24HRS IN 30A ☀️ Rosemary Beach, Seaside, Seacrest, & Alys Beach!
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- Опубліковано 12 вер 2022
- We decided to take a spontaneous trip to Florida's Highway 30A. It known for it's beautiful drive, picture perfect beach towns, & pristine beaches. I(James) had never been to 30A, but Megan had and she hyped it up enough for me to give it a shot. It did not disappoint! In this Vlog we explore Seaside, Rosemary Beach, Seacrest Beach, & Alys Beach. There is so much more we didn't get to see in our 24hrs, but what we did see we can't recommend it enough! If you're thinking about visiting, do it!
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I'm from Louisiana and like all of us here we take day trips and long stays in the FLA panhandle all our lives. 30A is a spot I have frequented because the beaches are taken care of...a sign of good locals who respect the lands and laws + bounty of volunteers=big kudos to volunteers. I'm a big one and often do beach cleaning at many other destinations I've visited and it's exhausting and overwhelming. Anyway I actually am in 30A right now...algorithms are real funny. How I found this vid. So I chose to camp in nearby state park. Sometimes I car camp, stay at budget ABnBs, or luxury hotels...all depending on my mood and budget since I have to spread it out to travel more as a solo gal. Camping here is actually super great, safe, secure. Grayton Park is ny fav. One thing I have always noticed here, it's completely white. You know what I mean. There's literally no ethnicity or sense of culture here besides the people who work in the food and hotel industry's out here. Also, you’ll get these local FLA visitors who own property out here or locals who dont pass the vibe check...they don't say hi passing you up at a park or say thanks as you wait 10 minutes for them to casually cross the road at a light with no sense of urgency or care that you're waiting on them to move. In Louisiana where we embrace everyone withba smile and a wave, that wouldnt fly and we'd think you're a big weirdo. Beautiful and fun place, but it gives a very entitlement feeling here. And you'll see lots of loafers and seersucker lol. So these types of people will fit right in and others not so much. I travel a ton for work and fun, and there's other FLA towns similar to this where I felt embraced all cultures and people will say a hello or a thank you in passing. Fun vid covering the town but yeah those are my honest thoughts for anyone else who visits and wants to know the real vibe. 30A is def nice to visit for the beaches and bicycling the long fun paths- that's about all I come for. Dining is abundant and good too though.😂
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!!
Another awesome video! Thanks for taking us along on your adventures!
Adventure on!!
Thank you so much! Thank you for watching!
I just started watching the video! I love the energy you both have! So nice and chill ❤ thank you for making this video!
Thank you so much! That is so sweet for you to say 🥹❤️ Thank you for watching! 🫶😊
My family owns a house in Alys Beach and I love 30A so much! My favorite place on 30A is prob Rosemary. I'm so glad you guys enjoyed your stay!
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 !
I loved you guys video! So nicely done! Love you guys vibe! Such a beautiful couple! 😊❤
Thanks so much!! 🧡
Awesome video. Headed down there for the first time in a few weeks can't wait. Thank you.
It's so beautiful! You will have a great time!!
Looks so nice there ! ❤ great video really enjoyed it
Thank you! Thanks so much for watching!
We love the area. Our fave place to vacay.
It really is so beautiful!
thank you so much your video...rosemary near seaside...vv i love this place
Thanks so much for watching!
I suggest the next time you come here you go to donut hole it is a great place to go to me and my family go there every year.
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
This is a very nice, fun video with gorgeous shots and footage. Also, thanks for the pricing info for Peddlers bicycles. 🕊️
Thanks so much! Thank you for watching!
Thanks for sharing
Thanks for watching!
Where did you get your purple and blue striped dress from?! 😍 SO cute! Love your guys video by the way, awesome!
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
Love Blue Mountain Beach Creamery. ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
Wish we had checked it out! It was very busy when we drove by! Thanks for watching!!
Glad y’all had a fun time in town! We are so blessed to be 30A locals. If we can help with any future recommendations let us know! 🌊
We had a great time! Thanks so much for watching! 🌴
Aww I loved everything about y'all's 30A vlog!!! Me and my husband are going for two days in June for my birthday and I'm so excited!! Neither one of us has ever been! We definitely are wanting to rent bikes down there for the day if we can! Looks like there is so much to do and some great food options to try! I love the way y'all edited this vlog! What program do y'all typically use to edit your vlogs with? So much fun to watch!!
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!!
10AM SANTAAAAAAA 😂😂
James - we too are usually haters of the hype, but have been changing our minds lately!
And the food you guys ate has now left us starving as we go to bed 😂
Such a great vlog guys looks amazing! Can’t wait until we can meet up sometime!
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!
I love the 30a your content is so addicting. God bless you two and jesus loves you
Thanks so much! Thank you for watching!!
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I just found you guys as we are planning a family vacay to 30A, so this video was super helpful, thank you! Y'all are too cute. I followed you on IG too. What camera do you all use to record your video's great resolution? Thanks so much Nikki
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 UA-cam of all that gear & how to set up your phone if you're interested! Thanks again for watching!
Where did James get his button-up shirts he is wearing in the video? All the patterns are so cool and look perfect for the location!!
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!!
“I’m so excited to try this”…. Every blogger…
It's the vlogger line
I was curious about the other beaches on 30A, and glad you did this video. Now I know the other areas are too slow paced. Sandestin is the happy medium, as in it has more activities to do and nice resorts. Panama City is the worst, because it’s too low caliber.
Thanks so much for watching! Glad this video was able to help!!
Thanks for visiting our great area #30atv
Thank you! We had a great time!
Hello, just saw your video, thanks for the info! Curious to know how long it took you to go from Seaside to Rosemary beach on the bikes?
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.
You can have an avocado bowl to go with your avocado toast
yes! lol
I am just recently hearing about this beautiful place * so after visiting all three can you see yourself living there permanently? and if so which of the three?
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. 😂
Hey guys what was the beach situation there? I hear they’ve privatized most of the beaches
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!
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Thank you!
By chance where did you stay? I’m looking to go next weekend and would love to know! Thanks in advance! ❤😊
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🏝️
Would’ve been cool to see the beach.
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.
I love 30A
Yes!! Us too!
It seems sooo busy though. Could be just because it was night
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!
I just took my new Hasselblad digital camera to 30A
That's awesome! Hope you had a great time!
I Prefer Hallandale beach Florida more it’s just a beautiful city and is growing in businesses and communities.
Never heard of it. We'll have to look it up and go check it out! Thank you for the recommendation
Where should I go first rosemary seaside , so many choices
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
What places did you guys stay the night?
We don't have the link to it, but it was in the shopping area of Seacrest on 30A. 1 bed / 1 bath.
If we go there for a baby moon, where would you recommend we go?
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"??
I live in Orlando Florida, I like to know where is this place locate? Thanks.
Seacrest was where we stayed. A small space, but it was enough for us. Thanks for watching!
Let’s try,really good, fantastic, wonderful, surprisingly good,awesome,quite tasty, so per good,Judy trying to help you guys with some adjectives
Who is Judy?! 😂
@@JamesandMeg Judy is my English professor at Southern Cal
Where they come up with this UA-cam music
Musicbed. Royalty free.
Why is every walkable city private?
There are still a few good ones around! Thanks for watching
Once again I'm commenting to let you guys know to come checkout Orange Beach!
We will have to come back to Orange soon! It’s been a couple of years since we visited
James, you need to hang out with the boys a little bit. Starting to sound like a valley girl with the words you use. It’s cute coming from Meg but not so much with you. Sooo cute,soo good. I kept waiting for you to say to die for. Sorry.
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Just an observation. Why is James in every video always wearing a hat including indoors? ..and now a headband in bed??
Hey, this is James! Since college have always hated my hair & it's like a little crutch to wear a hat all the time.
This place is nice, but Hallandale Beach is better more beach and restaurants and the communities is growing.
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!