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Golf in Florida

It is never difficult to find a reason to choose Florida for a vacation. For families, the Disney theme parks (and Universal, SeaWorld and the others)

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Madiera Beach and Johns Pass Village Boardwalk.

We always like to visit the beaches in Florida and one of our favourite places is Madeira Beach which is located in Pinellas County on the Gulf coast

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Odyssea at SeaWorld

“Odyssea” is a thirty-minute show, which takes place in SeaWorld’s Nautilus Theatre. This theatre seats 2, 400 guests so there should never be a probl

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Speed of the creation of Orlando.

Once upon a time, as all good stories start, there were the Everglades. Slowly but surely some real estate was built and small communities grew up.

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Florida’s Climate

Probably the single most important factor that attracts us back to Florida year on year is the weather. Florida’s Climate can be described as subtropi

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Do’s and don’t’s when selecting what to do in Orlando

With a limited time and so much to do in Orlando it would be helpful to have some idea what each attraction is all about. Different age groups will wa

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Seaworld and Discovery Cove Price Rise Announced

From now thru December 25, 2005 Florida Adult Residents can enjoy and revisit their youth through the purchase a single-day ticket or annual pass to S

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Key Lime Pie

Key Lime Pie – Interesting facts and a recipeEverywhere you go in Florida you will see Key Lime Pie on the menu. It is said to have originated in Key

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Beaches of Florida - Daytona

Daytona Beach – A great day out Daytona Beach is one of Florida’s most popular east coast beaches and spans approximately 23 miles along the eastern c

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Best Time to Go to Disney

Many visitors to Florida can only go in the school holidays and when this happens it is best to plan well ahead. Flights from Europe are often cheaper

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Halloween Disney Style

If you get the chance we can highly recommend this time of year. Disneyworld is so beautiful, hosting ‘Mickey’s Not-So-Scary Halloween party on specif

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Build A Bear - Florida Mall

If, like me you have children who you need to bribed to stay shopping in the malls, then visit the Florida Mall and promise a visit to the Build a Bea

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Islands of Adventure for little kids

Whilst Disney is brilliant for little kids Islands of Adventure tends to cater more to the older kids and teens, however if you are taking younger one

9854 views7/26/2009
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Discovering The Unexpected – St Augustine

We had heard a little of St Augustine before we first visited. We had heard it was the oldest town in Florida. From all of our previous experience of

7979 views7/11/2007
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One day out at Louisa State Park

For the nature lovers, Lake Louisa State Park is a Must Do. Located on US Highway 27 just a few miles North of the West Irlo Bronson Memorial High

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Our First Ever Visit to Florida - Part 10

At last we are finally at the front of the queue for the car hire we approach the desk with our pre-booked car hire paperwork, the salesperson looks a

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EGMONT KEY

Egmont Key State Park is located in Tampa Bay, south west of De Soto beach. The main atraction here at this park is the working lighthouse that was bu

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Visiting Puerto Vallarta - Part 49

THINGS TO DO : Places to shop continued; Mundo de Cristal Mundo de Cristal is one of our favourite places to shop and purchase souvenirs. You c

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Sarasota

Sarasota is situated in the gulf coast about a good one and a half hours drive away from OrlandoTo get there you would talk the I 4 towards Tampa then

9968 views5/19/2007
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Orlando Science Center

Sometimes even in Florida, the weather is not ideal for an outdoor activity, so with two boys (aged 6 and 10) we looked for something a little differe

9731 views6/13/2005
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Entering the USA from Canada

The majority of UK visitors to the USA will enter by air or sea, and those who are eligible for visa waiver will have completed an ESTA prior to embar

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Indirect flight - Continental Airlines

When we were initially looking to fly to Florida we were struggling to find direct flights that were reasonably priced so because of this we were told

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Travel back in time at the Garden View Lounge

Imagine the setting…. you have been transported back over a century to the Victorian era to be warmly welcomed at a hotel entrance by a kindly gentlem

8864 views5/27/2008
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Cedar Breaks National Monument Utah - Part 1

Cedar Breaks National Monument is situated in the state of Utah on US 89 about 30 to 40 minutes drive from the moderately sized town of Cedar city. If

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Substantial savings at T J Maxx

I am a fan of T. K. Maxx in England and over the last few years there have been many stores opened in the Orlando area. Over here, for some reason I w

6493 views4/18/2013