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How to make the best of a long flight

The flight time to Orlando from the UK is usually around nine hours, and lumped together as a whole it seems to take forever. But with a little thought and preparation it can literally fly by, and you have arrived before you know it….. I ...
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Key West – Glass Bottomed Boat Tour

While on a recent visit to the Florida Keys my wife and I took the opportunity to experience two ‘glass bottomed’ boat tours. The first excursion we booked was in Key West itself and on this occasion we opted for a trip on a twin-hulled boat,...
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Arriving at a Disney Park by car - Part 2

Continued from part 1. On leaving your vehicle, walk to the end of your row and wait behind the posts for the tram that will take you to the park entrance. Disney cast members will be on hand to ensure that you do not cross into the t...
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Montu – Busch Gardens, Tampa Bay

Busch Gardens, Tampa has some wonderful rollercoaster rides – Sheikra being the most well known. However as you park your car and take the tram ride to the entrance, looming 150 high above into the sky is Montu’s towering cream coloured track. Turnin...
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Men in Black (MIB) at Universal Studios

There are lots of great rides in the Universal Studio’s but for me one of the best has to be the Men in Black ride. I can remember when they were building this ride at the height of the Men in black feature films popularity It is one of the mo...
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JOHN GORRIE MUSEUM

John Gorrie Museum State Park is situated in Apolachicola on 6th street, one block east off the US 98. It is a pretty town with many 19th century homes and fishing boats tied up on the piers. Apolachicola was once a thriving business centre t...
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Seasons 52 Restaurant

Friends are ours returned from their trip to Florida full of praise after they had visited Seasons52. I ha previously not heard of this restaurant but apparently it was the first of a chain of these restaurants to be opened in Florida and it became i...
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The History of Epcot

The EPCOT project all began with one man’s vision. Walt Disney’s original idea was to create a community where people could both live and work. His idea was to build a perfect city with reliable public transport, a civic centre that would be covered ...
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Build a Bear Workshop

If you are travelling with younger (or indeed not so young) members of your family/group, boys or girls, a visit to the Build-a-Bear-Workshop in the Florida Mall is an absolute must! Although already franchised in the UK I must admit I had never h...
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Pollo Campero

Several of our guests expressed disappointment when they heard McDonalds in Downtown Disney was to close at the end of April 2010. Most of these were guests who were traveling back to the UK with Virgin Atlantic and were going to use their early chec...
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Ice in Orlando ?

It is eighty degrees outside, the sun is shining, people are wearing shorts and tee-shirts – so why are we dressed in thick padded coats which dare as cosy as the warmest quilt? Answer - we are about to enter the fabulous Ice Show at Gaylord Palms! !...
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Discovery Cove-14

We had talked about swimming with the dolphins when our youngest was old enough – our last trip to Florida had been to set up our villa and our kids did not have much of a holiday then. So, with Joshua just turned 6 (minimum age to swim with the d...
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Pauls Florida Diary Day 5 part1

Well it had been a few days since we had done any of the parks and so thought I was about time we hit Universal Studios once again so this time we decided to visit the islands of adventure but more importantly we were going to make our first visit to...
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Logans Roadhouse Grill

Logans Roadhouse Grill We always like to try out a few new places to eat on our trip to Florida. This was our first visit to Logans Roadhouse Grill, but it wont be our last! One tip if you decide to try out Logans, try and arrive fairl...
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Blue Springs River Trip

After a peaceful morning spent admiring the beauty of Blue Springs, and entranced by the slow moving and gentle manatees, it is time to board our flat bottomed boat, the MV Native II, a custom built covered tour boat. Built in 1993, this 50ft by 12ft...
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The New 'Lighter' Mission Space

I have to admit to being a real wimp where roller coasters are concerned, but I simply love Mission Space at Epcot. It has to be my favourite ride of all time, and is my first choice whenever we go. It is a simply amazing simulator ride, and I can th...
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What’s so great about Epcot 6

Ok so we have just had great fun on the Test Track so some of your party may be feeling a little hungry by now especially if you arrived early in the morning well close by is the Electric Umbrella food court where you dine beneath very colourful umbr...
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Feeling Hungry? Try the Golden Corral

If you and your family have hearty appetites then I suggest you head for Golden Corral where you can eat as much as you like and not make a large dent in your wallet. The choice is huge and the price is reasonable. They serve breakfast, lunch...
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Playhouse Disneys Hollywood and Vine Lunch

At the Hollywood and Vine you have a choice of two character meals either Breakfast or Lunch. Having been to several character breakfasts we opted for lunch and were not disappointed. As with all character meals be prepared to book well in ad...
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Mardi Gras comes to Orlando!

Having not been to Universal Studios and IOA for a few years, we were pleased and surprised to find that on a visit in April, your ticket into Universal (if used on a Saturday) has the added bonus, of the Mardi Gras celebrations. Not being too sur...
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The Kia Sorento

For the first leg of our summer vacation last year we flew into Miami having pre-ordered a mid/standard sized SUV(4x4) vehicle from Alamo car rental. We were collected at the airport by a new bus system that all of the major rental companies now shar...
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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 times, it still gives me goose bumps, and sends me home with a feeling of elation. It is incredibly m...
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Applebees

On a recent trip to our villa on Highlands Reserve, we were delighted to see the opening of an Applebee’s restaurant at next door Berry Town Centre. The moment we walked in we were impressed with the relaxed atmosphere and the frien...
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Travelling to the USA

When you are planning your trip to the USA make sure you have all the correct details of the baggage allowance, these have recently been changed and are smaller than they were. If you intend to do lots of shopping some airlines allow you to book extr...
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Cruisin'at Old Town

On a Friday and Saturday at Old Town in Kissimmee, vintage motor bikes (on Friday) and vintage cars on Saturday arrive for Cruisin’ through the streets. By vintage, I mean cars and motor bikes from the 50’s and 60’s era. These cars and bikes are kept...
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