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1900 Park Fayre-Character Breakfast

The Grand Floridian hosts a character breakfast each morning in their Park Fayre restaurant featuring our favourite characters Winnie the Pooh, Tigger

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Disney Springs

Wonder what Disney Springs is? Can’t find Downtown Disney anymore? Well, Disney Springs is the renamed Downtown Disney from September 2015! The whole

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Pauls Florida diary day 6

Day 6 I woke this morning a little later than on previous days and I was informed were all going shopping today to the Florida Mall, now don’t get

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Disney's Windows - Part 4

DISNEYS WINDOWS part 4 Here are but a few to read about , Windows of Walt Disney World: BUDDY BAKER Buddy Baker began his Disney career in 19

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Lake Como

A superstar on its own right, Lake Como has been cast in many iconic movies. Oceans twelve was a great excuse to include George Clooney’s lakeside vil

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Applebee's Restaurant at Berry Town Center, US27

When we visited our villa in May 2007 it was nice to see Berry Town Centre nearing completion with a few extra shops and eating places. The one that s

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A glimpse at Downtown Disney Marketplace

A glimpse at Downtown Disney Marketplace Downtown Disney Marketplace is one of Disney’s most interesting collection of shops, including a Mega-LEGO

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Flying to Tampa with British Airways Part 5

Immigration, Green forms, and silly mistakes. Our British Airways ‘plane has landed safely in Tampa after an excellent flight, and we are quickly off

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Celebration – a good afternoon out

The town of Celebration (on Highway 192 near the Disney turn off) was built originally as Walt Disney’s ideal of a modern suburb. It is supposed to be

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Scuba diving in Florida

Many people see Florida as a place for just theme parks and attractions, drive around 2- 3 hours in either direction from Orlando and you can experien

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Epcot Flower & Garden Festival

This is an annual event (no pun intended) that has taken place at Epcot for the last 13 years. Having visited each time we are in Orlando, this year w

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What’s so great about Universal Studios Part 4

Disaster; originally this was Earthquake based on the blockbuster film from the 70’s which starred some very big names such as Charlton Heston and Wil

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Completing your visa waiver form

A large majority of Britsh visitors to US travel using a green visa waiver not to be confused with a “green card” and to give it it’s correct name an

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Arts Park at Young Circle Hollywood Beach.

During the overview article on Hollywood Beach, we touched briefly on Arts Park at Young Circle. However, this wonderful waterfront park, deserves a l

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Mardi Gras

This really is a superb time to visit Universal Studios; it’s fun, fun, fun all the way which it usually is anyway, one of mine and my families favour

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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.

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Decorated Homes at Christmas

When it comes to Christmas decorations, nobody does it better than our American cousins. But it is the way they decorate their houses at Christmas tim

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Using your Fastpass at Disney World, Orlando, Florida

We love visiting the parks whenever we stay in our beautiful villa in Orlando, but at peak times there will undoubtedly be longer queues at the Disney

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Soarin Around the World

If you loved the Soarin ride at Disney Epcot, I think you will be impressed with the new, upgraded version. Even if you have been on the older Soarin,

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Zambia - Part 1

The capital city is Lusaka, located in the south-central part of Zambia. The population is concentrated mainly around Lusaka in the south and the Copp

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HIstory of Tampa Bay

With it’s modern and efficient International airport, Tampa is a great place to visit. The Pinellas County resorts including Clearwater and St. Peters

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Facts and figures on Bok Gardens

Bok Tower is the centre piece of the wonderful Bok Gardens which is located in Lake Wales. Here are some interesting facts about this historic lan

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Champions Gate Golf Academy

Golf Lesson at the Champions Gate David Leadbetter Golf Academy-1 Hour Private LessonLocated at Champions Gate in Orlando the David Leadbetter Golf Ac

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Tasty Treats of Orlando - Part 2

More tasty treats in Orlando are: Funnell cake, which is served mainly in the parks. This is a batter which is coiled in a circle and deep fried th

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Showcase of Citrus (8)

During many of our visits to our villa we had said we must do some orange picking yet never seemed to get around to doing it. Then a couple of years a

7585 views1/7/2010