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Key West, a brief tour

Despite vacationing in Florida for over 15 years we had never visited Key West. It was always on our “to do” list. However we finally took the plunge

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Historic Bok Santuary - Gardens – BellTower – Estate

The Historic Bok Sanctuary with its magnificent Tower and gardens is one of Polk Counties best kept secrets. Having visited the Orlando area over 18 t

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Visiting Puerto Vallarta - Part 17

Malecon Boardwalk and Sculptures continued; Triton and the Nereid by Carlos Espino, 1990 This is a sculpture which focuses on classical mytholo

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McDonalds in Orlando with a Key West Theme

Key West in Orlando? And at McDonalds? Yes, really, you can step onto Duval Street, and find yourself in a little bit of Key West without having to fa

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Thrill Rides at The Magic Kingdom

If you thought The Magic Kingdom was only for the little ones, then think again; apart from the now world famous Pirates of the Caribbean, made so by

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Orlando Premium Outlets

Welcome to a shopper’s paradise! As any visitor to Orlando will tell you –Premium Outlets is just THE best place to be for choice, quality and value f

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What to Do in Barcelona during the Day – part 2

The life of one of the world’s most famous artistic talents is the central theme of one of the world’s finest museums, the Museu Picasso in Barcelona.

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Mall at Millenia

For a couple of years I avoided this mall because I had been given the information that it was just too expensive. Luckily a friend dragged me along-w

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Amsterdam: An overview - Part 1

I have been lucky enough to spend some time in many of the famous cities around the world so here are some overview guides to some of them. Before

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Ellies first visit to Florida, day 2

Well it’s our first full day in Florida and before we can check in to our villa we decided to spend the day at Magic Kingdom. The drive to the hotel w

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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

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Orman House

Orman House is located in Apalachicola off the U. S. 98. It underwent more renovation in the autumn of 1998. This home was built in 1838 for one Thoma

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Queueing At Theme Parks - Part 1

There is actually a very simple answer to the question of long queues for the rides in the parks - take Granny and Grandpa! They stand lovingly in the

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Lake Louisa State Park

If you are looking for a little bit of peace and tranquillity away from the hustle and bustle of US192 and the theme parks then a couple of hours at L

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Amsterdam - Part 1

Amsterdam has so much to offer that is impossible to see everything in a week, let alone a weekend. To make things a little easier for you we have div

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A Quick Trip to Ghent

Ghent is in the Flemish part of Belgium. Flemish is more closely related to the Dutch language and Belgian’s northern neighbours, The Netherlands, tha

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Flights

When is the best time to book flights to Florida? To be honest there is no hard and fast rule on this subject and many people find they are either luc

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Shopping Heaven

The Mall at Millenia is my idea of shopping heaven. It is two floors of the most beautiful shops you have ever seen outside of Paris or Bond Street. S

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Pressed Pennies/Quarters at DownTown Disney

There are many souvenirs you can choose from at Walt Disney World, these range from the free ones, like guide maps, to very expensive limited edition

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Florida's Natural Visitor Center

Approximately forty miles away from Disney, heading south down the U. S. Highway 27, is the city of Lake Wales, home of the Florida' s Natural Orange

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A visit to St. Paul de Vence - Part 4

A visit to St. Paul de Vence - Part 4 The forth part of this series will take us into the town to start exploring the streets and shops. You st

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Concourse Steakhouse Contemporary Resort

When you board the express monorail at the Transportation and Ticket Centre headed for the Magic Kingdom, you pass by the Concourse Restaurant as you

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Central Florida’s State Parks

Despite Florida having over 160 State Parks they are not nearly as well known, to the average traveller, as the National Parks such as the Everglades

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Three restaurant critiques

Three new restaurants I tried this trip were Chilis, Sante Fe and Millers Orlando Ale House. I thought I would give my review of them here for your pe

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Key Largo - Glass Bottomed Boat

Whilst staying in Key Largo recently we decided to try out the locally advertised glass bottomed boat trip. We had intended to take the tour that star

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