🌴 4 Days & 5 Nights in Tampa Travel Guide (Part 1) 🌊

Tampa was way more fun than I expected! 😍 The people here are super friendly — everyone kept recommending great food and fun spots. So many wild animals everywhere! 🦜🐦 Birds roaming freely on the streets — felt so natural and peaceful. The beaches were clean and not too crowded. Perfect weather for spring break 🌞! My friend and I didn’t rent a car — we used rideshares the whole time and spent around $270 per person. Day 1: Arrived at night and checked into Hotel Haya in downtown. 🏨 Compact but very clean and cozy! Day 2: 📍 Ulele 🥘 Woke up and headed straight to this restaurant! Their seafood paella was delicious, and the grilled oysters were huge 🦪👌! 📍 Henry B. Plant Museum Walked over after lunch — this museum used to be a hotel and is right next to the University of Tampa. Beautiful architecture 🏛️! 📍 Sparkman Wharf Strolled along the bay to this pier area — lots of food stands here, but nothing caught our eye 😅. The aquarium is right next door, but we skipped it this time. 🚗 Then we took a rideshare to Clearwater and stayed at Wyndham Grand Clearwater Beach Resort. 💵 $900 for 2 nights in a high-floor ocean-view room with a balcony overlooking the beach 🌊… though we didn’t really use the hotel beach. A bit of a splurge? Maybe 😅💸 📍 Clearwater Beach The beach was clean and not too packed! Lots of activities and a lively vibe 🏖️. Locals are super nice — got so many compliments on our outfits! 👗💬 📍 Badfins Food & Brew Tried their signature pineapple drink 🍍🍹 — way too sweet though (all the cocktails here tend to be super sweet 😬). Portions were big and pretty tasty — or maybe we were just hungry after waiting! We ordered: Crab Mac & Cheese 🧀🦀 Grouper Nuggets 🐟 Their recommended tacos 🌮 #Tampa #TampaTravel #ClearwaterBeach #StudyInTheUS #TravelDiaries ✈️📸