Florida Guide - Search Results (a randomly selected 25 articles)

Search

Categories

About This Guide
Latest Articles
Most Viewed
Random Selection
Articles With Photos
Meet The Authors
Accommodation   page 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5 / 6 / 7 / 8 / 9
Animal Kingdom   page 1 / 2
Cruising
Days Out   page 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5 / 6
Dining   page 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5 / 6 / 7 / 8 / 9 / 10 / 11 / 12 / 13 / 14 / 15 / 16 / 17 / 18 / 19 / 20 / 21 / 22 / 23 / 24 / 25 / 26 / 27 / 28 / 29 / 30 / 31 / 32 / 33
Discovery Cove   page 1 / 2
Disney General   page 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5 / 6 / 7 / 8 / 9 / 10 / 11 / 12 / 13 / 14
Disney Parks   page 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5 / 6 / 7 / 8 / 9 / 10 / 11 / 12 / 13 / 14
Epcot   page 1 / 2 / 3 / 4
Florida History   page 1 / 2
Golf   page 1 / 2 / 3
Hints and Tips   page 1 / 2 / 3 / 4
Hollywood Studios   page 1 / 2
Magic Kingdom   page 1 / 2 / 3 / 4
Miscellaneous   page 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5 / 6 / 7 / 8 / 9 / 10 / 11 / 12 / 13 / 14 / 15 / 16 / 17
Museums
Night Life
Other Activities   page 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5 / 6 / 7 / 8 / 9 / 10 / 11 / 12 / 13 / 14 / 15
Other Florida   page 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5 / 6 / 7 / 8 / 9 / 10 / 11 / 12 / 13 / 14
Other Parks   page 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5 / 6
Owners Vacation Diary   page 1 / 2
Places to Visit   page 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5 / 6 / 7 / 8
Planning your Trip   page 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5 / 6 / 7 / 8
Sea World   page 1 / 2
Shopping   page 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5 / 6 / 7 / 8 / 9 / 10
Shows
Sports and Recreation
State Parks   page 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5 / 6 / 7 / 8
Travelling   page 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5 / 6 / 7 / 8 / 9 / 10 / 11
Universal Parks   page 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5 / 6 / 7 / 8
Water Parks

You searched for 'a randomly selected 25 articles'. The results of your search are shown below:

Pine Island Beach

We have visited many of Florida’s beaches both on the east and west coasts. No beach has been as good as Pine Island. It is only 90 minutes from highway 192 in Orlando. To get to this beautiful beach you need to head north on highway 27 to Cl...
Viewed 8335 times.

Blue Spring State Park

Probably the best place to see Manatees in the fantastic surroundings of the beautiful, natural countryside These gentle giants of the mammal family make their way into the warm waters of Blue Spring –which is a lovely 72 degrees –when the ...
Viewed 8391 times.

Booking a Florida villa direct with the owner.

With so many villas for rent out there it can be difficult to know where to start to book a villa or vacation home, as they are known in the U. S, for your Florida break. Step one has to be to find a good advertising site such as Orlando Vill...
Viewed 10621 times.

Handicapped or Disabled Visitors to Florida

I am no longer handicapped or severely disabled but I do know what the trails on tribulations of disabled travelling can bring to the ardent holidaymaker. In August 1995 my whole world seemed to turned upside down. I had...
Viewed 8548 times.

More than theme parks

I love Florida. Of course we all know about Disney and Universal etc. etc. My favourite park is Seaworld and the pirate show, so clever and so funny, but I’m sure that the Magic Kingdom is a firm favourite with the kiddies. Meeting Mickey Mouse and f...
Viewed 7138 times.

Epcot Flower and Garden 2010

This will be the seventeenth time the flower and Garden Festival has taken place when it started in March 2010. My Mother had her birthday whilst in Florida last year and so qualified for free entry to one of the Disney Parks. As she was busy on her ...
Viewed 7825 times.

Welcome Back Captain EO

As we have been going to Walt Disney World for over thirty years now, we have seen many changes. We saw the first building of the globe at Epcot and wondered what on earth it was. It was just this huge silver dome in a very deep hole surrounded by fo...
Viewed 6448 times.

ICE! in Florida :- A general overview

This article is the first in a series and should be read in conjunction with the others which give details of the actual scenes and how this amazing attraction is constructed. If you are in Florida any time around Christmas then this is the pl...
Viewed 7807 times.

A good plan

Many people who travel to Orlando normally find it very hard to decide what to do when they are on vacation. This can lead to some arguments with who wants to visit what parks on certain days. How do you get round this type of problem? Firstly...
Viewed 11954 times.

What a trip this was! Part 3

We have arrived at Gatwick Airport en route for Orlando via Gander in Newfoundland. It has been a tortuous time so far, and things are not looking good. The monitors tell us that our flight is delayed, but its only for an hour, so we aren...
Viewed 6219 times.

What should I take?

What should I take? First, you must now have completed an ESTA visa form on-line or at a travel agents to be able to gain entry into the USA. You will need one for each member of the family and they now cost $59 each. Driving ...
Viewed 7409 times.

The Italian Courtyard Restaurant Cocoa Beach.

The Italian Courtyard Restaurant is located in West Cocoa Beach Causeway in Cocoa Beach. Cocoa Beach is just over an hour from your holiday villa in the Orlando resort area. This restaurant was started by Dominic and Francesca when they were ...
Viewed 7415 times.

Dr Doom - A Cowards View

Dr Doom’s – Freefall a cowards view. On our last trip to Orlando we finally managed to get to Island’s of Adventure (IoA) and what a brilliant attraction it is. At this point I must confess, the reason it has taken so long to get to I...
Viewed 7453 times.

THE WIMPS GUIDE TO THE PARKS - EPCOT for Class 1 Wimps

By now you should have read the Wimps guide, Part 1, so you will know what sort of wimp you are. The following suggestions are for Class 1 wimps, only. In other words, if you are petrified of roller coasters, and won’t consider going on anything that...
Viewed 10401 times.

The Peabody Ducks (1)

When you have exhausted all the attractions of Walt Disney World, Universal Studios and SeaWorld, enjoyed all the thrills in the water parks, shopped until you dropped, relaxed in your home from home villa, what other activities can you do or see in ...
Viewed 6556 times.

I Spy with my little eye …….A Snowy Egret

I suppose many of us have seen various types of bird life as we journey to and from the airport on the way to our villa or holiday accommodation and even on our way to the Theme Parks, other Orlando tourist venues or just out for a shopping trip. Viewed 8445 times.

Skyway Fishing Pier State Park

One could be forgiven for asking where this is, and what is its significance. . . well this is the only State Park I know that is man-made and full of concrete. Still none the wiser? ? In that case I will attempt to explain. We came across th...
Viewed 9032 times.

GASPARILLA ISLAND

Gasparilla Island State Park is in Lee County on Floridas south west (Gulf) coast. It is near Boca Grande and is one of the chain of Gulf Coast barrier islands. According to Folklore, it was so named after a pirate called Jose Gaspar, who was...
Viewed 9269 times.

Visit Mickeys Not So Scary Halloween Party

Mickeys Not So Scary Halloween Party is just what it says on the tin, a Disney event that is beautifully themed and presented but designed not to frighten the smallest child. For realy scary you need to head out to Universal Studios where the theme i...
Viewed 6027 times.

Splitsville Diner, Downtown Disney

Wandering around downtown Disney and unsure of where to eat, we tried the Splitsville diner, great food service and live music to enjoy as we watched the world go by. We ate here with our two teenage children one evening, both outside...
Viewed 6038 times.

Cruising – What to do on a Sea Day Part 2

So there you are on your first cruise. You have passed a relaxing morning at sea and the afternoon stretches out in front of you. Lunch is over and perhaps its time to sit and sunbathe, or take a dip in one of the pools. As you lie back on your sun l...
Viewed 6643 times.

All New Fantasy Land - Part 2

A relatively new area of Fantasy Land is The Enchanted Forest. This part features, among others, Under the Sea: The Journey of the Little Mermaid ride. This was new in 2011 and is a great success and a beautiful way of telling a very old story. You t...
Viewed 5769 times.

Changes to Pleasure Island

The recent news that Pleasure Island is going to be radically changed by Disney has been met with a mixed reception, particularly by the youngster generation. At one time access to this popular area was chargeable, but now you only pay if you want to...
Viewed 8017 times.

Jungle Cruise

The Jungle Cruise is one of Disney’s original rides and is never the same twice due to the ongoing narration from the boat’s captain. Some skippers are more enthusiasts than others and give it “all they’ve got” and you are made to feel that you are i...
Viewed 8672 times.

Shopping for Bargains in Orlando

You could ask for no batter place to shop than Orlando. It has everything you could want to buy and by knowing where to get those extra discounts, it makes it even better value Premium Outlets . This is a very good place to shop it has s...
Viewed 7522 times.

25 articles found