Had tickets to see the Buckaneers v 49ers in Tampa about 20 years ago and staying in Clearwater at the time
Drove into Tampa on a warm, sunny Sunday on the morning of the game and got completely lost trying to find stadium
One minute was in a affluent, pleasant suburb with people out in their gardens, washing their cars etc but literally about 1/4 mile further it got considerably worse. Boarded up houses, gangs of young men hanging about on street corners, burnt out cars etc. Luckily a police car saw us and clocked the hire car plates and stickers. They asked us where we were going and escorted us back onto the main highway
Always remember this day as I was amazed how close these 2 very different neighbourhoods were and how quickly you can get yourselves in the wrong place without really realising it




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