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EPOCT Food & Wine Festival - The Booths
EPOCT Food & Wine Festival - The Booths This is the second part of my review of the EPCOT Food & Wine Festival. The first part dealt with t
Epcot – World Showcase – China
For priority seating at The Nine Dragons phone 407 939 3463 There are 11 countries in the World Showcase, China is the 3rd if you are going clockwise
Indirect flights - Well worth the saving
When setting out your budget and looking at options to fly to Florida many people look to fly direct, without really taking much time to view the opti
What’s so great about Epcot 3
What’s so great about Epcot 3 So we have just spent some time in Innovations West and have learnt a lot of new things about finance, fire safety an
THE WIMPS GUIDE TO THE PARKS – PART 2 HOW TO AVOID SCARY RIDES
Having read ‘The Wimps Guide to the Parks, Part 1’ you should now know what sort of wimp you are. You will probably feel a great sense of relief at ha
Eating out and bars in Fort Lauderdale – Part 1
When visiting our beautiful villa in Orlando we sometimes drive down to the Fort Lauderdale area, which, with its turquoise waters, silvery sand and s
Our First Ever Visit to Florida - Part 9
So we're through the immigration area after what seems like ages were no so close to actually enjoying our holiday not still not quite there, now all
Andretti Thrill Park
The Andretti Thrill Park is a real boys day out and a good opportunity for the girls to go shopping while their menfolk are looking the other way! ! !
Facts About Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
For many children, particularly little girls, the highlight of any trip to Disneyworld, Orlando, Florida is the chance to see all the Disney princesse
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
The Bishop Planetarium
We had taken up a suggestion from an American couple we had met a week or so earlier to visit their hometown of Bradenton which is situated on the Gul
Animal Kingdom - Asia
Asia has to be my favourite area within Disney’s Animal Kingdom, especially now they have opened Expedition Everest. You are transported to a mythical
Bennigan's
We stumbled across Bennigan’s in Miami, on our first trip to Florida, and it has become a firm favourite for a freshly cooked meal, served promptly an
Wolfgang Puck's Grand cafe at downtown Disney
We ate at Wolfgang pucks in Las Vegas a few years ago and it is imprinted on my memory as one of the best meals I have ever eaten, so imagine my surpr
A Diary of our Villa Build
2006:-FebruaryNew Year family decision to be made; put a lump sum into a pension fund or invest in an overseas property? Er hello! For me, it’s like c
Enjoy Florida and travel independently making the most of your budget.
More and more people are making a conscious choice of arranging their own travel arrangements these days, bypassing the travel agent altogether, hence
Whats the Disney Effect?
What makes Disney so different? There are so many reasons why Disney World is different to every other organisation, but to my mind it is their atte
The Loop shopping complex
The Loop is Orlando’s newest open air shopping complex and it's now almost fully open with the final few shops just completing their fitting. The 440,
Visit a “real” Flea Market for a great day out
Regular visitors to the Orlando/Disney may well have stopped off at the Flea Markets on the 192. The two main locations on the 192 are a popular stop
Which park tickets to buy
When visiting Orlando more than likely you are going to visit the theme parks. With so many parks to visit there can often be confusion on what park t
Ride Guide – Primeval Whirl
One of the two rides which manage the trick of time travel, in Dinoland USA, Primeval Whirl is definitely the more kitsch of the two! The area that it
Animal Kingdom - What's New
Animal Kingdom is one of the newest, comparatively, of the Disney theme parks within Walt Disney World and is about to undergo a massive change with a
Kissimmee State Arena Rodeo - KSARodeo
Every Friday night, except in December, at the Kissimmee Sports Arena on South Hoagland Blvd there is a Rodeo. The Rodeo has a local feel rather than
DINOSAUR AT ANIMAL KINGDOM
I have to say that the Dinosaur ride is my all time favourite, and it is the one we make a beeline for as soon as we arrive at Animal Kingdom. The wal
Florida - The Sunshine State.
Florida - The Sunshine State. The amount of entertainment in Florida, Orlando, is unbelievable. It ranges from the every-day places like restauran