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Bahama Breeze in a Storm

Following an end of holiday shopping trip, we were heading home down the I4 towards Lake Buena Vista when storm clouds began to gather. We hadn’t trav

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Seasons in Florida

It has long been assumed that Florida is one long summer, but that is no longer true. Although it is a tropical region (remember it is not very far fr

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Eating out in Orlando

I thought I would compile a short document of eating out in Florida as we seem to learn about something new every time we go. It is of course similar

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Islands of Adventure

The second universal park to open in Orlando and is a real must for the for the daredevils among you, a thrill seekers paradise it has to be said. It

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See a Different side to SeaWorld

There are numerous other attractions at SeaWorld, Orlando apart from the animal shows and the thrill rides. All of these are certainly worth a visit i

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A light hearted look at language differences on either side of the pond!

The first time we arrived in Florida from the UK, we were pleased we were going somewhere where we would be able to speak the language. However, we we

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Walmart Florida style

Wal-Mart is one of the most successful retailers in America and in fact the world, they have 6500 stores spread across 14 countries, and you never hav

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Thai Thani – Celebration

Thai Thani – CelebrationOne of the latest additions to good places to eat in Celebration is Thai Thani at the top end of Market Street. I think there

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Transforming Fantasyland part 2

The Fantasyland Storybook Circus with its colourful big top tents should now be open. When we were there Dumbo the Flying Elephant was just opening an

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The Ponderosa

One of the most popular restaurants in Orlando is the Ponderosa. This is a great family restaurant bright and cheerful with a buffet style salad bar.

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Festival Bay

Whether it is a cowboy clothing shop or an amazing hunting, fishing, shooting shop that you are looking for, you’ll find both here. The shop selling c

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Golfing on a family holiday

Being a keen golfer on a family holiday with no one else who even likes golf can make it difficult to have a game. We as a family have been going to F

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Rainforest Cafe-7

The Rainforest Café in Downtown Disney is a great place for a special meal out for all the family, but it is particularly suitable for children. You c

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Biscayne National Park

Florida is home to three National Parks, maybe not as well known globally as say Yellowstone, Yosemite or the Grand Canyon National Parks, but they ce

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Explore The Magic Kingdom – a guide to the attractions

Although everybody will probably want to see The Magic Kingdom in Disney World it is doubtful it would suit older adults unless they are accompanying

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Universal V Disney?

Universal versus Disney? Naturally you would like to do both but you do not have the time so which to plump for? LET US TAKE IT POINT BY POINT:

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Melbourne for the Day

If you take an hour’s drive along the 192 to the Space Coast you will arrive at Melbourne. As this is probably the nearest beach area to Orlando visit

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Cruising to Jamaica - Blue Mountains, Waterfalls and Reggae!

Jamaica is one of our favourite ports of call as there is so much to do and see. The following is how we spent our day here recently. Hopefully it mig

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Florida’s Festivals - Part 2

Florida is more than just theme parks and beaches, attractive as both may be in different ways. In an earlier article I gave you some idea of the loca

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Epcot....a history ,part two.

Epcot was completed in 1982 and was a completely fresh look at how a Theme park should look. It was Walt' s favourite project but unfortunately he did

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A side trip to Key West Part 1

We have been coming to Florida for almost 20 years now, and whilst we have explored both the East and West coasts extensively, we have never traveled

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Splitsville Diner, Downtown Disney

Wandering around downtown Disney and unsure of where to eat, we tried the Splitsville diner, great food service and live music to enjoy as we watched

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CYCLING IN FLORIDA

We like to do a bit of cycling at home so Dave used his very limited computer skills to search the net and find somewhere to go in Florida. He came up

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Disney’s Year of a Million Dreams

Starting on 1st October 2006 Walt Disney World will be celebrating a “Year of a Million Dreams”. The aim of this celebration named “Where Dreams Come

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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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