Explore the sunshine state, courtesy of Orbx
With more than a little deja vu, I’m off globetrotting again. I don’t need the same attire that I’ve been wearing over the last few months as I’m off to the ‘sunshine’ (or ‘Orange Blossom’) state of Florida. It’s another in the ever-expanding (yet magnificent) TrueEarth series from Orbx; this time covering more than 65,000 square miles.
It comprises everywhere from Pensacola in the north to Key West in the south, including the major cities of Orlando, Miami, Tampa and the capital, Tallahassee. I must admit, if you had asked me before I started writing this review, I would have said the capital of Florida was Miami as it’s certainly the most populous urban area with the largest economy.
In fact, Tallahassee became the capital in 1824, just after the then named ‘La Florida’ was ceded to the United States by Spain. Before that, the capital was St Augustine, (on the of East Florida and then the British ceded it to Spain after the American Revolutionary War.