Florida Guide - Hints and Tips - Page 1

Travelling to the USA
When you are planning your trip to the USA make sure you have all the correct details of the baggage allowance, these have recently been changed and are smaller than they were. If you intend to do lots of shopping some airlines allow you to book extr...
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Cruising for the Disabled Part 7RCI Hearing and Visually Impaired Guests
If you are considering booking a cruise during your stay in Florida, perhaps after an energetic couple of weeks enjoying the parks, but are concerned that you have either a hearing impairment or a visual impairment, then let me put your mind at ease....
Viewed 28 times since 3 January 2010.

My Favourite Disney Christmas Events
If you are lucky enough to visit Disney in Orlando at Christmastime, then you are in for a real treat. It really is one of my favourite times to visit, and if I had the choice of staying at home in the UK or visiting our beautiful villa in Orlando fo...
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Starting Your Disney Holiday with Baby/Toddler
The whole family has probably been very excited for weeks and cannot wait to start their holiday proper so I am writing this just to highlight procedures when you arrive in Florida. These can be a little stressful because you will have had a long jou...
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Halloween Events – Part 1
If you have never been to Orlando in the Autumn then you will not have experienced the special Halloween events that are put on by many of the parks, throughout September and October. They range from the mild to the positively terrifying – so there i...
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Pool safety tips
Here are Some safety hints and tips to make sure that you enjoy yourselves have fun and avoid accidents. Most Florida homes with private pools will have some security measures in place to safeguard your little children from harm. Most villas ...
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Enjoying the pool safely
Most vacation homes have a private pool for the exclusive use of your party. This is one of the reasons homes are so popular. But there are some safety aspects that should be considered as well as the fun ones. Here are some tips for enjoying...
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Inside Miami Airport and the Miami Airport Hotel
Once inside the main terminal building you can walk from one end to the other, passing each of the concourses in turn, and each concourse has its own array of shops and food outlets. It is generally quite busy, but there are areas where you can sit a...
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Tip for Florida with Kids
Having travelled with kids, here are just a few tips we found made our holiday that little more relaxing. Before you go, buy some Disney Dollars from the Disney Stores and keep giving them as their pocket money – this way they have some mon...
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Pool Safety
When you rent a Florida home, you'll almost certainly get a private pool of your very own to use at the back of the house. Because you're probably not used to having one in your own home, here are some safety hints and tips to make sure tha...
Viewed 584 times since 1 September 2008.

Sun Safety
You have been dreaming about the holiday for months, you have been at the parks for days so a few days at the beach is a great idea for a chance to relax but remember the sun in Florida is far more powerful than here in the UK so follow some...
Viewed 724 times since 1 September 2008.

Beach Safety
After a few days at the parks, why not take a trip out to Cocoa Beach or the St Pete’s area which are only about an hours drive away. When we can we spend about 3 days at the beach and then go back to the villa, recharges our batteries and ...
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Discounted Tickets & Timeshare Touts
The main parks do not really discount. You may see special deals when you are in Orlando such as 2nd Day free at Sea World. There are also discount vouchers in the information booklets such as Best Read Orlando and I lo...
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Drive Safely
If you are from the UK, as you already know, Americans drive on the 'wrong' side of the road. The times when you are more likely to make a mistake with this are when you are tired, when you first set off in the morning and when y...
Viewed 750 times since 1 September 2008.

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