Reply #8: Yeah, we even drive to Destin from Pensacola. It's a bit more... [View All]

[Brotherjohn]

..."Florida", a bit more cosmopolitan, what with neat little resort communities such as Sandestin (esp. Baytowne Wharf), Seaside, etc. (great to spend time at, but expensive to stay at). But I don't know if that's worth the additional 2 hours if you're coming from Baton Rouge.

Nothing against Alabamians who might be reading here, but Gulf Shores still suffers too much from being, well, in Alabama. They don't exactly have a "beachy" mindset over there (despite Jimmy Buffet's Mobile origin). Even over here, we suffer a bit from being "L.A." ("Lower Alabama"), which is why I think the Destin / South Walton Co. area is a better "beach" community. But who are we kidding. It's all the Deep South.