown St. Pete in one way or another (either through videos, stories, Instagram posts, etc...). It's nice to hear that is something you'd be interested in! When we moved to St. Pete we felt it was such a great value, but we always new the prices would go up sooner or later. We just weren't expecting them to go up so much, so quickly! We are optimistic that we will find a good deal somewhere close to downtown St. Pete, so that we can still visit easily and frequently.
Thanks, Roman. Not sure if we are experts, but we've definitely experienced a lot of the city over the last few years and have had a great time sharing it with you!
It really did hurt my soul a little bit to find out what that milkshake cost, but we're glad that so many of our viewers at least got some enjoyment out of it!
Always look forward to your "What's new in St. Pete" videos! Skyler's face when you got the ice cream sundae...priceless! I do agree that would be waaaay more than I'd want to spend on ice cream! Yikes! The burger and chicken sandwich both looked delicious and so did the ramen! Thanks for showing us some great new places in beautiful St. Pete and sorry to hear you might need to move out of the downtown area. Seems like prices are just going up and up everywhere. Thanks again for another great video 😊
Yeah, they don't really advertise that you can keep the cup (we only knew this from reading an FAQ on their website). If we would have know that... we wouldn't have felt quite as bad about it (it's a pretty good quality cup). But even knowing that, there's no way we'll be buying another one 😂
We are for sure coming back mid December to enjoy the Christmas event at the stadium. Then we plan on a few days in downtown. We have been saving up for a nice trip but a $17 milkshake is probably out of our budget and diet goals.
We would definitely suggest passing on the $17 milkshake, but if you do change your mind make sure you keep the souvenir cup (makes the price much palatable). And while the Enchant St. Pete is quite expensive as well, it's definitely a one of a kind experience, and worth it (although maybe just once) in our opinion.
Your videos are very informative, a pleasure to watch and better than the travel shows on TV. I've spent many summers in the St. Petersburg area in the 80s and 90s and it's nice to see all the wonderful changes in the area.
Oh wow what an incredibly kind and encouraging comment! We're so happy that you've been able to experience all of the changes through our channel!. Thanks so much for the support.
I understand things are getting expensive but I hope you guy's aren't leaving St. Pete and just moving outside of downtown. Your video's are my favorite way of seeing home as I am out of state right now, relocating back there in a couple of month's. Keep up the great work!!!!!!
Thank you so much Ashley for your kind comment 🙏❤️ we hope to stay around St Pete too and haven't made any decisions yet. We are going to look at our options over the next few months and will be sure to update everyone when we know our plans! Thanks so much for your support 😊
@@Explorcation Thank you and I hope to run into you guys one day. Luckly, my family home is in Safety Harbor, but I always loved rubbing elbows with my city and business peers in DWT.
Lol, Skylar your face about that $17 milkshake says so much! Sorry to hear that the cost of living is getting so high there, but a change of scenery is never a bad thing and it will give you even more to explore. We can't wait to see where you land!
That's so great to hear! Thank you so much for the sub and for taking the time to comment. We hope you are loving St. Pete every bit as much as we are!
I like it how your videos are authentic, heartfelt and local. I'll always be just a tourist in Florida, but I want to hear from people who live there and have skin in the game, so hearing you admit that 17 dollars is too much for a milkshake was a breath of fresh air. Also, when you asked for suggestions of a place to rent, that was very relatable. I'm tired of (wannabe) wealthy bloggers spending a fortune on a drab meal and pretending it's normal.
Thank you so much for this kind comment, Alexandre. Jamie and I both come from humble, small town, midwest backgrounds, where it's more common to act like you have less than you actually do than it is do act like you have more. In our case, we just try to be ourselves, and we hope that shows through in our videos. It's probably not the easiest way to grow a TH-cam channel, but things that come easy are never as rewarding!
Sorry to hear that you’re getting pushed out of Downtown. Depending on your budget of course, I know that Gulfport and Fossil Park are 2 areas on the more affordable side. I’m closing on a house in St Pete in November and honestly your videos helped get me so hyped about moving to St Pete. Hopefully you guys can stay in St Pete and hold a local subscriber meetup soon (happy to treat Skylar to a $17 milkshake if you guys stay and keep making videos 😉)
Thank you so much for the kind comment! We're confident that we'll find a good deal somewhere in or around the downtown area. We still have over two months before we'll move and think prices may come down a bit by then. We'll will have to do a subscriber meet-up someday. But you may be the only subscriber who shows up, and we may just hold you to that $17 milk shake offer😂
Really want to visit these places & go on the Sun Runner bus too. PRAY you PROSPER & dont have to move or you get a good place. Four plexes by Crescent Lake are affordable to rent per my family. God BLESS you folks - and TOO MUCH.
@@Explorcation I don't know the renters. I don't like the tiny brick roads, but it's a nice area & lots of people rent around the park. Cheaper than downtown. Am going to ask my son if his landlord has openings.
another great vlog you two! St. Pete looks like so much fun the way you guys always present it! We are hoping to hit up a few more things in your area this winter, maybe we will see you two!
You'll certainly have no shortage of places to visit here. For every cool spot that we've included in our videos, there is at least 5 more that we haven't! And that would be awesome to get the chance to meet up with you guys!
The milkshake from the yard looked absolutely amazing. Charleigh would love it!!! Paul would be making the same face that Skyler made though when purchasing a $17 milkshake.
It did look amazing and it tasted good too. That said, it's one of those things you definitely only need to try once in a lifetime, but we're glad we got it so that we could share it with our viewers!
Awesome video as always! Don’t lose hope as their will be another real estate down turn and hopefully you both can grab some real estate of your very own!! We will pray for you both!
Thanks, Jennifer. We agree that another downturn will come sooner or later. We're not sure we'll be ready to buy again at that point (if it comes sooner), but hopefully the rental market will come down with it!
Love your videos so much! I always end up making a "To Do" list in my phone's notes with the places that you guys suggest. OMG that milkshake bar!!! I'm craving one now!
That's so awesome to hear, Chrissy! We hope that the places you visit based off of our videos are good experiences more often than not!. The milkshake bar is a pretty cool place, just make sure you keep the cup if you buy the $17 milkshake!
That's surprising. Both our food and service were great. Plus the overall google rating is pretty solid. We hope you get to give them a try for yourself sometime. Thanks for watching.
@@Explorcation I’m in Tampa Bay Burger group on Facebook and the reviews and pics were pretty bad, but that was the first week it was open so that’s to be expected. I’ll definitely try it for myself.
Did chuckle with the milk shake; my husband likened himself to Skylar who also would not be happy to pay $17. 🤣. Curious to know what temperature you rate as "slightly chilly". 😬. Omg, I hope you don't have to move out of St Pete, we love your vids and St Pete. Gutted for your rent rise. 😩
We definitely have different definitions of slightly chilly... but for Jamie, probably around 70 degrees 😂 That morning I think it was probably in the mid 60's. We'll figure out a way to at least stay close to downtown St. Pete. Even if we have to move, we'll make sure we're a quick bus or scooter ride away.
I love your videos so much! I moved to St. Pete a few months ago and when it came to deciding where I wanted to move I watched all of your St. Pete videos. You really show off the beauty and uniqueness of the city and I am so glad your videos got me hooked enough to solidify my decision to move here. I have loved every second of it! You guys are awesome!! 😊❤
Hey guys! I’m very much enjoying your stories. Being an older resident in St pete, I don’t get around as much, so your reviews are helpful. Your 👍 and 👎 of Florida is right on target, having lived here nearly 30 yrs, from Massachusetts. Good luck on the Apt hunt. Hope you can stay nearby.
Thank you so much for taking the time to comment, Ernest. It makes us so happy to here that even someone who has lived here for 30 years can get joy out of watching our channel! We've been doing some house hunting and are pretty confident that we won't have to move too far from downtown St. Pete, and we hope to continue to make St. Pete content for years to come!
@@Explorcation I live in the Tyrone area. It’s convenient to the beaches and downtown. Prices have risen here, like most areas but it might be worth a look.
We feel your pain, Jillian. We'd love to live in the Edge or Grand Central district if we can find something reasonable, but we may end up having to go even further outside of downtown.
It was cool looking, and no doubt inflation was out of control. And honestly if we knew we could have kept the glass, we would have felt a lot better about it! 😂
Yes, we visited in on of our What's New in '22 episodes (can't remember exactly which one). We had no idea what Connecticut style pizza was but we really enjoyed it!
I finished your sentence when you mentioned what would make that Black Pearl better. I'm a hot pepper fanatic. I eat um everyday. We don't get Abruzzi, so I settle for Mezzetta Hot Chili Peppers. I like the Mexican style best.
We really had no idea how awesome they were until we tried the Abruzzi's ones. I don't think we'll ever make a burger at home (or a batch of chili) without them again!
I rode the sunrunner a week after it opened and it was packed on the day of halloween on central but I wasn’t surprised. I rode the entire route from the 3rd st publix to st. pete beach and it was really quick and it makes my commute faster even though I always take route 4 to get to downtown. I’m looking forward to seeing what y’all think about the service because I liked it.
We are so glad you had a good experience on the SunRunner 🌞 we have used it several times now and finally posted our full SunRunner experience episode today (here it is if you haven't had a chance to see it yet: th-cam.com/video/x8iIPPd7A00/w-d-xo.html) I don't want to spoil the episode for you, but I will say it was a much different experience compared to when we road the Suncoast Trolley from Clearwater to St Pete Beach. Thank you so much for watching and commenting!
He sure was not happy, but I am still glad we got to share it in the video. We know a lot of people will want to try such a unique and over the top ice cream joint 😃
As much as I love living in Clearwater Beach, St Pete always calls to me. The food and drinks there are always so good. Probably won't be spending $17 on a milkshake anytime soon though. LOL. Have you guys been to the bar Saigon Blonde? Pricier cocktails but the vibe in there is pretty cool, we love to explore some of their cocktails prior to going to our dinner reservations.
We did go to Saigon Blonde a few of times and absolutely love the atmosphere at that place. When we have visitors that are looking for a unique spot to grab a drink (and are willing to pay for it), that's the place we take them to. I'd much rather spend $17 bucks on 1.5 good drinks than on a milkshake, but I guess it's all personal preference!
@Debed Why make such a dumb comment. Just because someone lives in a certain area does not mean they are filthy rich. And I was just saying even if I CAN afford it does not make it something I would spend money on.
Oh no, you can’t move away from downtown St Pete…it honestly looks like such an amazing place to live 😍 I can’t believe all these amazing new places, on top of all the others that you’ve shown throughout the year! But umm…$17 for a milkshake 😳 it looked amazing, but probably just a once in a lifetime kinda milkshake 😅 Seems like you guys have a few decisions to make about your future plans…wishing you all the best with that, it’s so exciting though 🤗
It is amazing... but unfortunately, the secret seems to have gotten out (we may have had something to do with that) and now prices are sky-rocketing. To be fair, it's happening in cities all over the US, but it seems to especially be the case here in Florida. But we'll land on our feet and figure out a way to still make it to downtown St. Pete regularly! Thanks so much for the well wishes!
Moved from St. Pete last year to higher ground. Left for the mountains where I pay $600/mo less in rent. Additionally, my landlord pays electricity, internet and cable services which is more savings. I can order a good meal for $4.50. That's reality I can live with.
If we were to leave Florida, it would definitely be for the mountains. If we can't have the beach in our daily life, then the mountains is the next best thing! Thanks so much for taking the time to share your story, Donna.
Anytime I hear someone mention the price of a milkshake it makes me think of the 5 dollar milkshake from Pulp Fiction... burger place looked like one to check out! 🤙🦀🌴
Ahh, such a good movie. With inflation, a $5 milk shake back when that movie was made probably would be around $17 today! And the burger place is legit, although not sure how they compare to a Royale with cheese 😂
Hey! You guys are my fave St. Pete peeps to follow! I don’t know what your plans are and definitely not trying to be all up in your biz, but I may know of a place for you guys just outside of downtown. I have to disclose I’m a licensed realtor, but I truly think you guys would love this little house I saw the other day. It’s 10 minutes from Treasure Island and 15 minutes from downtown. Anyway would love to connect sometime. You guys are sooooo awesome!
Thanks so much, Amanda! Feel free to shoot us an email with details on the place to explorcationblog@gmail.com. The location definitely seems like an area we would consider. Our lease is not up until January and we're still not 100% sure we'll be moving (although it seems highly likely), but we figured now was probably a good time to start seeing what's out there!
We actually made a video on our top beaches in the area. They are not all in Pinellas County, but they are all within an hour of St Pete! th-cam.com/video/1hK68cbDoJk/w-d-xo.html Thanks so much for watching our channel!
Thank you again for another great video. I was in Manhattan in September and I had an $18 milkshake. It definitely wasn’t as pretty as yours and just average tasting, but the wait staff were singers hoping to get on broadway. So this restaurant was all about the entertainment and atmosphere.
We're glad to hear that we could have paid more and gotten less out of our $17, but it sounds like you were paying as much for the ambiance as for milkshake itself! Thanks so much for sharing.
Seems like a lot of updates and things to see and do. I would be interested in trying the vegan restaurant - we aren't vegan, but I do enjoy eating more vegetarian options. The good fortune restaurant seemed nice too. That's INSANE that they can just raise your rent by 20%!! I think when we were renting, it was only raised like 1-2% each year. And we complained about that!
Skylar was especially amazed by how good that vegan place was. We thought it would be good (for vegan food), but it was just outright good. I think he's starting to see a world where he eats a lot less meet, especially if prices keep going up! And yeah, two 20% increases back to back are a bit to much to stomach. We honestly always thought St. Pete was underprices and expected the prices to rise sooner or later, we just didn't anticipate it to happen so suddenly.
We are enjoying your videos. When you get to Tampa be sure to check out Happy Fish unbelievable fish plates and seafood. Large portions and of course Armature Works has a little bit of everything
Woohoo, thanks for reviewing Good Intentions! It seemed a bit pricey for us during our last visit a few days ago, but based on your excellent review, we may have to try it next time! 🥳 💚 Hot tip if you want to explore more vegan eats (on the cheap!): Golden Dinosaurs in Gulfport does vegan Cuban sandwiches for $6 each on Thursdays, and you can get a delicious "flight" of five different vegan ice cream at Plant Love Ice Cream for just $9! 🍨
Our pleasure, Erica! A bit pricey yes, but almost every place is in and around downtown St. Pete. We really appreciate the recommendation. Skylar loves Cubans and said he'd be excited to try the vegan one! And you know I can never pass on some good ice cream!
Thank you so much for the kind comment. We love St. Pete, but fear that at some point it will have grown too much for our taste as well. Only time will tell!
I can't believe there are still MORE places to see in St. Pete! You've taken us to so many great spots already :) The $17 milkshake is outrageous...but I went to San Diego a couple of years ago and I think I paid $14 for a cocktail and, just like Jamie, I was comforted by the fact that I got to keep the glass, lol! What was really nice was that my waitress actually gave me a clean glass! Did you get a clean glass? I really liked the Ringside Cafe and need to add it to my list of places to go while I'm in the area. I love me some 80s hair bands so I have to keep an eye out on the live music schedule as well :) I liked the ambience at Good Fortune. I'm looking forward to your video on riding the Sunrunner. I'm sorry that you guys may have to move :( I hope you're able to find a reasonably priced place nearby (and I look forward to finding out if that place even exists since my dreams of living in St. Pete are being dashed by the high cost of rent). The last spot was really exciting because I LOVE me some churros! The best churros I had was when I went to Mexico. They had a little crunch to them. Looking forward to the next video :)
They just keep popping up all over the place. We could probably even make one of these videos every 2 months if we expanded our boundaries a little bit, but for now I think we'll stick to quarterly. We had no idea you could keep the glass until we looked it up online after the fact. They did not seem to advertise it in the shop. That said they did have some sinks in the dining area that we had no idea what the purpose of them was. We realize now that they are there so that you can wash out your cup before you take it home! Maybe if we go back and show them our video they'd be kind enough to give us a free one 😅
Hello. I love all your videos! I have a question, have you ever eaten at and / or reviewed a restaurant in St. Pete called Skidder’s? Some friends just recently went there and they said it was really good. I’d love to get your opinion too.
Thanks so much, Judith. Skidder's is on St. Pete Beach, about 20 minutes or so from downtown St. Pete. We've never dined in at Skidder's, but we did get to try some pizza from there once and we thought it was very good.
We love the atmosphere at Crump's Landing and the food was good to. If you're looking for something a bit closer and still on the water, we also really enjoyed the Hernando Beach Tropical Grill.
Thanks for the suggestion, Annie. That's not something that we've given too much consideration, mainly because both of us would not only have to live in it but also work in it. But perhaps we could find a park that also has some sort of community office type space that we could work out of.
It really varies widely depending on what you are looking for. We've seen some studios close to downtown for as low as $1,000 or so, and we've seen 2 bedrooms for over $4,000. It's definitely a wide range, with the average falling somewhere in the middle.
@@Explorcation ok. I would be getting a 1 bedroom. I'm thinking around $2,000 for a decent one in a decent area. Prices everywhere are just insane nowadays. Thanks for the info though and awesome channel!
@@wesleygriffiths8496 good luck as you begin your search, we think you should be able to find a one bedroom in your budget, there really are a lot of options in St. Pete, with more apartments currently under construction. We have seen a few apts downtown beginning to offer move in specials again (we hadn't really seen that in over a year and a half) so I think that is a good sign for renters. Thanks so much for your comments and for watching!
I was literally cracking myself laughing over the look of Skylar's face at the mermaid Shake - Must be expensive. LOL...$17 would be way over my budget - That's like 23AUD here - lucky you only got the one ! That Asian fusion spot would have been amazing, so colourful and the meals looked divine. Would have probably ordered that salmon too but the ramen looked awesome too. Hey Jamie, nice job getting Skylar to the vegan spot, not sure I could get Matt there. I have cooked him vegan meals before which he likes, but he would never opt for them. I do love my meat too, but always nice for a change. I can't believe the rent is going up so much that you might have to move - Thats sad but I hope you find somewhere affordable soon. I'm sure whatever happens, your channel will continue to thrive and you'll have some new places to cover on your channel! NO MORE 17 buck milkshakes..LOL Nice way to end it with a Churros - Been ages since i've had one of those !
The only reason I agreed to one was "for the video". No way we were paying for two 😂 Jamie didn't have to twist my arm too much to get me to the Vegan spot... I was pretty curious about trying fake meat. I really was expecting it to be far inferior to real meat though and it really wasn't. I don't think I'll ever go full vegan, but I could definitely see myself cutting back a bit... especially if meat prices keep rising! We've been enjoying the process of looking for a new place in a new neighborhood. Moving to a new place is always exciting, even though the process of moving itself definitely isn't. The good news is we own the least amount of stuff now as we have in the last 10 years, so the move shouldn't be too terrible of an experience.
Lived it St Petersburg 35 years. I can't believe how expensive it is. . It's almost impossible to find a place under $2000 a month. Some of these rentals want a million different qualifications and fees just to move in now. We're also having to relocate. Looks like Pasco county is more in our price range. It's even getting expensive up there.
It's so sad to hear stories like yours and so many others who have called St. Pete home for years that are now getting priced out. That being said, we hope you are able to find a reasonably priced city that fits you and your family well. In the meantime, we can hope that the prices here in St. Pete come back down some day.
We have lots of videos about activities in St. Pete which you can find in this playlist! We hope find it helpful. th-cam.com/play/PLOT_jgQ5dAKybnAn6c7vt6JHPM3CzQB_R.html
FYI, for the visitors Re. The climate. Cool in Oct. is NOT the norm. Our HOT & very MUGGY summer is a full eight months, April thru the end of Nov.. Too hot for most people to be outside biking, walking, running, playing, or anything else, except to walk to the car. I had out-of-state family visit in late Nov. who didn’t want to get out of the car due to the heat. This is the norm.
Hi Janet. We do agree that it can still get extremely hot in October, but you get plenty of comfortable days (in our opinion) as well. The average high temperature in St. Pete in October is 84 degrees, and the average low is 70. Most people will find somewhere in between those two temperatures to be quite comfortable, although everyone's definition of a comfortable is different.
Nothing. We are paid through TH-cam add revenue and occasionally video sponsors. We did not receive anything from any of the businesses we visited in this video. None of them even had any idea we were coming.
note, the reason 'so many new places' is because so many terrible half assed places open and fail. Smashburgers are overplayed. paying premium prices for a beef wafer, nah. Also mayo NEVER goes on beef. EVER. do you put that trash on a steak? no so dont ruin a burger by putting egg and fat all over it. wakala. makes sense that you like vegan food. you ruined the burger with mayo. lol
I love that they took a lane away from 1st Ave N and S as well as South Pasadena so people who commute for work have a longer drive! It's for "equity" though, so you know it's all 👍🏻
Thanks so much for watching 🙏❤️ what was your favorite new spot in St Pete from this episode?
Also if you have other St Pete recommendations OR Downtown Tampa recommendations leave those in the comments too 😊
And thanks again to Abruzzi's Hot Peppers for sponsoring this video.
Love you guys, i cant keep up with all the new places opening so rely on your videos to keep me up to date. One of my favorite places is the Studio Public House.(Central & 30th st). They just celebrated their 2 year anniversary, a nice little neighborhood restaurant/pub, you should check it out.
@@stevenhicks3732 it is even hard for us to keep up 😆 thank you so much for watching and for the suggestion, we will have to check out the Studio Public House, I just checked them out online and it looks like they have a lot of options that are reasonably priced!
At the risk of sounding like I'm gushing I have to say you guys are one of my favs on TH-cam! Your video production is *always* top notch with great sound and visuals and your content is always informative and entertaining. I love that you show menus and graphs and are forthright with cost/pricing in all you do. So sad to hear St. Pete, like many other metro areas, is getting so expensive folks are having to move away from downtown. I think it'd be interesting to follow your path as you transition to a more affordable place so I hope you'll consider a video series on that. Y'all are the best ambassadors St. Pete could ever have! Thanks so much for your wonderful videos! Rhonda
Thanks so much for the kind and thoughtful comment, Rhonda. We'll definitely document our path of moving out of downtown St. Pete in one way or another (either through videos, stories, Instagram posts, etc...). It's nice to hear that is something you'd be interested in! When we moved to St. Pete we felt it was such a great value, but we always new the prices would go up sooner or later. We just weren't expecting them to go up so much, so quickly! We are optimistic that we will find a good deal somewhere close to downtown St. Pete, so that we can still visit easily and frequently.
You guys are the best Saint Petersburg experts on food and fun places to go.
Thanks, Roman. Not sure if we are experts, but we've definitely experienced a lot of the city over the last few years and have had a great time sharing it with you!
Yes Skyler, I’ll never buy a $17 milkshake either but thank you for the glimpse of what one looks like.
It really did hurt my soul a little bit to find out what that milkshake cost, but we're glad that so many of our viewers at least got some enjoyment out of it!
Very interesting tour trough this loevely city St Pete. Great places to see. 👌
Thank you, Jack. We're glad you enjoyed it!
Always look forward to your "What's new in St. Pete" videos! Skyler's face when you got the ice cream sundae...priceless! I do agree that would be waaaay more than I'd want to spend on ice cream! Yikes! The burger and chicken sandwich both looked delicious and so did the ramen! Thanks for showing us some great new places in beautiful St. Pete and sorry to hear you might need to move out of the downtown area. Seems like prices are just going up and up everywhere. Thanks again for another great video 😊
Yeah, they don't really advertise that you can keep the cup (we only knew this from reading an FAQ on their website). If we would have know that... we wouldn't have felt quite as bad about it (it's a pretty good quality cup). But even knowing that, there's no way we'll be buying another one 😂
We are for sure coming back mid December to enjoy the Christmas event at the stadium. Then we plan on a few days in downtown. We have been saving up for a nice trip but a $17 milkshake is probably out of our budget and diet goals.
We would definitely suggest passing on the $17 milkshake, but if you do change your mind make sure you keep the souvenir cup (makes the price much palatable). And while the Enchant St. Pete is quite expensive as well, it's definitely a one of a kind experience, and worth it (although maybe just once) in our opinion.
Your videos are very informative, a pleasure to watch and better than the travel shows on TV. I've spent many summers in the St. Petersburg area in the 80s and 90s and it's nice to see all the wonderful changes in the area.
Oh wow what an incredibly kind and encouraging comment! We're so happy that you've been able to experience all of the changes through our channel!. Thanks so much for the support.
Great video 🦜🏴☠️🦅🌊⭐️
Thanks, Brian!
@@Explorcation ✝️🙏🦅🌊
I understand things are getting expensive but I hope you guy's aren't leaving St. Pete and just moving outside of downtown. Your video's are my favorite way of seeing home as I am out of state right now, relocating back there in a couple of month's. Keep up the great work!!!!!!
Thank you so much Ashley for your kind comment 🙏❤️ we hope to stay around St Pete too and haven't made any decisions yet. We are going to look at our options over the next few months and will be sure to update everyone when we know our plans! Thanks so much for your support 😊
Oh and we hope your relocation process goes well ❤️
@@Explorcation Thank you and I hope to run into you guys one day. Luckly, my family home is in Safety Harbor, but I always loved rubbing elbows with my city and business peers in DWT.
We have really enjoyed our time spent in Safety Harbor ❤️ Definitely let us know when you make it back to the area!
Great video guys!! 🌶🌶🌶
Thank you so much ❤️🙏🌶️😁
can't wait to try Good Intentions! Love knowing about vegan restaurant options:))) thank you!
Our pleasure, Audra! We both loved the place and hope you enjoy it every bit as much as we did!
Lol, Skylar your face about that $17 milkshake says so much! Sorry to hear that the cost of living is getting so high there, but a change of scenery is never a bad thing and it will give you even more to explore. We can't wait to see where you land!
Exactly. As much as we would prefer to stay here in downtown St Pete, moving to a new place is always exciting and we enjoy the house hunting process!
Great sites to explore. Thank you for showcasing them ur citiy
Our pleasure, Christian! Thanks for watching and taking the time to comment.
New subie!! 🔔 YT randomly recommended this channel which is great because I just moved to St Pete
That's so great to hear! Thank you so much for the sub and for taking the time to comment. We hope you are loving St. Pete every bit as much as we are!
Great recommendations! Thanks!
We're glad you enjoyed them. Thanks for watching!
I like it how your videos are authentic, heartfelt and local. I'll always be just a tourist in Florida, but I want to hear from people who live there and have skin in the game, so hearing you admit that 17 dollars is too much for a milkshake was a breath of fresh air. Also, when you asked for suggestions of a place to rent, that was very relatable. I'm tired of (wannabe) wealthy bloggers spending a fortune on a drab meal and pretending it's normal.
Thank you so much for this kind comment, Alexandre. Jamie and I both come from humble, small town, midwest backgrounds, where it's more common to act like you have less than you actually do than it is do act like you have more. In our case, we just try to be ourselves, and we hope that shows through in our videos. It's probably not the easiest way to grow a TH-cam channel, but things that come easy are never as rewarding!
They're not floridians they are yankee refugees
Great video -- thanks for sharing!
Thanks, Lindsay. This one was an especially fun one to make. Except for the $17 milkshake for Skylar 😂
Sorry to hear that you’re getting pushed out of Downtown. Depending on your budget of course, I know that Gulfport and Fossil Park are 2 areas on the more affordable side. I’m closing on a house in St Pete in November and honestly your videos helped get me so hyped about moving to St Pete. Hopefully you guys can stay in St Pete and hold a local subscriber meetup soon (happy to treat Skylar to a $17 milkshake if you guys stay and keep making videos 😉)
Thank you so much for the kind comment! We're confident that we'll find a good deal somewhere in or around the downtown area. We still have over two months before we'll move and think prices may come down a bit by then. We'll will have to do a subscriber meet-up someday. But you may be the only subscriber who shows up, and we may just hold you to that $17 milk shake offer😂
Really want to visit these places & go on the Sun Runner bus too. PRAY you PROSPER & dont have to move or you get a good place. Four plexes by Crescent Lake are affordable to rent per my family. God BLESS you folks - and TOO MUCH.
Thank you so much for the suggestion, Regina. We are so appreciative of your continued support.
@@Explorcation I don't know the renters. I don't like the tiny brick roads, but it's a nice area & lots of people rent around the park. Cheaper than downtown. Am going to ask my son if his landlord has openings.
Thanks Regina ❤️
another great vlog you two! St. Pete looks like so much fun the way you guys always present it! We are hoping to hit up a few more things in your area this winter, maybe we will see you two!
You'll certainly have no shortage of places to visit here. For every cool spot that we've included in our videos, there is at least 5 more that we haven't! And that would be awesome to get the chance to meet up with you guys!
Sound like you guys have so much fun right .
We sure do try our best!
The milkshake from the yard looked absolutely amazing. Charleigh would love it!!! Paul would be making the same face that Skyler made though when purchasing a $17 milkshake.
It did look amazing and it tasted good too. That said, it's one of those things you definitely only need to try once in a lifetime, but we're glad we got it so that we could share it with our viewers!
Try the hot peppers on eggs or an omelet and the sweet peppers in a chicken warm wrap with feta ........
Thank you so much for the suggestion! We were just talking about meal ideas for the week and those both sound amazing.
Awesome video as always! Don’t lose hope as their will be another real estate down turn and hopefully you both can grab some real estate of your very own!! We will pray for you both!
Thanks, Jennifer. We agree that another downturn will come sooner or later. We're not sure we'll be ready to buy again at that point (if it comes sooner), but hopefully the rental market will come down with it!
Love your videos so much! I always end up making a "To Do" list in my phone's notes with the places that you guys suggest. OMG that milkshake bar!!! I'm craving one now!
That's so awesome to hear, Chrissy! We hope that the places you visit based off of our videos are good experiences more often than not!. The milkshake bar is a pretty cool place, just make sure you keep the cup if you buy the $17 milkshake!
Glad you guys had a good experience at Black Cattle. Haven’t heard good things
That's surprising. Both our food and service were great. Plus the overall google rating is pretty solid. We hope you get to give them a try for yourself sometime. Thanks for watching.
@@Explorcation I’m in Tampa Bay Burger group on Facebook and the reviews and pics were pretty bad, but that was the first week it was open so that’s to be expected. I’ll definitely try it for myself.
@@TheRealBurgNerd ahh I see. Yeah hopefully they were just working out the kinks.
Did chuckle with the milk shake; my husband likened himself to Skylar who also would not be happy to pay $17. 🤣. Curious to know what temperature you rate as "slightly chilly". 😬. Omg, I hope you don't have to move out of St Pete, we love your vids and St Pete. Gutted for your rent rise. 😩
We definitely have different definitions of slightly chilly... but for Jamie, probably around 70 degrees 😂 That morning I think it was probably in the mid 60's. We'll figure out a way to at least stay close to downtown St. Pete. Even if we have to move, we'll make sure we're a quick bus or scooter ride away.
Love you guys! Great video
Thank you so much for watching and for the incredibly kind comment!
I love your videos so much! I moved to St. Pete a few months ago and when it came to deciding where I wanted to move I watched all of your St. Pete videos. You really show off the beauty and uniqueness of the city and I am so glad your videos got me hooked enough to solidify my decision to move here. I have loved every second of it! You guys are awesome!! 😊❤
Welcome to St Pete!! Thank you so much for watching and for this comment. Feedback like yours motivates us to continue creating 💗😊
Good Job guys. You two are good eaters, especially Skylar. ;-)
Oh yes, Skylar will eat anything... except for coconut and black licorice 😅
Thanks for showing us all the new hot spots. That milkshake looked so extravagant… and expensive 😂 excellent video. 😊
It was indeed both 😂
Hey guys!
I’m very much enjoying your stories. Being an older resident in St pete, I don’t get around as much, so your reviews are helpful. Your 👍 and 👎 of Florida is right on target, having lived here nearly 30 yrs, from Massachusetts.
Good luck on the Apt hunt. Hope you can stay nearby.
Thank you so much for taking the time to comment, Ernest. It makes us so happy to here that even someone who has lived here for 30 years can get joy out of watching our channel! We've been doing some house hunting and are pretty confident that we won't have to move too far from downtown St. Pete, and we hope to continue to make St. Pete content for years to come!
@@Explorcation I live in the Tyrone area. It’s convenient to the beaches and downtown. Prices have risen here, like most areas but it might be worth a look.
@@ernestcoulombe8958 thanks for the tip, Ernest. We might do some looking around in that area this weekend!
I love your videos ❤I also love St Pete and live in the Edge District. Unfortunately it has gotten obnoxiously over priced. 😢
We feel your pain, Jillian. We'd love to live in the Edge or Grand Central district if we can find something reasonable, but we may end up having to go even further outside of downtown.
I feel the pain on the $17 milkshake. In fairness, inflation, and it was a pretty cool looking milkshake. 🎉😅
It was cool looking, and no doubt inflation was out of control. And honestly if we knew we could have kept the glass, we would have felt a lot better about it! 😂
Road to a Million!
We can sure dream, Scully!
Have you tried colony grill?
Yes, we visited in on of our What's New in '22 episodes (can't remember exactly which one). We had no idea what Connecticut style pizza was but we really enjoyed it!
Ya the salad pizza at the Colony is my jam 🤤
In Tampa two stops: Columbia Cafe at the Tampa Museum and Armature Works
Thanks so much for the suggestions, David!
I finished your sentence when you mentioned what would make that Black Pearl better. I'm a hot pepper fanatic. I eat um everyday. We don't get Abruzzi, so I settle for Mezzetta Hot Chili Peppers. I like the Mexican style best.
We really had no idea how awesome they were until we tried the Abruzzi's ones. I don't think we'll ever make a burger at home (or a batch of chili) without them again!
How have I not run into either of you yet
I'm sure we'll cross paths eventually, Zach. Make sure to stop and say hi when we do!
I rode the sunrunner a week after it opened and it was packed on the day of halloween on central but I wasn’t surprised. I rode the entire route from the 3rd st publix to st. pete beach and it was really quick and it makes my commute faster even though I always take route 4 to get to downtown. I’m looking forward to seeing what y’all think about the service because I liked it.
We are so glad you had a good experience on the SunRunner 🌞 we have used it several times now and finally posted our full SunRunner experience episode today (here it is if you haven't had a chance to see it yet: th-cam.com/video/x8iIPPd7A00/w-d-xo.html) I don't want to spoil the episode for you, but I will say it was a much different experience compared to when we road the Suncoast Trolley from Clearwater to St Pete Beach. Thank you so much for watching and commenting!
Thanks!
Thank you so much, Debbie. Skylar immediately said "that covers 90% of that milkshake!" 😅
@@Explorcation Thats funny! You could tell he wasn't so happy about that shake price tag !!! It did look awesome tho !!!
He sure was not happy, but I am still glad we got to share it in the video. We know a lot of people will want to try such a unique and over the top ice cream joint 😃
As much as I love living in Clearwater Beach, St Pete always calls to me. The food and drinks there are always so good. Probably won't be spending $17 on a milkshake anytime soon though. LOL.
Have you guys been to the bar Saigon Blonde? Pricier cocktails but the vibe in there is pretty cool, we love to explore some of their cocktails prior to going to our dinner reservations.
We did go to Saigon Blonde a few of times and absolutely love the atmosphere at that place. When we have visitors that are looking for a unique spot to grab a drink (and are willing to pay for it), that's the place we take them to. I'd much rather spend $17 bucks on 1.5 good drinks than on a milkshake, but I guess it's all personal preference!
@Debed Why make such a dumb comment. Just because someone lives in a certain area does not mean they are filthy rich. And I was just saying even if I CAN afford it does not make it something I would spend money on.
I was at top slice friday night. Might have seen you making this video lol
You probably did, we were right next door😁 thanks so much for watching and commenting!
Cross bay Ferry is pretty cool. Jump on trolley to ybor once over to Tampa.
Thanks for the tip, Laura! We've always been curious about where that trolley actually goes to and will definitely try it out sooner or later.
@@Explorcation your welcome
Omg I love my city
You and us both!
Oh no, you can’t move away from downtown St Pete…it honestly looks like such an amazing place to live 😍
I can’t believe all these amazing new places, on top of all the others that you’ve shown throughout the year!
But umm…$17 for a milkshake 😳 it looked amazing, but probably just a once in a lifetime kinda milkshake 😅
Seems like you guys have a few decisions to make about your future plans…wishing you all the best with that, it’s so exciting though 🤗
It is amazing... but unfortunately, the secret seems to have gotten out (we may have had something to do with that) and now prices are sky-rocketing. To be fair, it's happening in cities all over the US, but it seems to especially be the case here in Florida. But we'll land on our feet and figure out a way to still make it to downtown St. Pete regularly! Thanks so much for the well wishes!
Moved from St. Pete last year to higher ground. Left for the mountains where I pay $600/mo less in rent. Additionally, my landlord pays electricity, internet and cable services which is more savings. I can order a good meal for $4.50. That's reality I can live with.
If we were to leave Florida, it would definitely be for the mountains. If we can't have the beach in our daily life, then the mountains is the next best thing! Thanks so much for taking the time to share your story, Donna.
Anytime I hear someone mention the price of a milkshake it makes me think of the 5 dollar milkshake from Pulp Fiction... burger place looked like one to check out! 🤙🦀🌴
Ahh, such a good movie. With inflation, a $5 milk shake back when that movie was made probably would be around $17 today! And the burger place is legit, although not sure how they compare to a Royale with cheese 😂
Hey! You guys are my fave St. Pete peeps to follow! I don’t know what your plans are and definitely not trying to be all up in your biz, but I may know of a place for you guys just outside of downtown. I have to disclose I’m a licensed realtor, but I truly think you guys would love this little house I saw the other day. It’s 10 minutes from Treasure Island and 15 minutes from downtown. Anyway would love to connect sometime. You guys are sooooo awesome!
Thanks so much, Amanda! Feel free to shoot us an email with details on the place to explorcationblog@gmail.com. The location definitely seems like an area we would consider. Our lease is not up until January and we're still not 100% sure we'll be moving (although it seems highly likely), but we figured now was probably a good time to start seeing what's out there!
Love your videos. What would yo say is to e nicest beach(es) in all of pinellas county?
We actually made a video on our top beaches in the area. They are not all in Pinellas County, but they are all within an hour of St Pete! th-cam.com/video/1hK68cbDoJk/w-d-xo.html Thanks so much for watching our channel!
Thank you again for another great video. I was in Manhattan in September and I had an $18 milkshake. It definitely wasn’t as pretty as yours and just average tasting, but the wait staff were singers hoping to get on broadway. So this restaurant was all about the entertainment and atmosphere.
We're glad to hear that we could have paid more and gotten less out of our $17, but it sounds like you were paying as much for the ambiance as for milkshake itself! Thanks so much for sharing.
Seems like a lot of updates and things to see and do. I would be interested in trying the vegan restaurant - we aren't vegan, but I do enjoy eating more vegetarian options. The good fortune restaurant seemed nice too. That's INSANE that they can just raise your rent by 20%!! I think when we were renting, it was only raised like 1-2% each year. And we complained about that!
Skylar was especially amazed by how good that vegan place was. We thought it would be good (for vegan food), but it was just outright good. I think he's starting to see a world where he eats a lot less meet, especially if prices keep going up! And yeah, two 20% increases back to back are a bit to much to stomach. We honestly always thought St. Pete was underprices and expected the prices to rise sooner or later, we just didn't anticipate it to happen so suddenly.
We are enjoying your videos. When you get to Tampa be sure to check out Happy Fish unbelievable fish plates and seafood. Large portions and of course Armature Works has a little bit of everything
Thanks so much for the tips, Bob. Happy Fish sounds like our type of place, and we definitely plan to make our way to Armature Works sooner or later!
Try the Florida Aquarium in Tampa.
Thank you for the suggestion. We've heard great things about it and have been wanting to go for a while!
Woohoo, thanks for reviewing Good Intentions! It seemed a bit pricey for us during our last visit a few days ago, but based on your excellent review, we may have to try it next time! 🥳 💚
Hot tip if you want to explore more vegan eats (on the cheap!): Golden Dinosaurs in Gulfport does vegan Cuban sandwiches for $6 each on Thursdays, and you can get a delicious "flight" of five different vegan ice cream at Plant Love Ice Cream for just $9! 🍨
Our pleasure, Erica! A bit pricey yes, but almost every place is in and around downtown St. Pete. We really appreciate the recommendation. Skylar loves Cubans and said he'd be excited to try the vegan one! And you know I can never pass on some good ice cream!
My old stomping grounds for over a decade. I’ll always love St. Pete and Tampa Bay, but it grew too much for my taste. Great video, though! Enjoy!
Thank you so much for the kind comment. We love St. Pete, but fear that at some point it will have grown too much for our taste as well. Only time will tell!
I can't believe there are still MORE places to see in St. Pete! You've taken us to so many great spots already :) The $17 milkshake is outrageous...but I went to San Diego a couple of years ago and I think I paid $14 for a cocktail and, just like Jamie, I was comforted by the fact that I got to keep the glass, lol! What was really nice was that my waitress actually gave me a clean glass! Did you get a clean glass? I really liked the Ringside Cafe and need to add it to my list of places to go while I'm in the area. I love me some 80s hair bands so I have to keep an eye out on the live music schedule as well :) I liked the ambience at Good Fortune. I'm looking forward to your video on riding the Sunrunner. I'm sorry that you guys may have to move :( I hope you're able to find a reasonably priced place nearby (and I look forward to finding out if that place even exists since my dreams of living in St. Pete are being dashed by the high cost of rent). The last spot was really exciting because I LOVE me some churros! The best churros I had was when I went to Mexico. They had a little crunch to them. Looking forward to the next video :)
They just keep popping up all over the place. We could probably even make one of these videos every 2 months if we expanded our boundaries a little bit, but for now I think we'll stick to quarterly. We had no idea you could keep the glass until we looked it up online after the fact. They did not seem to advertise it in the shop. That said they did have some sinks in the dining area that we had no idea what the purpose of them was. We realize now that they are there so that you can wash out your cup before you take it home! Maybe if we go back and show them our video they'd be kind enough to give us a free one 😅
Hello. I love all your videos! I have a question, have you ever eaten at and / or reviewed a restaurant in St. Pete called Skidder’s? Some friends just recently went there and they said it was really good. I’d love to get your opinion too.
Thanks so much, Judith. Skidder's is on St. Pete Beach, about 20 minutes or so from downtown St. Pete. We've never dined in at Skidder's, but we did get to try some pizza from there once and we thought it was very good.
For a one time meal in weeki wachee and st Pete where would be your favorite?
We love the atmosphere at Crump's Landing and the food was good to. If you're looking for something a bit closer and still on the water, we also really enjoyed the Hernando Beach Tropical Grill.
greatvideo
Thanks so much for watching :)
buying a travel trailer is also a good idea to live . stay in RV park cost you about $600 to 700 a month . and you can go anywhere
Thanks for the suggestion, Annie. That's not something that we've given too much consideration, mainly because both of us would not only have to live in it but also work in it. But perhaps we could find a park that also has some sort of community office type space that we could work out of.
awesome! i love the vegan options in St.Pete! question though. what is the average price per month you'll pay for the average apartment in st.pete?
It really varies widely depending on what you are looking for. We've seen some studios close to downtown for as low as $1,000 or so, and we've seen 2 bedrooms for over $4,000. It's definitely a wide range, with the average falling somewhere in the middle.
@@Explorcation ok. I would be getting a 1 bedroom. I'm thinking around $2,000 for a decent one in a decent area. Prices everywhere are just insane nowadays. Thanks for the info though and awesome channel!
@@wesleygriffiths8496 good luck as you begin your search, we think you should be able to find a one bedroom in your budget, there really are a lot of options in St. Pete, with more apartments currently under construction. We have seen a few apts downtown beginning to offer move in specials again (we hadn't really seen that in over a year and a half) so I think that is a good sign for renters. Thanks so much for your comments and for watching!
@@Explorcation thanks for the info! 😄. Love the new video on the new transit bus line
@@wesleygriffiths8496 thank you, so far we are very impressed with the SunRunner :)
If you are looking for a unique stay in Tampa near Ybor and Bush Gardens, try Art House Tampa stay on Airbnb…
We'll definitely look into if we're every planning on spending the night in Tampa!
I was literally cracking myself laughing over the look of Skylar's face at the mermaid Shake - Must be expensive. LOL...$17 would be way over my budget - That's like 23AUD here - lucky you only got the one !
That Asian fusion spot would have been amazing, so colourful and the meals looked divine. Would have probably ordered that salmon too but the ramen looked awesome too.
Hey Jamie, nice job getting Skylar to the vegan spot, not sure I could get Matt there. I have cooked him vegan meals before which he likes, but he would never opt for them. I do love my meat too, but always nice for a change.
I can't believe the rent is going up so much that you might have to move - Thats sad but I hope you find somewhere affordable soon. I'm sure whatever happens, your channel will continue to thrive and you'll have some new places to cover on your channel! NO MORE 17 buck milkshakes..LOL
Nice way to end it with a Churros - Been ages since i've had one of those !
The only reason I agreed to one was "for the video". No way we were paying for two 😂
Jamie didn't have to twist my arm too much to get me to the Vegan spot... I was pretty curious about trying fake meat. I really was expecting it to be far inferior to real meat though and it really wasn't. I don't think I'll ever go full vegan, but I could definitely see myself cutting back a bit... especially if meat prices keep rising!
We've been enjoying the process of looking for a new place in a new neighborhood. Moving to a new place is always exciting, even though the process of moving itself definitely isn't. The good news is we own the least amount of stuff now as we have in the last 10 years, so the move shouldn't be too terrible of an experience.
Lived it St Petersburg 35 years. I can't believe how expensive it is. . It's almost impossible to find a place under $2000 a month. Some of these rentals want a million different qualifications and fees just to move in now. We're also having to relocate. Looks like Pasco county is more in our price range. It's even getting expensive up there.
It's so sad to hear stories like yours and so many others who have called St. Pete home for years that are now getting priced out. That being said, we hope you are able to find a reasonably priced city that fits you and your family well. In the meantime, we can hope that the prices here in St. Pete come back down some day.
please guys can you share some activitys that we can do in st pete
We have lots of videos about activities in St. Pete which you can find in this playlist! We hope find it helpful.
th-cam.com/play/PLOT_jgQ5dAKybnAn6c7vt6JHPM3CzQB_R.html
FYI, for the visitors Re. The climate. Cool in Oct. is NOT the norm. Our HOT & very MUGGY summer is a full eight months, April thru the end of Nov.. Too hot for most people to be outside biking, walking, running, playing, or anything else, except to walk to the car. I had out-of-state family visit in late Nov. who didn’t want to get out of the car due to the heat. This is the norm.
Hi Janet. We do agree that it can still get extremely hot in October, but you get plenty of comfortable days (in our opinion) as well. The average high temperature in St. Pete in October is 84 degrees, and the average low is 70. Most people will find somewhere in between those two temperatures to be quite comfortable, although everyone's definition of a comfortable is different.
Move to Madeira Beach
If we find a good deal on the right place we just may!
How much were you paid by these businesses to promote them?
Nothing. We are paid through TH-cam add revenue and occasionally video sponsors. We did not receive anything from any of the businesses we visited in this video. None of them even had any idea we were coming.
all cookie dough is edible cookie dough
LOL True. I guess it should be branded as safe-to-eat cookie dough?
note, the reason 'so many new places' is because so many terrible half assed places open and fail.
Smashburgers are overplayed. paying premium prices for a beef wafer, nah.
Also mayo NEVER goes on beef. EVER. do you put that trash on a steak? no so dont ruin a burger by putting egg and fat all over it. wakala.
makes sense that you like vegan food. you ruined the burger with mayo. lol
Mayo on steak? I usually go with ranch dressing, but will try anything once! Just kidding. Thanks for the laughs, Mike.
I love that they took a lane away from 1st Ave N and S as well as South Pasadena so people who commute for work have a longer drive! It's for "equity" though, so you know it's all 👍🏻
Thanks!
We really appreciate it! Thanks so much.
Thanks!
Thank you so much, Earnest! We can't express how much we appreciate your kindness 😊