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Fort de Soto
Fort De Soto, a beautifully scenic state park located at the entrance to Tampa Bay, is a great day out for all ages and well worth a visit if you are
Backlot Tour - Hollywood Studios
If you pass under the archway located to the right of the Chinese Theater, take a left turn into Mickey Avenue, walk to the end of the street you will
Waccasaasa Bay
Waccasaasa Bay Preserve State Park is situated in Cedar Key beween Yankee Town and Cedar Key on the Gulf Coast of Florida. You can trace the history o
Visiting Portofino part 3
Visiting Portofino 3 The village of Portofino lies at the end of a narrow and winding road just 5km to the south of Santa Margherita. You can take
Epcot – World Showcase – Germany
For priority seating at The Biergarten call 407 939 3463 There are 11 countries in the World Showcase, Germany is the 4th if you are going clockwise a
New York to Florida – Our East Coast Trip 2010
New York to Florida – Our East Coast Trip 2010 Last October my Husband Dave and I took a trip to see the sights of New York followed by a drive down
The Incredible Hulk - Islands of Adventure
The Incredible Hulk Roller Coaster is situated at Islands of Adventure, Universal Studios. The ride is located near the entrance of the park and is on
Disney Springs
Over the course of the last thirty years I have seen Walt Disney World change from a very large theme park, into a MASSIVE theme park covering over 25
Splitsville
This is a heads up on an exciting new venue at Walt Disney World. This is called Splitsville and will be yet another one of a succesful chain of b
St Augustine Beaches
St Augustine Beaches are located approximately a 2 hour drive north of Orlando and just a few miles further north than Daytona Beach.We drove there on
Pay a visit to Disney West Side.
Located next door to Disney Marketplace, West Side offers a great mix of shopping, places to eat and entertainment. At one end of this area of Downtow
Ernest Hemmingway's House and Museum, Key West
If you have time to visit Key West you will find that there are many attractions to see. One of our favourites is Ernest Hemmingway’s house and museum
The Kennedy Space Center
Kennedy Space Center has to be one of the most famous places in the world and to be so close and not pay it a visit would be criminal! It is only abou
Does Downtown Disney constitute a Family Day Out?
The Downtown Disney complex, consisting of the Marketplace, Pleasure Island and West Side, is treated by many tourists as an afternoon or night out; h
Changes over 35 years - part 3
Here we are back again in 1993, all alone, just the two of us. Time is moving on - too fast! Back to the story. Highway 192 now led up to High
Florida Strawberry Festival
If you are in Florida in early March and feel the need to get away from the parks for a day, while at the same time sampling a slice of pure Americana
Belgium city of Antwerp - Part 2
BELGIUM city of ANTWERP part2 The Bootje (little boat) house next to the Fine Arts museum belonged to a ship-owner. Antwerp has a large number of h
Disney PhotoPass
Are you fed up of being the only one who takes the family holiday snaps or having to carry a camera around with you all day? Everyone else gets in the
Planning your Florida holiday (Part 1)
To enable you to really get the most from your holiday, planning it well in advance always is a good idea. Even before you go it can be to your advant
St Petersburg: A History
In the 19th century, a gentleman called General John Williams acquired 2500 acres of land in the south east part of (what we now know as) Pinellas Cou
The Cherry Pocket Restaurant
Two of well known films are Southern Comfort and the Burt Reynold' s thriller, Deliverance. Both portray a group of men being ruthlessly hunted by mur
The Florida Aquarium, Tampa
Tampa is just a short distance from our villa so we often spend a day there – it is near enough to drive down and back in one day, and not only has so
Elfreth's Alley in Philadelphia - Part 2
In the 18th century, it was often common for houses to double as businesses, with offices or shops on the first floor of a house, and the family livin
Westridge
The Westridge estate is situated between the I4 at junction 58 and the 192, it is a pleasant community that is part residential and part short term le
Silver Springs, Ocala
Silver Springs is just about an hour and a half north of Orlando up the 27 towards Ocala- a distance of about 90 miles. It had been on our ‘to do’ lis