On February 22, 2020 I had the pleasure of driving Bryan and Stephanie to their honeymoon suite on Fort Myers Beach!

Although I have been the driver for several newlyweds, this trip was a "first"!

This was the first time I had a couple dressed in their wedding attire and...

When the name "Jags" appeared on my Uber app I was excited to meet the man behind the name!

As I was soon to find out, Jags was a businessman from California who works in the arena of computers and IT. He was working in Fort Myers on a project to help improve the online...

Late one evening I had Verritt as a passenger. She had just completed working a shift at the Bagel Bites plant in Fort Myers and was ready to get home and relax.

Verritt was named after her great-grandmother, and her name is pronounced with a long "e". The name comes fr...

One afternoon I had the pleasure to meet an enthusiastic and interesting young passenger named Whenchy.

Born in Haiti, Whenchy has lived in the United States for the past three years.

Although he can speak both Creole and English, he is extremely determined to speak "per...

One evening I received a trip request from Azra and her two friends. They were going out for a fun, girl's night on the town.

Azra was born in Germany but has Bosnian parents who had fled their war-torn homeland of Bosnia-Herzegovina in the early 90's. When sh...

Elita was born and raised in Southwest Florida and grew up on Sanibel Island.

After graduating from Cypress Lake High School she went on to Florida Gulf Coast University where she earned a degree in poetry and literature.

After college she accepted a position in England...

Although I typically avoid the long Uber queue at the Fort Myers airport, sometimes I'll check in late at night when the final flights are coming in and drivers are not as plentiful.

It was on such a night that I met Thiago and his lovely wife, Anne.

They were headed to...

I first met Baughb over two years ago in a Sam's Club parking lot. At that time he had been on the road in this camper for 275 days. He is still on the road and has now been traveling for over 1000 days!  

So, some of you have met Baughb before.

My first blog about...

Raed (Ray-ed or Rye-ed) and his wife Zohyra are a young couple visiting Southwest Florida from Chicago. They both grew up in the Chicago area and were introduced to each other through relatives. They just recently celebrated their second wedding anniversary.

Raed, also...

Typically when I get an Uber request, I only see the first name associated with the account. But recently, in order to enter a gated community, I received a text from a passenger that included his last name. And what an awesome name it is!

Meet Domenic Policicchio...