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Epcot International Food and Wine Festival

Held annually in October & November this popular event is now expanding from 30 to 45 days, promising to be bigger and better than ever! Normal

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Renting a Vacation Home Explained, To Americans, Part III

Let’s talk about destinations outside Disney, first non-Park ones. There’s the usual assortment of chain restaurants. Actually, more than the usual as

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Horse World Riding Stables, Kissimmee

This is our 6th year on a ‘trot’ visiting Orlando and we thought we would like to try some alternative days out. We have never been horse trekking bef

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Night Time in Orlando

There is something so magical about Orlando and it can be even more magical (if that is possible) at night. Although our girls are in, or nearly in th

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Auckland - Part 1

Explore New Zealand’s largest city, a place where city style and spectacular landscapes go hand in hand. Breathtaking scenery, beautiful beaches, outs

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The Disney Widerness Preserve.

The Disney Wilderness Preserve started life as recently as the 1990s. This was Disney' s way of paying back a little for the Disney resort damage.

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Cyprus: Troodos places of interest - Part 4

PELENDRI VILLAGE The church of Timios Stavros (Church of the Holy Cross) The village of Pelendri was once the property of Jean de Lusignan, son

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Wal-Mart at 2am

If you are like us, the first night that you get to your villa you will be absolutely shattered, after all, to your body 9pm is actually 2am the follo

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We're going to Florida, where shall we stay? (Part 2)

For our second trip to Florida although there were only four of us, Mum, Dad and 2 kids aged 10 and 12 we decided that we needed more space than we co

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Spider Man Ride at Universal Islands of Adventure

Spider Man Ride at Universal Islands of Adventure Up until very recently the Universal Spider Man ride was the most popular ride in the Islands of

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Mount Dora - a quiet haven

If you feel the need for a quiet day away from the hustle and bustle of the theme parks then spend it at Mount Dora – you won’t be disappointed.Easily

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Men in Black (MIB) at Universal Studios

There are lots of great rides in the Universal Studio’s but for me one of the best has to be the Men in Black ride. I can remember when they were buil

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Magic Kingdom - Fantasyland

The Magic Kingdom, Walt Disneyworld is the most famous and the most popular of all the parks. It is split up into five different sections, Fantasy Lan

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Just Desserts – a sweet tooth’s guide to Florida

Every time, we go to Florida, as soon as we get off the plane, my mouth starts watering in anticipation of all the lovely desserts I am going to encou

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WORLD SHOWCASE – GERMANY

Where can you visit eleven countries in one day? At World Showcase, Epcot, Orlando, Florida of course! World Showcase at Epcot is situated around the

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WALT DISNEY WORLD MONORAIL

If you are anything like most visitors to Orlando, you will ride the Walt Disney World monorails without thinking too much about them. Certainly, alon

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My Favourite Gentler Rides

There are so many rides in Orlando’s Theme Parks and I thought I would just share some of my favourite gentler rides with you. These are particularly

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The Florida Aquarium – an overview

The Florida Aquarium was established in 1995, covers over 200, 000 square feet and is rated as one of the top ten aquariums in the United States. The

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Getting married in Las Vegas part 3

Resort Outdoor Weddings Despite the fact that the Southern Nevada desert is a long way from any tropical islands this type of themed wedding is one

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Journey into Imagination - Epcot

Journey into Imagination can be found in The Imagination Pavilion in Future World, Epcot. It originally opened on March 5th 1983 and there have been t

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The Palm Restaurant

Whilst we as a family always like to stay in a villa over a hotel it doesn’t stop us from trying out some of the fabulous restaurants that are located

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Weeki Watchee Springs

It’s a couple of years now since we last visited Weeki Watchee Springs so it’s time we had another visit. That’s the trouble with Florida-there’s just

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Cuba: Havana - Part 2

Beyond the hotel world, the standard of villas is shooting up. Leticia Villamontes Leyva acquired her 1920’s Petit Chateau mini-mansion in Vedado, one

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Choosing the Villa of Your Dreams

Now you have made the decision to visit The Sunshine State the first thing to do is confirm the number of people travelling with you then decide which

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Captain Jacks Restaurant

If we are in Orlando and the weather is mixed with a fair amount of rain we often head for Downtown Disney. There is so much to do there for all ages

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