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Festival Bay is situated at the end of International Drive opposite Prime Outlets (formerly known as Belz Factory Outlets.) We often visit here as we can combine it with a visit to Prime Outlets for those of us trying to “shop until we drop” w... Viewed 5150 times.
Wonder what Disney Springs is? Can’t find Downtown Disney anymore? Well, Disney Springs is the renamed Downtown Disney from September 2015! The whole area from West Side, Pleasure Island to the Marketplace has been revamped, costing millions of dolla... Viewed 5200 times.
The newest park in Orlando at the moment is Aquatica, this as the name suggests is a water park and it is part of the Company that owns Busch Gardens and Sea World, in fact, the entrance is just opposite to the Sea World entrance. When we wer... Viewed 6929 times.
Hillsborough River State Park is situated in Thonotasassa, on the U. S. Highway 301, 6 miles south of Zephyrhills and 9 miles north of Tampa. It is one of the earlier Stae Parks and was largely worked on between 1935 and 1938. This park is co... Viewed 7393 times.
Paul’s Florida diary day 4 pm We decided to have a little lunch around 3pm and afterwards decided that it had been so hot in the day that we would head back and have a hour or so in the pool and then pick up some form of takeaway for o... Viewed 4558 times.
One of the most renowned images across the world is the picture of Cinderella’s castle. This is an image that is now completely synonymous with the World of Disney and is used extensively as part of their brand. The significance of this image descend... Viewed 9095 times.
When most people refer to Miami, they are in all probability actually talking about Miami Beach. Downtown Miami is on the west bank of Biscayne Bay while Miami Beach sits on a long spit of land bordered to the west by the bay and to the east by the A... Viewed 7595 times.
Owners and sometimes guests who hire a villa for more than a week like to keep in touch with family and friends back home. This seems to be especially prevalent with new Grandparents. As owners ourselves, we always in the past have sp... Viewed 5273 times.
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 2008, we fancied doing something genuinely American, so we investigated going to a live baseball gam... Viewed 6409 times.
Venice in Sarasota County Venice, a city of 21, 000 population, is often a forgotten gem on the Gulf Coast, south of Sarasota and long before you reach the mighty Palm City of Fort Myers. In many ways Venice is more reminiscent of a Br... Viewed 6304 times.
The Native Americans known as the Calusa Indians inhabited the south west coast of Florida. The word Calusa means fierce people and they certainly lived up to their name. They were pro active in repelling other Indian tribes. In the days that the Spa... Viewed 7264 times.
We love Disneyworld; oh yes we certainly do; but I wonder how much you know about its founder? Walt Disney was an American who was born in Chicago in 1901. His father came from Irish stock and his mother from German. He is bes... Viewed 5826 times.
A special Christmas treat for all the family! On selected nights from November 19th to December 19th Magic Kingdom hosts a special Christmas celebration after the usual opening hours. Even if you have been to Magic Kingdom numerous times this... Viewed 7374 times.
If you are looking for an exciting place to spend the Holiday Season look no further than the exciting area of Orlando! It is a great time to have fun and party, and where better than the Sunshine State and the magical Orlando and Disney! An exciting... Viewed 10621 times.
Renting a villa is far preferable to cramming a whole family into one hotel room - more space, much more comfort, a real home from home. But villas by their very nature are part of real communities, especially those on mixe... Viewed 7565 times.
Let’s talk about destinations outside Disney, first non-Park ones. There’s the usual assortment of chain restaurants. Actually, more than the usual assortment. Orlando is considered a “test-market” for many restaurants because they get customers from... Viewed 7607 times.
We had previously eaten at the Bubba Gump restaurant at Universal Studios but on a recent day trip to Treasure Island we decided to eat at the newly opened one at St Johns Pass at Madeira Beach. St Johns Pass is a turn-of-the-century fishing ... Viewed 8738 times.
The J.N. “Ding” Darling National Wildlife Refuge is situated on Sanibel Island just a short drive across the causeway from Fort Myers on the west coast of Florida. It is in the top ten most visited refuges in the United States and second only to the ... Viewed 7225 times.
Stanleyville at Busch Gardens is a great area to enjoy part of your day; in fact we tend to spend quite some time there. You will enjoy Stanley Falls which is an exciting log flume ride and was the first in a long line of adventure thrill rid... Viewed 7229 times.
I am often asked so what’s so special about Florida? Well in my view there are a number of things that make it special although I have to state from the outset that most of my Floridian experience is based on frequent trips to Orlando although I have... Viewed 8338 times.
Being the shopaholic that I am, I’m always looking for somewhere new to shop! Always good to explore and find somewhere new but also find some good buys! We chanced on Winter Park a couple of years ago. The shopping area has an upmark... Viewed 7864 times.
Restaurants near Rotonda West (Placida Rd) One of the things we love most about staying on the Rotonda is the fact that you can BBQ every night if you want to – unlike at home! To me there is nothing better than throwing together a salad while... Viewed 6748 times.
There is normally nothing like “a quick shop” in Orlando but this time it had to be as we had promised the girls we would be back in time for them to go to Celebration Town to see the last “Snow” of the night which was at 9. 00pm. We ... Viewed 5639 times.
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 parks. The sun kissed sands are an excellent place to top up your tan or just recharge your batterie... Viewed 6920 times.
On our last trip to Orlando, somebody had a great idea of taking a helicopter ride, sadly I thought that person was me, but what a thrill my first time ever up in helicopter. Our chosen tour was from a company on International Drive called ... Viewed 8899 times.
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