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Epcot – World Showcase – Norway
For priority seating call 407 939 3463 There are 11 countries in the World Showcase, Norway is the 2nd if you are going clockwise around the lagoon. E
Welcome Back Captain EO
As we have been going to Walt Disney World for over thirty years now, we have seen many changes. We saw the first building of the globe at Epcot and w
Further Afield Than Orlando - A Jungle Queen Cruise From Fort Lauderdale
If you would like to travel a bit further afield, then why not go to Fort Lauderdale and try out the Jungle Queen Riverboat Tour. The cruise takes you
Cyprus: Nature highlights - Part 3
Walking through the trail you will see plants like golden oak, wild garlic, three colours camomile, dwarf shrub, Cyprus germander and valandia. The ma
Orange Tree Community, Florida
We are proud owners of a five bed roomed single story vacation home with its own private pool and spa, built on the Orange Tree community and here in
Market Street Cafe - Celebration
Our family are huge fans of the Market Street Cafe in Celebration. It is one of our favourite restaurants and an absolute "must" on any visit to Orlan
Where Dreams Really do Come True
Walt Disney World is celebrating a “Year of a Million Dreams”. The main objective of this celebration named “Where Dreams Come True” is to surprise un
The Conversion of a Florida Holiday Sceptic
Paul was not keen on driving from the airport on arrival and although we offered to pick them up he arranged for a driver and for the car to be delive
Typhoon Lagoon
Typhoon Lagoon is one of the water parks in Walt Disney World. So Disney’s ‘legend’ has it … a furious storm roared across the sea hurling boa
Chilli's
Far from being Chilli I think it is HOT HOT HOT There is several of this chain of restaurants around Orlando, the nearest one to me at the moment is t
Part Two of the Wal-Mart guide
Once you have manage to drag the women away from the toiletries department you enter the Guys zone in here they sell lots and lots of car parts includ
Superstores
I once asked a little boy what he enjoyed most about his holiday at Disney World. Was it seeing Mickey Mouse, riding on The Pirates of the Caribbean o
Pauls Florida Diary Day 1
Day 1 Ok, so today is the day, its Saturday morning we awoke at 6am. Will and Karlie were already up and ready to as normal I was the last out of b
The Food Court At Florida Mall
Normally I steer well clear from these kind of places and kind of consider them to be fast unhealthy rubbish eateries and never venture near them, hea
Kraken - Sea World, Orlando
Sea World is a great place to start off a theme park holiday, since it is less busy and intense than the others and has a more relaxed feel about it.
Silver Spurs Rodeo
Did you enjoy watching cowboy films or remember TV programmes like the Bonanza and Rawhide? I’m sure many a boy wished they could have had a go at bei
Only in Orlando - Part 2
Where else in the world can you round the corner of a busy main street (Disney World) and come across an enormous steam ship with the paddles you reme
John's Pass
Based on Madeira Beach between Clearwater and St Petersburg, John’s Pass is named after freed slave John Le Veque who went on to be a pirate captain w
Lovely Blue Spring State Park - A Great Day Out
If you want to see some of Florida’s natural beauty, take a ride out to the Blue Spring State Park. One of many State Parks to be found in Central Flo
Tips for using the Theme Parks
There are quite a few tips that will help you get the best out of each of the theme parks. Here are just a few that I know of (I’m sure other people w
Bennigans
We stumbled across Bennigan’s in Miami, on our first trip to Florida, and it has become a firm favourite for a freshly cooked meal, served promptly an
Swimming with the manatee.
Everyone who has been to Florida knows about the manatee; they are those gentle cow like creatures that inhabit the oceans around Florida. But hav
The Lightner Museum
No visit to St Augustine is complete without going to the Lightner Museum which is located in the historic downtown. It is 20 minutes from I-95, one h
The Sea Screamer Trip
If you are planning to spend a day at the Gulf coast, why not head for Clearwater, which is easily accessible from the Orlando area via the Interstate
Tallinn: Old Town in Depth - Part 21
OUTER TALLINN Song Festival Grounds (Lauluväljak) At this open-air theatre, built in 1959 and resembling an oversized Hollywood Bowl, the Estoni