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Our Long Day at Hollywood Studios Part 2

We then wandered back down Sunset Boulevard and as we did outside the cinema we encountered a noisy crew making a film in the street. We joined the cr

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An ice cream dream at Dairy Queen!

When I was young and watching American Tv and films the young people were always off to Dairy Queen for a chocolate malt or a hot fudge sundae. How I

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Florida Beaches

Florida is blessed with many excellent beaches and visiting one can be inexpensive and make a pleasant change from the hustle and bustle of the theme

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Making the Most of Your Villa Part 3

In Part 1 and 2 of Making the Most of Your villa I wrote about pre planning and the first day at the villa. When you stay at a villa you may also

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Islands with a Difference - Part 8

BUCCANEER ARCHIPELAGO, AUSTRALIA They are only 50 sq km in size and have a population of exactly zero. This is the West Coast alternative to Q

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An evening out with a difference

During our last few visits to Florida we have tried to do more and more different things to add variety to our time there. During our visit in August

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Bahama Breeze

Bahama Breeze - the very name conjures up visions of Caribbean beaches, soft silvery sand under your bare feet, and tall palms wafting gently in the b

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POLLO TROPICAL

Pollo Tropical is a great place to grab a quick bite to eat. Imagine McDonald or Burger King with a Caribbean and Tropical feel. It leaves normal fast

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The Florida Aquarium, Tampa

Tampa is just a short distance from our villa so we often spend a day there – it is near enough to drive down and back in one day, and not only has so

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Swiss Family Treehouse

The Swiss Family Treehouse opened in 1971 and is located in Walt Disney World’s Magic Kingdom. It is just before the Jungle Cruise in Adventureland. I

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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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Visiting Puerto Vallarta - Part 37

Top Restaurants in Puerto Vallarta Madison South at Casa Isabel You will find them at 483 Del Bosque, Colonia Alta Vista, Puerto Vallarta. T

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Visiting Puerto Vallarta - Part 11

Tipping Guide for Mexico continued:- What to tip at All-Inclusive resorts. All-Inclusive resorts have been a big growth area for Puerto Vallart

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Celebration

Disney is renown worldwide for their fantasy, the trade mark castle, the fantasia fireworks and laser shows and this is continued in the Disney town o

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Manny's Chophouse revisited

Just last week we decided it for time for another trip to Manny’s Chophouse on the US 27. It is about a 15 minute drive from our house so not too far

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Chilis at Cagan Crossings

Cagan Crossings is a fairly new retail development situated on the 27 near its junction with the 192. If you need to access it from the 192 just head

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Blast off from Cape Canaveral

The countdown clock was ticking and here we were approaching Titusville just thirty-five minutes before the scheduled lift off time of the shuttle Dis

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Shopping at a mall away from the tourists!

Most of the tourists who flock to Florida for the usual attractions such as the Disney Parks also come to make the most of the shopping opportunities.

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Mount Dora - A Great Day Out

When we are in Orlando we like to visit down town Mount Dora. It is around 44 miles from Orlando and gives yet another insight into Florida not to men

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A Minivan or Grand Caravan - a rental car of choice.

To a British ‘audience’ the phrase “Minivan” conjures up an image of a vintage Austin Mini estate that was popular with plumbers, window cleaners et.

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The Toyota Highlander by Alamo

When looking for a comfortable 4x4 to rent during the summer my usual procrastination was curtailed by price when I was distracted by an extremely goo

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My Favourite Disney Park Part 3

You may recall in my last article I wrote about how my favourite park was Magic Kingdom but right at the end I started to wonder what about MGM studio

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Airboat Ride in Sanford.

Central Florida Airboat Tours is primarily located in Jolly Gators Fish Camp which is on the 46, East of Sanford at the Geneva Bridge. Want to get

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Boggy Creek Airboat Rides

Of Course, Florida is the place to go for theme parks and high tech attractions but sometimes it’s nice to see what else Florida has to offer. With th

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Belgium - Cities of Bruges, Antwerp and Ghent

With its mixed cultural communities and colourful history of political division, perhaps it should not surprise us that a closer look at quiet, unassu

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