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Visiting Puerto Vallarta - Part 42

THINGS TO DO :- Whale Watching Tours Humpback whales begin arriving in Banderas Bay in the month of November. However, the official whale watching

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XMAS DECORATIONS: A NIGHT OUT WITH A DIFFERENCE

Here is something you may not have thought about adding to your must do list when you visit Florida over the festive season. It is not just the theme

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WAL-MART – LOVE IT!!

Now, if you are on a first visit to the Orlando area, I am sure that shopping is on your mind. All those designer outlets you have heard about and tho

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A trip to the beach (Gulf Coast near Bradenton)

Having experienced the wonders and thrill of the theme parks, we decided to take it easy and head off to the warm waters of the Gulf Coast. We packed

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Candlelight Processional at Epcot

This event takes place every year in the America Gardens Theatre in World Showcase at Epcot. This is an outdoor event and it is best to be prepared fo

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Madiera Beach and Johns Pass Village Boardwalk.

We always like to visit the beaches in Florida and one of our favourite places is Madeira Beach which is located in Pinellas County on the Gulf coast

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Thai Thani at Celebration

Celebration is one of those places we love to visit and enjoy the quiet streets and restaurants. Christmas time is a magical place at night with lots

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Glasgow - Part 1

Twenty years ago Glasgow was not a place you would think of to take a city break or perhaps even visit at all unless you had to. However, the city has

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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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Getting the Shuttle to the Launch Pad

Ever wondered how NASA got those tall, thin, towering rockets or the infamous space shuttle up on the launch pad? It’s not quite done like Thunderbird

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The Gulf Coast

Sunshine state rentals are exactly that, renting a villa in the Sunshine State, the colloquial name for Florida. Villa rentals are available in Orland

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Bahama Breeze on the 192

We have always been great fans of Bahama Breeze and often tried without much success to have dinner at the one in Vineland Avenue by Premium Outlets a

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Caledisi Island

Magical Caledisi Island has been voted the second best beach in the whole of America (and there is some stiff competition believe me! ). You can reach

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Swim with Manatees

Everyone these days seems to be swimming with Dolphins, well why not do something that's different and not many people will get to do, Swim with

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Universal Orlando – Part 3

Animal Planet Live is an Ark of animals. A racoon opens the show and Lassie, the well loved collie, makes an appearance. You’ll also see Gizmo, the pa

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Orlando Florida with an Infant & Toddler

On our 1st visit to Orlando since becoming parents we arranged a 3-week visit with our 12 week old baby Jessica. We flew with Virgin and were guarante

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Dunedin: An overview - Part 2

Places to stay and basic information. The current population of Dunedin has had an effect on the accommodation available. That is to say that you

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Japan on a budget - Part 3

ACTIVITIES There is one thing you can certainly count on once you are in Japan and that is that you are never going to be very far from a mountain.

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Halloween Disney Style

If you get the chance we can highly recommend this time of year. Disneyworld is so beautiful, hosting ‘Mickey’s Not-So-Scary Halloween party on specif

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Visiting Florida for the first time

Visiting Florida for the first time can seem quite daunting. There are many choices of accommodation to start with there are hotels and villas for re

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Florida Trip 2017 Day 7 Part B

Now Lake Buena Vista was the first retail outlet that we discovered on our very first trip to Florida it is not on the scale of most of the others but

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Jaws at Universal Studios

If you have seen the film ‘Jaws’, and in all honesty who hasn’t, you will want to take this ride if only to see how the film has been adapted into a t

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Tin City Naples

Some holidays on our way to our villa in Orlando we stop off at Naples on the Gulf Coast for a couple of nights. We do this by flying into Miami and t

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Stars and Motor Cars Parade - Hollywood Studios

Apparently Walt Disney was infatuated with parades when he was young. Whenever a circus came to his town he would follow it all around the parade rout

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'50s Prime Time Café - Hollywood Studios

If you do not enjoy your servers chastising you for not eating your greens or telling you off for having your elbows on the table this is probably not

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