Florida Guide - Other Activities - Page 3Green Meadows Petting Farm
The Green Meadows Petting Farm is an ideal place to go when you have a few hours to spare and is also a great place to go to wind down after the hectic pace of the parks. You will find Green Meadows about 10 minutes fro Highway 192 on...
Viewed 0 times since 1 September 2008. Fantasy of Flight
We have often passed by the sign on I4 for Flight of Fantasy its about half way between Tampa and Orlando in Polk City and really never gone in but last time in Florida we decided to give it a go and what a success. We did think that it...
Viewed 39 times since 1 September 2008. Blue Spring State Park
If you want to see some of Florida’s natural beauty, take a ride out to the Blue Spring State Park. One of many State Parks to be found in Central Florida, this is a tranquil area of Florida - a renown manatee refuge in the cooler months around...
Viewed 29 times since 1 September 2008. Farmers' Market at Celebration
We have only just discovered the Farmers’ Market held at Celebration each Sunday morning. It is now going to be a regular visit for us the first Sunday we visit. It operates October though May from 9 am to 3 pm. The main road down to the...
Viewed 39 times since 1 September 2008. Gatorland
Alligators! Is there anyone who doesn’t find these scaly, prehistoric looking creatures from the deep fascinating? Most people and I include myself as one of them just cannot get enough of them. If you stay in a villa with a lake...
Viewed 48 times since 1 September 2008. Silver Spurs Rodeo
Billed as the biggest rodeo east of the Mississippi this rodeo is just one attraction you just will not want to miss. It first started way back in 1941 with very humble beginnings as the Silver Spurs Riding club but gradually over the years it’s...
Viewed 46 times since 1 September 2008. ICE 1st January 2007
We had pre booked tickets for this years ICE at Gaylord Palms. ICE is an amazing display of sculptures of many varying shapes and sizes plus two huge ice slides, which are really great fun. The first sculptures to greet us this year were a...
Viewed 37 times since 1 September 2008. Hot Air Balloon Experience
If you are looking for a very different and thoroughly enjoyable way to experience Orlando then we can't recommend enough taking in a hot air balloon experience. It is definitely worth the early start - we started off by meeting up before...
Viewed 30 times since 1 September 2008. Golf on the Cape Haze Peninsular, Rotonda West.
For the avid golfer, Rotonda West offers five challenging golf courses, with another, the Pine Valley course, under construction, due for completion in 2008. There are many other pristine courses within a 30 minute drive of Rotonda West which...
Viewed 26 times since 1 September 2008. Medieval Times
After many trips to Florida over the years, we are always looking for something new and different to try. Despite passing by many times and wondering what it would be like we had never sampled a dinner show, so last time we decided to tick it off...
Viewed 40 times since 1 September 2008. Where to watch a shuttle launch
If you are fortunate enough to be in Orlando when a shuttle launch is imminent, then do take the opportunity to go and watch it. I am sure you will not be disappointed, as it is an amazing sight. There are many viewpoints in the area, and of...
Viewed 25 times since 1 September 2008. Championsgate Golfclub Bar
Not to be mixed up with the Champions gate clubhouse grille, which is in fact situated inside the wonderful Omni resort…Champions gate is home to two championship golf courses, the National and then there is the international course. But...
Viewed 27 times since 1 September 2008. CHAMPION'S GATE GATOR FESTIVAL
The first Champions Gate gator festival was held in May 2006 at, of course, Champions Gate in Davenport, which was very handy as it was near our villa at Windwood Bay and also all the other nearby villa communities on the CR54 and US27.It...
Viewed 27 times since 1 September 2008. WHAT SHALL WE DO TONIGHT?
Well it is another million-dollar question and who has the answer?I don’t claim to have it but here is a small list of suggested places to fill your evenings.The Orlando night time scene does cater for adults and children alike and...
Viewed 30 times since 1 September 2008. Championsgate Clubhouse Grille
Championsgate clubhouse grille is not to be mixed up with the championsgate golfclub bar, this one is actually inside the fabulous Omni resort which is an upscale golf themed resort which opened it’s doors in October 2004.The sixteen story...
Viewed 28 times since 1 September 2008. Alternative Orlando
Orlando is known for its theme parks and attractions, but there is so much more to explore. The only question is how do you fit it all in?Away from the parks there are more than 2000 named lakes, rivers and springs where you can fish for...
Viewed 37 times since 1 September 2008. ICE at the Gaylord Palms
Having, for the last few years intended to visit this annual festive season exhibition at Gaylord Palms but never quite managing to fit it in to the hectic Xmas schedule we always seem to have, but during a month’s holiday at our villa last December...
Viewed 33 times since 1 September 2008. Parasailing at theContemporary Resort
Friends of ours, who I must admit are dare devils, went to the Contemporary Resort and came back full of enthusiasm for their parasailing experience.At the Contemporary dock area there is a small hut where you can sign up for all the water...
Viewed 29 times since 1 September 2008. The National course at Championsgate
Championsgate golf complex is situated just 10 minutes from the Disney theme parks off the US27.It was designed by Greg Norman and is the home of the world famous David leadbetter Golf Academy. The complex offers two championship golf courses and...
Viewed 27 times since 1 September 2008. The Launch of Atlantis, September 9th, 2006
It had long been our dream to see the launch of a shuttle at Cape Kennedy, but despite numerous visits to our beautiful villa in Orlando, it was not until September 2006 that we finally realised our dream. At home in the UK in August, we...
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