“Ice” At Gaylord Palms Resort and Convention Centre
The “Ice” spectacular at Gaylord Palms features a real Winter Wonderland for all ages. Everything has been created out of ice (two million pounds of it, if you read the literature provided). So, if you thought that Florida was just sunshine, palm...
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Deep Sea Fishing
Having enjoyed the parks many times I decided to look for something completely different for us to do on this trip. Scanning through Orlando Villas attraction tickets website, I came across deep sea fishing – now that is something different! My...
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Romano’s Macaroni Grill – Quality affordable Italian food with a twist
As regular travellers to Florida, no trip to Orlando for my family is complete without a visit to Macaroni Grill. Romano’s Macaroni Grill is a Chain of Italian restaurants that manages to strike that difficult balance between a quality...
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My favourite roller-coasters in Orlando
There are many brilliant roller-coasters in Orlando, but which ones are worth queuing for? The following are my top favourites. Kumba at Busch Gardens On the edge of Tampa Bay, Busch Gardens offers a wide...
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A Vegetarian’s Delight!
Sweet Tomatoes, on the corner of International Drive and South Kirkham Road (Junction 78 off the I-4) is a vegetarian’s delight. How they manage to prepare and serve such healthy, appetizing food at such a low cost I will never understand. The place...
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Blizzard Beach
Florida sun meets Alpine Snow in the coolest water park around. Hang on to your swimwear as you take the slide of a lifetime down Summit Plummet. Yes Blizzard Beach the most recently built Disney water park in Orlando is themed on an Alpine Sky...
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Manny's Chophouse
Manny’s Chophouse, Haines City, Florida We have now been to Manny’s Chophouse 3 times in the last twelve months and have found the food excellent each and every time. Manny’s was recommended to us by local people and it is well known in the...
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Mount Dora
The large, beautiful lake which the town overlooks is named after Dora Ann Drawdy (1819-1885). In 1846, Federal Surveyors named the lake " Lake Dora" after her, and in 1883, the small but growing town was named after the lake. Today, Mount...
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Webb’s Citrus Candy Factory
During our last visit to central Florida, we discovered the cutest candy store and factory that sells local products, which are all hand-made with local ingredients. The shop itself is lovely just to walk through and look at all the products...
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Burger or not to burger?
If like me you are not a burger fan (any type but especially take out varieties) but your children like them do you compromise or not? Well in our household the children are now 14 and 15 so I do not have alot of control over what they eat and...
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Swim with the manatees
For a change from the park attractions, why not try something different. An experience not to be missed is a visit to the Crystal River National Wildlife Refuge, Kings Bay. This has the largest collection of manatees in the world. The Wildlife...
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Florida At 50 plus !
I have never travelled so much and so far in my life. Now at 50 plus I was "on the move" Last year I was able to take a holiday to Florida, a place I had read about for years and only dreamed of visiting. For me it was not just the...
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Safety first!
A holiday in Florida is often a holiday of a lifetime - and we all want to go home not just with our holiday photos - but also with fantastic memories that will stay with us for many years to come. There are a few simple tips to remember when...
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'50s Prime Time Café - Hollywood Studios
If you do not enjoy your servers chastising you for not eating your greens or telling you off for having your elbows on the table this is probably not the restaurant for you. However if you fancy a bit of playful banter and can give as good as you...
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Flying with Monarch from Manchester to Sanford
Flying with Monarch from Manchester to Sanford We had heard lots of horror stories about Monarch, food bad, delays, old aircraft, bad on board service, etc etc, but when we were pricing up for our annual working holiday at our villa, we were...
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Where to eat in Orlando
Orlando has some of the best restaurants in America offering a wide variety of cuisine. The quality of food is fantastic, as is the service and the prices. In general any dining experience in Orlando is a pleasure and you would have to go a long...
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A villa or a hotel. Which will you choose?
If you are undecided about whether to stay in a hotel or a villa or if it’s your first time in Florida and you have only considered a hotel then read on. When visiting Florida for our first time in 1996 and for a number of years after...
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Shopping In Orlando
Even though our exchange rate is not at its best at the moment, it is still a good idea to shop in Orlando. It is about the same in dollars as it is in pounds to buy clothes in America. A good example of that is Ugg boots which are £179 here in the...
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The Right Choice, a Privately Owned Florida Home.
Florida is the most wonderful holiday destination that anyone could imagine or wish for. There really is something for everyone, and all age groups. Whether it is the beautiful beaches of the Gulf or Gold coasts that you are heading for, or the...
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Flying into Sanford Airport
You may see that flights from the UK to Orlando do not all fly into Orlando International Airport. The majority of charter flights will land at Sanford International Airport. Sanford International is about thirty minutes drive further away...
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Houlihan's Restaurant
Houlihan’s Bar and Restaurant is situated on the US192 near and well worth a visit in my opinion. We have been to Houlihan’s quite a number of times and it is one of our favourite restaurants – although we have found quite a few others that equal it...
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Different Things To Do
If you want a few hours of fun but don’t want to spend a fortune why not try miniature golf (Known as Crazy Golf to us Brit’s). There are loads to choose from but one of our favourites is Congo River Miniature Golf on H192. There are two courses...
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Downtown Disney
A little bit of Disney Magic that anyone can access! Downtown Disney is an eating/shopping/entertainment area within Walt Disney World that offers a huge range of different attractions to while away some time. It is built around a lake and...
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Eating out at Houlihans our experience
During our vacation to Florida we decided to try a new place to eat. Here are our thoughts and experiences of our visit…. please note this is purely based on our single experience at this one restaurant. Houlihans on the Highway...
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Dining Favourites
Each time we go to Florida, we try to mix eating out at our favourite restaurants with trying something new. With two boys under 10 who are sometimes fussy eaters, we try to choose somewhere that will cater for their taste buds and that does...
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