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Restaurant Row Part 1

Restaurant Row is located in an area of Orlando called Dr Phillips and is just off International Drive. It is home to a great selection of restaurants

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What to pack for your villa holiday

A holiday in a villa is slightly different to one in a hotel. When you have a holiday in a self catering villa as opposed to a hotel, you will need to

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Highway 192 West – from Celebration to the 27

RESTAURANTS Those of you familiar with the 192 will know that “Marker” signs appear at regular intervals along the way. If you get familiar with these

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Winter Park

We have been visiting the Orlando area for the last 12 years and although we love the theme parks and shopping malls sometimes we just like to do some

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Travelling to Florida with a Disability - Key Facts!

We are lucky enough to travel to our home in Florida at least twice a year, accompanied by our 7year old son ‘Zak’ who has cerebral palsy. Zak’s cereb

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Bangkok - Part 1

Bangkok is one of the most exhilarating cities in the world. It’s hot, crowded and chaotic but also tremendously vibrant and friendly. This Thai capit

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Our trip to St. Augustine

Our trip to St. Augustine On our visit to the villa last September we decided to have a 2 night visit to St Augustine. We left Davenport about 10 i

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Typhoon Lagoon Refurbished Part 2

Lockers are available for rental at Typhoon Lagoon and are a good idea particularly if all the family want to go on rides together this will avoid you

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Mardi Gras Concerts – Universal Studios March and April 2011

This series of concerts takes place in Universal Studios, Orlando as part of the Mardi Gras celebrations. March 5th Lynyrd Skynyrd This American

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DEMISE OF AN EPCOT ICON

Of all the Disney parks, Epcot is my favourite, not only because of its variety, but also because it is one of the most attractive. But sadly, one of

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Horse World Riding Stables, Kissimmee

This is our 6th year on a ‘trot’ visiting Orlando and we thought we would like to try some alternative days out. We have never been horse trekking bef

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Best Water Ride Ever - Popeye

I love water rides and this one at Island of Adventure is the best of the bunch by far, they say you will get soak they lied…………you will get soaked th

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Cheesecake Factory

The cheesecake factory strives for the best possible food and service and when you walk through the doors you know you are in for something special.

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The Pearl Restaurant

My parents discovered Treasure Island on the Gulf Coast many years ago. They were looking for somewhere to bring the family for a few days by the sea

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Downtown Disney Dining - Market Place

Cap’n Jacks Restaurant Open from 11.30am – 10.30pm Located right on the lagoon at Downtown, it is well worth requesting a window table. The cuisine de

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Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport

If you fly to Florida with the American carrier, Delta, it is highly likely that you will make your first landfall at Atlanta International Airport, o

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Driving in the USA

Being a Brit and used to driving on the left, my imagination of my first experience of driving on the right was actually far worse than doing it, ther

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Bahama Breeze

As this was recommended to us by several different people within the space of a couple of days, we decided to give it a go. Upon arrival we had two ch

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The Maine Event

Which is exploring mountains and sea in this marvellous state Just recently to mark the centenary of the National Park Service, the service has bee

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The Mall at Millenia

Do you love to shop? Do you love designer brands? Do you love the latest runway fashions from London, New York, Milan and Paris? If you can answer “ye

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Lake Louisa State Park

Searching for some real Florida countryside and wildlife, we made the short drive from our lovely villa on Highlands Reserve to Lake Louisa, just off

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Kentucky: a road trip through the state - Part 51

During our trip around Kentucky there were three State park areas that we had picked out in advance that we want to visit. I am going to deal with the

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Tropical fruit winery - St Petersburg

Tropical Fruit Winery- now that is intriguing and somewhere you must visit. Florida Orange Groves Winery is in St Petersburg Florida and has been con

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BJ's Brewhouse

We have discovered BJ' s Brewhouse at The Loop but have yet to try their second location in Orlando at The Mall of Millenia. BJ' s is a restaurant wit

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Devenneys Irish Pub

When my parents returned from a visit to our villa in Orlando they were eager to tell us about a new Irish pub that had opened at the end of 2008 and

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