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Airboats at Boggy Creek

Florida is well known for the Everglades, an area which fascinates a lot of visitors. However, if you are staying in the Disney area, a trip to the Ev

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Dining at Texas De Brazil

Texas de Brazil is situated at 5259 International Drive. Having driven by and dismissed it in the past as it was at the touristy end of I drive I deci

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What’s so great about Epcot 3

What’s so great about Epcot 3 So we have just spent some time in Innovations West and have learnt a lot of new things about finance, fire safety an

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Kentucky: a road trip through the state - Part 30

If you have been reading through this set of articles in sequence you might remember, that in part 25, I gave a list of some of the other things you m

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Auckland - Part 2

Explore the vibrant Viaduct Harbor, where waterside restaurants and bars sit alongside sleek superyachts. Check out the great shopping, bars, rest

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The Lakeland Derby

When traveling to the Gulf beaches from Orlando along the I4 you will see several signs for Lakeland. For many years we just thought of it as the plac

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Logan's Roadhouse

For some reason we had never got around to visiting a Logan’s on any of our previous trips to Orlando so this time we decided to give it a try on the

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The Disney Hollywood Studios Backlot Tour

This must by now be one of the oldest tours on the Disney Hollywood studios. We have been on this tour many many times but just because its been aroun

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Daiquiri Deck

We had originally visited Daiquiri Deck some time ago when we visited Siesta Key and were impressed with it. On one of our day trips to Madeira Beach

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Orlando Science Center

Sometimes even in Florida, the weather is not ideal for an outdoor activity, so with two boys (aged 6 and 10) we looked for something a little differe

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Cyprus: City of Ammochostos - Part 4

Avgorou village Avgorou village is situated 20km north of Agia Napa, has many Byzantine and post Byzantine churches. The main church of the village

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Tallinn: Old Town in Depth - Part 40

The four seasons of Estonian cuisine The spring brings rhubarb, wild garlic, sour dock, radishes and fresh goat cheese to the table. Summer favouri

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Handy Hints for Florida – Part 3

When to visit. If you are not locked into school holidays you have many more options on when to travel. One of the nicest months to travel is May;

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A Day at Discovery Cove

Get there as early as you can because you do not want to miss one single moment of your day at Discovery Cove. It is, without doubt, one of the best d

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Olde Englewood Village - part two

Olde Englewood Village – part 2Following on from the early arrivals in Englewood the year of 1923 was extremely important. This was the year that star

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World Showcase for Children

As our girls started to out grow and therefore not want to make so many visits to Magic Kingdom we started taking them to Epcot a Park they always tho

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Our 4th July Celebrations. Pt 2

As we approached Celebration via the I4 and World Drive, the roads were unusually quiet. With the excision of one notice, advertising the free park an

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Winter Park Farmers' Market

If you are looking for some different to do, as a break from the excitement of all the theme parks and attractions of Orlando, then you might like to

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Kissimmee Lakefront Park

Kissimmee Lakefront Park is a great place for families to visit for recreation and to enjoy the many popular events, festivals and concerts that are h

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What’s New At Epcot’s Innoventions? (Part 2)

On a cool November morning we visited Epcot to find it surprisingly busy and although we had arrived at about 9. 45 we still had 2 hours to wait befor

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CAYO COSTA

Cayo Costa State Park is located just west of Fort Myers and 12 miles west of Cape Coral on Floridas south west coast. You can only access this beach

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Fireworks Dessert Party

Disney introduced this new attraction in the summer of 2009 originally for it to run through the summer school holidays but it must have been successf

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Hialeah to Gainseville: what's in a name?

And here are some more of the origin of Florida place names Lets start with Hialeah in Hillsborough County. Again this has its origins in Muskogee

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RIVER RISE

River Rise State Park is situated within another State Park, namely O Leno State Park. It is located six miles north of High Springs off the U. S. 441

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My favourite place for lunch

The first Mimi’s began in Anaheim in California in 1978 and was named by the owner Arthur J Simms who had fallen in love with a young French girl near

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