Florida Guide - Shopping - Page 1

Arts and Crafts around Orlando
In Florida the Farmers Markets include a number of arts and crafts stalls as well as produce. In fact if you visit the farmer’s market in Celebration on a Sunday morning the craft stalls far outnumber the produce stalls. This is quite a good way of f...
Viewed 83 times since 30 December 2011.

Superstores
I once asked a little boy what he enjoyed most about his holiday at Disney World. Was it seeing Mickey Mouse, riding on The Pirates of the Caribbean or maybe the fireworks at Epcot? No. He said “Walmart” True story! Which brings me to my p...
Viewed 123 times since 15 December 2011.

Shopping Heaven
The Mall at Millenia is my idea of shopping heaven. It is two floors of the most beautiful shops you have ever seen outside of Paris or Bond Street. Shops that have names that you only usually read about in glossy magazines; Gucci, Jimmy Choo, Chanel...
Viewed 135 times since 8 November 2011.

Cagan Crossings Update 2011
It is now a few years since Cagan Crossings was developed and it has seen some changes and now looks much more established. It is located on the 27 near its junction with the 192 in Clermont. If you approach it from the 192(you head north...
Viewed 125 times since 12 October 2011.

Sweetbays.
If your vacation villa is on or near the 27, I want to tell you about a supermarket you otherwise might miss. Sweetbays are a rather more upmarket store that is north of the 192/27 junction and on the way to Clermont. This supermarket is ...
Viewed 527 times since 5 March 2011.

Shop, Shop, Shop!
You will want to do some serious shopping sometime during your holiday in Orlando and here I have some tips to help you through the mountain of retail opportunities in the area. First, choose where you want to shop: this will probably dep...
Viewed 564 times since 5 March 2011.

Publix Supermarkets
One of the great advantages of staying at a villa is that you enjoy shopping for household goods and food at the local supermarkets. At home we tend to do a Supermarket dash at the weekends but whilst in Florida we have time to have a leisurely brows...
Viewed 628 times since 3 February 2011.

The International Mall, Tampa
In June we visited our villa, and when we had to move out for the arrival of our next guests we decided to spend a couple of days in Tampa, just down the I-4. We were fortunate to find a wonderful mall nearby, the large, upscale Internati...
Viewed 544 times since 1 February 2011.

Shopping at Walmart
Ever since our first visit to Florida over twenty years ago the whole family have been great fans of Wal-Mart. We usually manage to make our first visit to a store within the first few days of our holiday. In the early years there was onl...
Viewed 712 times since 11 January 2011.

Black Friday
Black Friday shopping in Florida is an event in itself. It is certainly one not to be missed by all you bargain hunters, with many items a fraction of the usual cost Black Friday is the day after thanksgiving (this year 26th November ...
Viewed 932 times since 2 November 2010.

Visit The Loop
We were delighted a few years ago when we heard that a new retail area was to be developed in the Kissimmee area on the John Young Parkway. Although we often went to the Florida Mall it could be quite a trek there in the busy holidays when there was ...
Viewed 488 times since 1 October 2010.

The Loop Shopping Experience
Situated at the junction of John Young and Osceola Parkway are the twin locations of The Loop and The Loop West, providing a shopping experience that will fill a couple of hours or a full day and which, because of its location , can easily be combine...
Viewed 784 times since 21 August 2010.

Prime Outlets – Store Guide Part 2 C-D
One of the newest outlet malls is Prime Outlet Mall situated at the top of International Drive. It has been built on the site of the old Belz Factory Outllet World, which was a very popular shopping venue for tourists. However, in recent years it had...
Viewed 947 times since 6 January 2010.

Prime Outlets – Restaurants and Food Mall Part 2
Prime Outlets is situated on the site of the old Belz Factory Outlet World at the top of International Drive. It is one of the newest outlet malls and as well as a huge range of shops it has a large Food Court plus several sit-down restaurants. <...
Viewed 889 times since 5 January 2010.

Prime Outlets – Store Guide Part 2 E-G
Prime Outlets opened in September 2007, on the site of the famous Belz Factory Outlet World, at the top of International Drive, where it crosses Oakridge. Once a collection of outdated buildings which had become very run down in recent years, it was ...
Viewed 840 times since 5 January 2010.

Prime Outlets – Food Mall andRestaurants Part 1
Prime Outlet Mall has recently been built on the old Belz Factory Outlet World site, at the top of International Drive. As well as 175 shops it has a large food mall and various restaurants, so there are plenty of places to eat. It is a a stunning de...
Viewed 979 times since 4 January 2010.

Prime Outlets – Store Guide Part 1 A-B
Prime Outlets is situated at the top of International Drive and is one of the newest outlet malls in Orlando. Built on the now demolished site of the old Belz Factory Outlet Mall it has a huge number of brand new shops where you can browse for bargai...
Viewed 1452 times since 3 January 2010.

Those Last Minute Bits and Pieces
You know what it’s like…. every good intention to take home a few little gifts and souvenirs for friends and family, but then time defeats you. You’ve had a great holiday, done and seen everything you wanted to, except for that last minute shopping. ...
Viewed 715 times since 3 January 2010.

Prime Outlets
Those of us who have been visiting Orlando for many years will be familiar with the Belz Factory Outlet World, which was situated at the top of International Drive. This complex included two indoor malls, and four annexes as well as an outdoor design...
Viewed 1048 times since 2 January 2010.

Fresh Market Retail Store
The lady who owns the Management Company that looks after our villa first introduced us to Fresh Market several years ago. She invited us around for dinner and gave us the most amazing melba toast style biscuits topped with a delicious crab spread. F...
Viewed 770 times since 31 December 2009.

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