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Shopping at Aventura Mall, Miami
We discovered the Aventura Mall last Easter, during a trip to our villa in Orlando, when we managed to spend a couple of days in Miami. This huge mall
Webb’s Citrus Candy Factory
During our last visit to central Florida, we discovered the cutest candy store and factory that sells local products, which are all hand-made with loc
Disney’s Blizzard Beach
I have to admit to being rather nervous around water and for this reason it was quite a few years before I decided to venture to a water park with my
The Mall at Millenia
The newest and most stunning mall of all, the Mall at Millenia is one of our favourites – even if we can only ‘window shop’! It is spacious and spar
San Sebastian Winery St Augustine
Located in the historic city of St Augustine and just a couple of hours drive from Orlando what could be a better way of spending an afternoon than ta
Florida Ranch Rodeo Finals
It is very easy to forget when visiting all the tourist attractions that Florida still has a large farming industry and that cattle ranching is still
Rolling Oaks Common
Rolling Oaks Common Rolling oaks common is proving to be a great little area, wether it be to dine, shop or just get to Disney. or Winter garden. Loc
Paul’s Florida diary day 4 pm
Paul’s Florida diary day 4 pm We decided to have a little lunch around 3pm and afterwards decided that it had been so hot in the day that we would
Shingle Creek Nature Park
This is a new Park opened recently by Osceola County after they bought the land from the Babb family who owned it for many years. The County –with the
Mickey's Very Merry Christmas Party
Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas Party is exactly what it says, it’s very merry and loads of fun for all the family. If you happen to be in Orlando from
Visiting Marrakech – What you should know before you go – Part 2
The modern train station receives daily services from Rabat, Casablanca and Tangier. If you have time and money to spare, you can take the Eurostar fr
Epcot Food and Wine
My parents went to the Food and Wine Festival for the first time last year and thoroughly enjoyed it. They were amazed at the number of free tastings
Teppanyaki Dining Room – World Showcase Epcot
We first came across this restaurant in 2003 on our first trip to Florida. Situated in Japan at the World Showcase at Epcot, this restaurant is probab
Disney FASTPASS +
For many years Disney has operated a very good free FASTPASS system where you are able to get tickets for the more popular rides and bypass the main q
A day out in Daytona Beach.
Daytona Beach is about an hour and a half from your holiday villa and so makes a good choice for a day at the seaside. Apart from lolling around t
About Belize - Part 2
Belmopan, Belize''s capital city, is a unique town in the Cayo District about an hour''s drive west of Belize City on the Western Highway. In addition
Mickeys’ Backyard BBQ
If the children are regularly on your back to meet some of their favourite Disney characters during your vacation in Orlando then there are a number o
Finding Nemo – The Musical
Finding Nemo – The Musical takes place in Walt Disney World’s Animal Kingdom theme park in the one thousand five hundred-seat theatre “Theater in the
Special events at Seaworld.
Are you going to Florida in the next 5 weeks? Do you have children? Do you love Seaworld? If the answer to all 3 is yes, then I have good
Cape Cod Whale Watching
We are lucky to have been whale watching on several occasions from 3 different locations. We have seen Orcas whilst on a whale watch trip from Vancouv
Why do we stay in a villa?
When we first visited Florida we booked a hotel for our stay mainly because we thought that was what you had to do. We had a fantastic holiday in a lo
Fantastic water rides in Orlando
There are an abundance of fantastic water rides at the theme parks in Orlando, but which ones are worth queuing up for? To help you decide here are my
Lakeridge Winery
On our last trip we fancied doing something different one afternoon so had a drive to the Lakeridge Winery near Clermont. It is about a 25 minute driv
Gulf Coast beaches in the Rotonda area
To access the closest beaches from the Rotonda area drive up Hw 776 towards Englewood. Take a left at the lights at Beach Rd. Cross over the bridge an
Ride Guide – Space Mountain
One of the three mountains in the Magic Kingdom, Space Mountain is a great fun roller-coaster in the Tomorrowland area of the park. As one of the majo