When you are preparing to leave on your holiday from the UK, what do you do about currency? I expect most of you will say Travellers Cheques. Well, yes they are fine, but you have to pay commission to purchase them and if you buy too many, you have t...
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What a fabulous place. On our last trip to Florida we spent a lovely day at Anna Maria Island, situated on the west coast of Florida near to Bradenton. The day was made really special by our lunch at the Sandbar, so I thought you might like an...
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Florida Mall Part 2
Brookstone is a very upmarket version of our own Gadget Shop. Mind you they only sell the top quality goods, not silly plastic toys. These goods are not cheap but are so unusual it makes you think it really is what you ...
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Swindon doesn’t sound like the most adventurous starting point for a walk, but what lies beyond is worth the trip.
Summoning us due south of the Wiltshire town is arguably England’s most monumental, mystery packed landscape. This is a...
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A contender for the eighth wonder of the world, the Panama Canal has been undergoing a major revamp, which should have coincided with its 100th birthday four years ago. However, the locks and basins were finally completed in June 2016, two years late...
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My niece lives outside Chicago and so on a recent trip to the USA to our villas we decided to go to see her for a weekend. The flight from Orlando International takes around 2 ½ hours and cost £155 each. We stayed in the Club Quarters hotel for 2 nig...
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When you talk about Florida the first thing that comes into everyone’s mind is Disney and surrounding area. Little do people know Florida is famous for not only its great parks, but also its great beaches. Around 1 hour 30 min from Kissimmee is one o...
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Well where to begin. Here your children can meet Doctor Seuss, travel through space, take a ride with The Simpsons or come face to face with a dinosaur. Stare into the mouth of “Jaws”or join Captain Jack Sparrow in the Caribbean. Fly on Alladin’s mag...
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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 too much to do in a two week trip. The way we went there was straight up the 27 and turn of...
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Where to Stay
At the top end of the market and deep among Ortigas’ gargantuan shopping malls, the five star Edsa Shangri-La hotel has huge modern rooms and a palm oasis built around a large pool....
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Here is some basic information before you arrive. The population is now about half a million and officially the language is bilingual French/English. However, the default is French which is more commonly spoken almost everywhere. Just like the easter...
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We are flying out to Fort Lauderdale via Charlotte with US Airways, on our way to pick up a cruise for my special birthday. September 3rd, 2010 8. 50 am The boarding gate fills up with people, and we sit and wait for our flight to be c...
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As a special birthday treat my husband and I are flying out to Fort Lauderdale with US Airways, via Charlotte, to pick up a Caribbean cruise. Boarding complete, our aircraft is hurtling down the runway. We are seated right by the engine, and ...
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Kentucky – a road trip through the state:- part 6
After spending a few days in Louisville we headed out on the reason for this trip which was a tour of some of the interesting place that Kentucky has to offer. The first section of the ...
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After you have walked through the Agora, you should continue on in a northeasterly direction. At this point you then enter the Ceramics Cemetery. This is one of the oldest cemeteries in the world, settlers around the Acropolis buried their dead here ...
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When collecting your car at MCO (or any other inbound airport )it will have a full tank of fuel. This may be included in your rental package ( when hiring through US CarHire the gold inclusive option includes a full tank of fuel) or, if not included,...
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Kentucky – a road trip through the state:- part 8
The next part of the trip was one that I personally had been looking forward to. It was only a short trip of about 100 miles from our stop off at Owensboro as we headed east to Bardstow...
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If visitors to Florida have heard of St Pete’s, or to give the city it full title ‘St Petersburg’, then the majority of them will probably associate the city with wonderful sandy beaches which are located about 10 miles southwest of ‘downtown’ at the...
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Having so much enjoyed our first afternoon in Winter Park we decided to set out for a full day the second time we visited. We decided to start slowly and we began with Winter Park’s fantastic boat tour, run for many years by friendly and enthusiastic...
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If you would like a change from the hustle and bustle of the theme parks I would suggest a day trip to the coast. The closest coast to our villa at Orange Tree is the west coast, with its lovely white sands and tropical beaches. I have visited Clearw...
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Gatorland is one of Florida’s oldest attractions. The same family own it now as they did when it was started. It is on Orange blossom trail, not very far up from the Florida Mall and only 15 – 20 minutes from Disney world. It is an id...
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Many years ago, as a child I was taken to the cinema to watch that wonderful adventure film, ‘The Swiss Family Robinson, ’ starring amongst others, that great actor, John Mills. Having been shipwrecked, this family of five, including sons Fritz, Erns...
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Whenever we visit Orlando we always like to pay a visit to Downtown Disney, not only for the shopping, but also to enjoy a meal at one of the many restaurants there. Downtown Disney itself is divided into three parts Downtown Disney West Side, Downto...
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We are living through difficult time; we really are. But you still need your holiday; right? And if you are going away you want to go to Florida.
So how can you cover the cost painlessly? Here are a few ideas.
Forego your dail...
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Gingerbread and Chocolate! !
Now that I' ve got your attention, I' d like to share with you yet another of the wonders of Disney. With their usual, absolutely incredible attention to detail the master bakers of the Disney hotels each ...
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