My parents love Bahama Breeze and the one they go to is at Lake Buena Vista. As it is usually very busy at night there is often a long wait for tables so is not always a good choice when we have tired girls with us. This is why we decided to take the...
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A holiday to Florida needs a bit of planning. There is so much to do that it’s a good idea to plan ahead or you can feel quite overwhelmed by all the choices you have. You can either choose to plan an itinerary for every day of your holiday or decide...
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When to visit.
If you are not locked into school holidays you have many more options on when to travel. One of the nicest months to travel is May; the weather is beautiful, not too hot and the summer storms have not yet started. It is...
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Well we have eaten at many places in Orlando on our many holidays but have never eaten in the Citiwalk area of Universal Studios main due to the fact that it tends to get very busy in the evening with people out for the evening going to the bars and ...
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The large, beautiful lake which the town overlooks is named after Dora Ann Drawdy (1819-1885). In 1846, Federal Surveyors named the lake " Lake Dora" after her, and in 1883, the small but growing town was named after the lake. Today, Mount ...
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There are many brilliant roller-coasters in Orlando, but which ones are worth queuing for? The following are my top favourites. Kumba at Busch Gardens On the edge of Tampa Bay, Busch Gardens offers a wide variety...
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SATURDAY & SUNDAY 06 & 07 OCT Had a chill day around the villa and pool, then had a tuna sub from Subway at Champions Gate for lunch. Hubby had a sub that seemed to have every ingredient that Subway sell! It is such a good value price...
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Busch Gardens, Tampa has some wonderful rollercoaster rides – Sheikra being the most well known. However as you park your car and take the tram ride to the entrance, looming 150 high above into the sky is Montu’s towering cream coloured track. Turnin...
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The Daytona Beach area is a must visit for all motorsport enthusiasts. There are plenty of race parks and speedways including the world famous Daytona International Speedway
which covers 480-acres and is open 10 a. m. - 4 p. m. daily. This is th...
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Florida Trip 2017 Day One
We boarded the Thompson flight after a nice breakfast at the airport and the plane was very modern with plenty of legroom I have to say that the inflight entertainment was very poor with just 6 films to choose...
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Farmer’s Market on Dearborn Street Englewood Gulf Coast.
One of the largest Farmer’s market is held on Thursdays 9am -1pm from October through end of May on Dearborne Street, Olde Englewood.
Here you can buy the freshe...
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When we are in Orlando we like to visit down town Mount Dora. It is around 44 miles from Orlando and gives yet another insight into Florida not to mention its quaint little shopping experience. There are some lovely old style shops that have gifts, a...
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Oh my gosh, you absolutely have to eat here! The first time we entered the Cheesecake Factory, it was with only dessert in mind. We had enjoyed a great evening out and decided to finish off with a great dessert as our dinner had now gone down. We wer...
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Grayton Beach State Park is situated in Walton County, mid way between Destin and Panama City Beach. This is yet another of the Gulf Coasts gorgeous white sandy beaches, with the added extra of a lovely lake, rolling sea oat dunes and good walking tr...
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So all you Parrot heads out there what are you waiting for stop “wasting away again” after all “it is 5 o’ clock somewhere”! Our most recent visit to Universal Studios City Walk one evening around 5 ; +) resulted in us dining in Jimmy Buffets...
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Be sure to visit and stop by Old Town in central Florida on US 192. It’s Florida’s highest ranked free admission attraction! It offers fun and entertainment for the whole family and is located in Kissimmee, just minutes away from the area theme parks...
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This really is a superb time to visit Universal Studios; it’s fun, fun, fun all the way which it usually is anyway, one of mine and my families favourite parks and more so at this time of year, Easter. Apart from all of the fantastic daytime ...
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For those of you that love swimming and maybe also want a picnic in a secluded shady spot, don’t like sand in everything and find the Water Parks of Orlando too noisy, then a visit to one of Central Florida’s many natural springs may be the ideal alt...
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The last time we went to Universal Studios, there was a whole booth staffed with people promoting that marvellous show, The Blue Man Group, so I guess they are expecting it to stay around for some time yet.
And to further re inforce that ...
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Paul was not keen on driving from the airport on arrival and although we offered to pick them up he arranged for a driver and for the car to be delivered to the villa.
When they arrived, the driver, who we knew, commented that he had ...
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Having seen the Blue Man Group in New York, we decided to check out the local performance at Universal Orlando Resort. The show is housed at The Sharp Aquos Theater which is situated between the 2 Universal theme parks, adjacent to the Hard R...
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These are 3 of our favourite Steak houses. The First is by far the best for my husband and myself and that is Mannys Chophouse Mannys chophouse is situated on Hwy 27. From the start of Hwy 192 you go south on Hwy27 about 14 /15 ...
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Universal Orlando Resort started with the Universal Studios Florida Theme Park in June 1990, known by many back in those days as " the little park that couldn’ t. " It did not have a good opening or good press and spent many years reg...
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San Francisco Amity combines two sets. One part is the wharves and warehouses of San Francisco’s embarcadero and Fisherman’s Wharf districts with cable car tracks and the red brick Ghirandelli chocolate factory while the other is the New England fish...
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Do you love Disney, but you want a different type of vacation, maybe one a bit more relaxing than the hustle and bustle of the theme parks? Have you ever considered a cruise or have you been put off by the fear that it might be too formal or even too...
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