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The Titantic Exhibition

If you have a couple of hours to spare, the Titanic Exhibition at the Mercado on International Drive is well worth a visit. We usually combine this wi

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Hollywood Studios with Toddlers

Disney’ s Hollywood Studios has a good number of attractions that are probably more geared to adults, but there are still plenty of wonderful ex

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Tips for First Timers to Orlando

Things to do in Orlando? The list is endless. For older children and adults Universal Studios is usually the most popular. There are lots of thrill ri

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The Wizarding World of Harry Potter

The Islands of Adventure is a theme park twinned with Universal Studios and is, in my opinion, the best of Orlando' s theme parks. The current main

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Why Florida? (6)

Why Florida?Well why not; year round sunshine and the ever-falling costs of transatlantic flights tempt millions of us each year to visit this wonderf

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Starting my walk though the Wizarding World of Harry Potter

As you walk under a cement archway, you can see a small village with buildings nearly identical to one another. Pointy roofs, snow on top - obviously

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Florida Here We Come ......

So the day has arrived when your long awaited thoroughly planned holiday is finally about to happen. The bags are packed and you are waiting for the t

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The Pinellas Trail

If you have ever been in the Gulf Coast area surrounding Treasure Island, Clearwater or St Petersburg you will have seen signs highlighting the Pinell

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Great Reasons to Visit Disney World Orlando

Nobody on earth does entertainment quite as well as Disney. They take a touch of pixiedust and sprinkle it over everyday adventures to create special

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Red Lobster Restaurant

Red Lobster - what a lovely restaurant. The atmosphere and ambiance is good and the staff at the one we went to were very friendly and helpful. Not on

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Seasons 52- fewer calories

If you are looking for a restaurant in the Orlando area, away from the hustle and bustle of the theme parks, I can highly recommend Season 52 on Sand

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Disney Quest in Downtown Disney

Disney Quest can be found in Downtown Disney, near the House of Blues, and is advertised as an ‘indoor interactive theme park. ’ The original plan was

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New York – Lake George

If you visit New York during winter then Lake George is a good place for a weekend winter getaway. Once the lakes freeze and the trees have a snow bla

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Epcot - Child Friendly Restaurants

Most restaurants in Orlando are child friendly but if your children are anything like ours they can at times be picky eaters, so I thought I would let

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Our Three favorite Steak Houses

These are 3 of our favourite Steak houses. The First is by far the best for my husband and myself and that is Mannys ChophouseMannys chophouse is situ

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Beauty and The Beast

The Magic Kingdom at Disney World is undergoing a make-over to update the park. They have started in the Fantasy Land and will not be complete until 2

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Cracker Barrel

Cracker Barrel restaurants can be fond all over Orlando, several new ones springing up over the last few years. Our community is on Four Corners on th

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LAKE GRIFFIN STATE PARK.

Lake Griffin State Park is located 30 miles south of Ocala and 2 miles north of Leesburg in Fruit Land Park. This is a good choice for those State Par

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Around Epcot by Segway

Apart from just allowing you to meander at will around their theme parks Disney also give you the added option, for a price, to look behind the scenes

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Sweet Tomatoes ... I-Drive

Sweet TomatoesAbout half way up I-Drive is a great restaurant called Sweet Tomatoes. If you need to find it on your GPS system, it is often listed und

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DownTown Kissimmee

When you find that you have a Friday or Saturday evening available and you feel you need a break from the World of Disney, take a journey back in time

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The Outback Steakhouse

The first time someone asked me where the nearest Outback was I thought they were asking a question about a nature reserve! Fortunately they explained

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Bass Fishing in the Orlando Area

We have a guest renting our vacation home in May and he wanted to know if we knew where the nearest place was to do some Bass Fishing. Not being into

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Disney Fastpass

The Disney Fastpass system is designed to make your park experience even more enjoyable by reducing your time waiting in lines. It is available at man

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Illuminations: Reflections of Earth at Christmas

Our favourite firework and laser show has to be Disney’s Illuminations at Epcot. In our opinion nothing surpasses it and despite having seen it many t

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