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Rural drive to Lake Minneola
A trip to Lake Minneola offers a pleasant drive where you are never more than twelve miles from the hustle and bustle of US192. There really are “back
Two centre stay options
When looking to book a stay in Florida a lot of people do not realise that Florida it is a great location to journey further afield or maybe use the b
Build a Bear Workshop
If you are travelling with younger (or indeed not so young) members of your family/group, boys or girls, a visit to the Build-a-Bear-Workshop in the F
Toddling around Orlando
Many families avoid Orlando as a holiday destination when they have small children. After all what can a toddler do in Orlando – can’t go on a rollerc
Market Street Cafe - Celebration
Our family are huge fans of the Market Street Cafe in Celebration. It is one of our favourite restaurants and an absolute "must" on any visit to Orlan
Peacock Springs
Peacock Springs State Park is situated in Lurville on 180th street 17 miles south of Live Oak on the SR51. This park covers 228 acres. If you had trie
St Augustine - Fountain of Youth and the Cathedral
We seem to have got “the bug” for St Augustine the same as we did for Orlando over 20 years ago. No matter how many times we visit we always find new
What’s so great about Epcot 2
What’s so great about Epcot 2 In part one I talked about spaceship earth and how it dominates your entrance to the park and superb way it tells abo
Tallinn: An overview - Part 10
Eating in the Old Town - continued Leib, which means “Back Bread”, is just outside the walls at the harbour end of the Old Town. You enter up steps
Our Florida Wedding
My daughter had the big engagement party. She found it so stressful she decided that she definitely did not want the big wedding. When we bought our v
Eating Out withour Breaking the Budget
Many families find the cheapest way to eat out in Orlando is by going to one of the many All You Can Eat restaurants. These can be great as on the way
The Rose and Crown in Disney's Epcot, Florida
Whenever we visit Epcot we cannot resist visiting The Rose and Crown Dining Room and Pub in the UK Pavilion. You’d think that we could manage a fort
Rest days between visits to the parks.
Once you have seen how vast the areas of Walt Disney World, Sea World and Universal Studios are, you will realise that you are going to be on your fee
Bangkok - Part 2
Your next stop is to visit Wat Arun (the temple of Dawn). For a scenic, peaceful and less congested route across the Chao Phraya River, take a boat. Y
Downtown Disney - An Overview
Our first visit to Downtown Disney was in January after 3 visits to Orlando can not believe it took us so long to visit here. This is not a Theme Par
Kissimmee Old Town – An Area of Contrasts
Kissimmee Old Town is a part of the holiday area where you can be entertained without spending any money.If you visit late morning you can look at the
Disney Springs
Wonder what Disney Springs is? Can’t find Downtown Disney anymore? Well, Disney Springs is the renamed Downtown Disney from September 2015! The whole
Lowery Park
A day at the zoo is always the perfect family day out and Parents magazine has just voted Lowery Park Zoo the number one in America. This zoo is locat
Time to book your flights
Well you have found the villa of your choice and now you need to secure your flights. If you are booking the villa in advance then this does not neces
Our Everglades Experience – Part IV
Back at the entrance I located a tri-coloured heron fishing in a ditch and was just in the process of photographing it when I was alerted to the fact
Bennigans (1)
Bennigans Grill & Tavern is a great family restaurant, they can be found in Orlando and other parts of Florida having over 300 locations. There ar
The Moor at Gaylord Palms resort
The Moor at the Gaylord Palms resort The Moor is the brand new reboot of Sunset Sam’s waterfront restaurant in Gaylord Palm’s Key West Atrium for a
St Augustine
If you’re looking to visit somewhere different in Florida when you’re staying in Orlando. I can fully recommend visiting St Augustine. This city is th
Edison & Ford Museum of Fort Myers
When we visited, the 'Holiday Nights' programme was on. Access from 530pm with the homes and gardnes decorated for Christmas. An awesome sight
Amsterdam: An overview - Part 15
Prinsenstraat and Herenstraat The Prinsenstraat and Herenstraat are an excellent introduction to the essence of Amsterdam. They cross three of