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Meet Shilpi Rawat, who left Mumbai for a life in Florida. As a new Floridian, she planned a Florida lighthouse road trip. Learn about her experiences from the panhandle to the Dry Tortugas, the time she swam with a barracuda (not on purpose), and hear about some of her favorite lighthouses.

Links We Mentioned

About Dooder and the Lighthouse short film (and trailer)

List of Florida lighthouses

Check out Shilpi's travel photos here and here.

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