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Mixing miles of beaches with dining and cultural hotspots, St Pete-Clearwater is the Sunshine State’s most underrated destination, finds India-Jayne Trainor


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Clearwater Beach PICTURE: Visit St PeteClearwater


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he Florida sun glints across the water, reflecting off the gentle waves surrounding our boat.


A shout from the top deck draws our attention to the right, just in time to see a dark fin slice through the surface. Moments later, five dolphins and their calves are gliding through the water, about 20 metres away. The close encounter is just one of the highlights of a fam trip to St Pete-Clearwater (the combined name for the cities of St Petersburg and Clearwater), two neighbouring destinations on Florida’s


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