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US Gas/Petrol stations and filling your car

Generally when you collect your car from your nominated car rental company – book through the car rental section of Orlando Villas for the very best d

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Logans Roadhouse

Dining in Orlando is an experience wherever you go but sometimes it is nice to go to somewhere that offers something a little bit different. At Logans

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Animal Kingdom-Kilimanjaro Safari

I always enjoy visiting Disney’s Animal Kingdom and one of my favourite features of the park is the Africa section and the Kilimanjaro Safari in parti

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Fast Pass at Disney

All Disney parks now operate a FastPass system which is FREE OF CHARGE to use and we highly recommend taking advantage of this. The more popular at

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Farmers Market: Dearbourn Street Englewood

Farmer’s Market on Dearborn Street Englewood Gulf Coast. One of the largest Farmer’s market is held on Thursdays 9am -1pm from October through end

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Things to do in Tarpon Springs

Tarpon Springs Aquarium is located in Dodecaneses Boulevard and is open from 10 a. m. to 5 p. m. daily except sunday when they open at a slightly late

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Airboat Charters

Many visitors will at some time probably take an airboat ride during their trip to Florida. The majority of holidaymakers will take one of the many ‘s

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DOWNTOWN ORLANDO

Think of Orlando and in many peoples vision it throws up images of Mickey Mouse and the gang plus the many theme parks and chain restaurants that are

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Manny’s Chophouse Revisited

We last wrote about the wonderful food at Manny’s in 2006 and thought we would update our thoughts on this restaurant. It is now a firm favourite with

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Islands of Adventure - Universal Orlando

Islands of Adventure at Universal, Orlando is in my view the best park in Florida. It was built in 1999 right next door to Universal Studios to cater

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Florida's Loggerhead Turtles

More than 90% of the loggerhead turtle nesting activity in the world occurs on Florida’s beaches, and Florida’s beaches account for one third of the w

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Busch Gardens for Wimps

All the brochures for Busch Gardens seem to feature Sheikra, the floorless roller coaster with 90 degree drops, so we wondered if this was the best pl

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Disney's Windows - Part 5

DISNEYS WINDOWS part5 ROY O. DISNEY (Walt Disney brothers) In 1923, Roy O. Disney started the Walt Disney Studio with his younger brother, Walt.

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Amusing Children of Different Ages at Universal and Island of Adventures

What do you do with a Harry Potter mad child and a toddler at the same time. Well that happened to us last year so the family had to split in two. The

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Places to eat

If you are going out on a really long day perhaps going to a theme park and don’t really want to waste your money buying food at the theme parks which

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Villa versus Hotel

For many years we always spent our holidays in a hotel. Self catering seemed to me to be a bad option as surely it would be no holiday at all for the

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The Magic Kingdom - A Review

Where do you begin with this wonderful day out? Arrived at the park for opening time and parked the car it is so important to remember where you have

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Cruising – Booking an Organised Tour

When you book your cruise you will be sent a whole lot of information, including shore excursions, which you can either book beforehand or on board sh

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Disneys Hollywood Studios

Just off Hollywood Boulevard, Echo Lake is a lagoon surrounded by several attractions and dining establishments. Three of the attractions are based on

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Blizzard Beach - Disney Water Park

Disney Blizzard Beach is one of two water parks at Disney World. This is a great place to spend a relaxing day away from the other more traditional Di

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Windsor - Part 2

If you want to escape most of the seven million tourists that pour into Windsor and Eton annually then head into Windsor Great Park. This was once a v

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Disney’s Winter Summerland Miniature Golf – Summer Course

The tale behind this wonderful miniature golf is that on a moonlit Christmas Eve Santa Claus found the ideal spot for a vacation for both himself and

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The Wizarding World of Harry Potter at Universal

There has been much anticipation and speculation about the forthcoming ‘Wizarding World of Harry Potter’ which is due to open at Universal in the not

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French Dining at EPCOT

Living in England we are fortunate to be able to visit France quite often, always enjoying some delicious meals. Our friends in the United States, who

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Dining in Epcot

Dining in Epcot – not just a meal, an experience!!!After our first visit to Epcot, we set a goal to dine in each and every one of the extraordinary si

8962 views9/1/2006