I’m in Ft. Walton Beach, Florida. Same weather here as there and in New Orleans, Mobile, Pensacola and Panama City. Hot and muggy is a state of mind. Yeah, the humidity is sometimes so thick your glasses fog up every time you walk outside, but that’s just in the summer. Mild winters and moderate climate by the Gulf of Mexico is great as compared to Illinois. I can avoid getting my car stuck in sand. Not as easy in snow...........
Last week was in Destin on vacation. I was amazed how many shops have closed up with for sale signs. Notice broken windows boarded up on some. Three years ago it was thriving.
Oddly, the hotels in “Prime” locations were full and had higher room rates than 3 years ago.