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The Creek Indian of Florida

The Creek Indians were the Native Americans who were so named by the first European settlers. Originally they were called Istrichata but after the fir

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Stump Beach Pass

Stump Beach Pass State Park is situated in Charlotte County on the south end of Manasota Key. This park encompasses 245 acres and became a State Park

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Germany city of Stuttgart - Part 1

Germany city of Stuttgart - Part 1 Stuttgart, the city in Southwest Germany, the city of the world famous cars, Porsche and Mercedes-Benz! ! ! ! St

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Suggestions for Christmas Presents

One of our favourite ways of spending Christmas (apart from staying at our beautiful villa! ) is to go on a Caribbean cruise. As our villa is normally

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Is Disney for Kids or Adults? Part 1 – Epcot

Is Disney for kids or is it for the grown ups? Well, of course those with children will undoubtedly say it’s for kids, but don’t let that put you off.

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DAGNY JOHNSON KEY LARGO HAMMOCK

Dagny Johnson Key Largo Hammock State Park; what a mouthful! And what an eyeful of rare plants, a huge variety of trees, butterflies and unusual tree

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Retail Therapy on the Gulf Coast.

Be rest assured your retail therapy needs will be met if you are staying in Rotonda West, by a visit to the Port Charlotte Town Centre Mall. This

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The Mime Artist at Sea World

Four times a day at the Sea Lion and Otter stadium in SeaWorld Orlando there are performances of Clyde and Seamore Take Pirate Island. This is arguabl

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Revolution for thrill seekers.

Revolution Off Road Driving Experience is located in Clermont; an easy drive from your vacation villa (especially if you are staying in the environs o

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ICE and SNOW at Gaylords 2010/2011

Every year Gaylord Palms Convention Centre puts on a magnificent Christmeas display of ICE. The top ice sculptors from China come across and design 5

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Cruising - Private Islands Part 2

Great Stirrup Cay (NCL)It is only in the last 30 years that the concept of visiting a private Caribbean island has become popular with cruise passenge

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Where to find a good steak

It’s difficult to get a bad steak in the Disney / Orlando area so finding a good steak should be pretty easy. Here are some of our favourites. Manny’s

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Azores - Archipelago

The Azores are a place most people have heard of but never visit unless they stop there while on a cruise. All the nine islands of the Azores Arch

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CAYO COSTA

Cayo Costa State Park is located just west of Fort Myers and 12 miles west of Cape Coral on Floridas south west coast. You can only access this beach

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Heritage Village.

In a previous article, we chatted about the Florida Botanical Gardens in Largo. Well, now I would like to tell you about the wonderful Heritage Villag

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Longhorns Steaakhouse

We were introduced to Longhorns Steakhouse on our first visit to Florida several years ago and we now make sure that we pay at least one visit to this

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Applebees A great place to eat.

“Applebee' s” a lovely place to eat. During a recent trip to our villa we decided to eat at Applebee' s. We had never been before but it had been reco

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Visiting Rio (Part 1)

Visiting Rio (Part 1) The Portuguese named the city Rio de Janeiro following an expedition in January 1502 when they mistakenly believed they had m

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HUNSADER FARM

If you are staying in the Bradenton area then you might want to make time to visit Hunsader Farm. It all started in 1967 when the Hunsander brothers l

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Christmas at Busch Gardens

Busch Gardens is one of our favourite theme parks and we try to visit it at least once on each of our trips to Florida. This trip was our first visit

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Fort Christmas – a touch of Pioneering Florida

If you’ve ever wondered what it was like to be a pioneer in the United States then take a visit to Fort Christmas. Way back on Christmas Day (hence th

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Christmas Seaworld part 1

Had spent the day around the pool and decided to go to Seaworld for the evening Christmas celebrations. The park was very quiet when we arrived around

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Disney Pirate and Princess Party

Tickets are now on sale for this new Disney Party, which will take place on 13 nights from January 22nd to March 8, 2007. Friends of ours have just bo

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Golf at Celebration

The golf course at Celebration was designed by Robert Trent Jones and Robert Trent Jones Jr. It offers a wonderful golfing experience. It is advisable

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Magical Mount Dora

Theme parks and excitement are what a holiday in Orlando is all about. But for many families, after a few days of the hustle and bustle of rides and p

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