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Universal IOA Part Two

After you have visited “Marvel Super Hero Island” and “Toon Lagoon” you reach “Jurassic Park”, a land filled with dinosaurs and adventure! Here you wi

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Crowley Museum and Nature Centre, Sarasota

The Crowley Pioneer centre and Nature Trails is only 15 minutes drive west of the I-75 (Exit 210 Sarasota) adjacent to the Myakka River. Set in 190 ac

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Swimming with the dolphins in The Florida Keys

For as long as I can remember dolphins have fascinated me. Maybe it was stories of dolphins helping humans in distress or television programmes showin

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Home Depot. The big DIY store

So you think B& Q is big, well try Home Depot. As a seasoned veteran of many DIY stores and builders merchants here in the UK I thought I had seen

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Tuscany - The Basics - Part 2

Tuscany - The Basics - Part 2 cont. If you book well in advance you can sometimes find fares for as little as £45 return for off-peak flights, how

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A Round at Legends Golf and Country Club

One of my favourite golf courses to play whilst on holiday in Orlando is Legends Golf and Country Club. Legends is a beautiful rolling hillside course

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Help with packing

Your holiday isn’t far away and you’ve now got to pack. If packing is not your favourite task, here are a few tips which might assist you. Pack you

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Entertainment and shopping in Orlando.

Thought it would be useful to share our thoughts on things to do/see whilst in Orlando, we have excluded the main theme parks, as a million words have

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A Day At The Space Coast

Cocoa Beach calls itself the East Coasts surfing capital. The famous Ron Jon Surf shop with its neon lights and beach bum sports figure sculptures dom

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La Palma, The Canaries - Part 2

Information to plan your trip When is it best to go? Well year round is good here because of the climate, though spring and autumn are pleasant. Th

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Jet Skiing of the 192

Jet Skiing off the 192Have you ever driven a jet ski? We first tried it on Lake Tahoe in California and so when we arrived in Florida, it was one of t

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New Ride at Aquatica for 2010

We visited Aquatica for the first time in August, 2009, and we were very impressed with this, the latest water park in Orlando. Smaller than either of

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Boma – Flavors of Africa

Boma – Flavors of Africa is buffet style dining at Disney’s Animal Kingdom Lodge Resort. This is a very popular family restaurant and it is advisable

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JOHN PENNEKAMP CORAL REEF STATE PARK

John Pennekamp Coral Reef State Park is situated at mile marker 102. 5 in Key Largo and is famous for its coral reefs. This State Park covers 70 squar

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Ghosts and Gravestones Tour

On one of the few cloudy evenings in St Augustine we decided to go on the Ghosts and Gravestones Tour thinking that the weather might add to the atmos

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Antigua, Guatemala – Part 3

Antigua is packed with tourist rubbish often made in Asia. If you want to see or buy quality crafts and antiques then stop off at the Casa de Artes, w

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Gorillas in the Sun

Animal Kingdom, one of the four Disney theme parks in Orlando, Florida, is one of my favourite destinations. It is the largest Disney theme park in th

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Visiting Puerto Vallarta - Part 28

Dining options Dining options In Nuevo Vallarta are numerous as there are now more than 70 different restaurants in the area. Many restaurants such

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What to see and do in Auckland - Part 10

ACCOMMODATION Auckland as any large city should provides a wide range of accommodation options. You will find 5 star hotels, well known chain hotel

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Surviving The Theme Parks

The parks make for a brilliant day out & with a little fore-thought the experience can be made all the more enjoyable. We have been to the parks i

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Solomon's Castle- Ona Florida

One of the oddest and quirky places you can visit in Florida surely has to be Solomon’s Castle which can be found approximately half way between Brade

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Trieste, Italy: Having a short break – Part 3

Day Two: COFFEE and CULTURE If you’ve drunk Illy coffee, then you’ve tasted Trieste. The firm has its global HQ south of the city, shipping in gree

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Illuminating Facts about Epcot’s Illuminations

Illuminations: Reflections of Earth is the nightly firework show at Walt Disney World’s Epcot. It takes place on the lagoon and runs for about 12 minu

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Visiting Key West

President Truman, who loved to visit Key West and relax in his winter White House, once wrote, ‘I have a notion to move the capital to Key West and ju

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Diary of a homeowners vacation - 5

SUNDAYWe awoke to a rather nice and sunny Sunday morning and after breakfast we decided to go and surprise a few folks. First of all we wanted to chec

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