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Boca Raton You always need a car in Florida and having a car gives you the opportunity to take highway 1 due south from West Palm Beach to Boca Raton. The ride down highway one is typical of America, you pass through many small-medium sized towns of low... Viewed 8694 times.
A Day on Disney Castaway Cay A day on Disney’s private island is part of most of their Caribbean cruises. The first cruise we went on was in February and we were unable to visit the island as the sea was too rough for the ship to dock, so when we had a second chance in October w... Viewed 6343 times.
Where to Shop in Florida Part 3 In part 2 of these guides I mentioned that if we did not find what we were looking for, or if we just wanted to do more shopping, after we left Premium Outlets just off the I4 we go to Prime Outlets which is located on the original Belz site at the e... Viewed 7010 times.
Rural Scotland - Part 2 The wilds of Scotland can be enjoyed year-round, though winters can be very cold and snowy especially in the mountains. Spring, May to Jun, and autumn, Sept to Oct, are good times to go to miss the crowds and the midges while still enjoying good weat... Viewed 4207 times.
Intrepid Sea-Air-Space Museum in New York – Part 3 After your visit to the command centre there are three main areas that are open to the public. Immediately below is the flight deck and under that is the hanger deck, below these are parts of the third and gallery decks After you make ... Viewed 6017 times.
Thailand - Part 2 Add a spit stop at the beautiful temple of Wat Arun and have lunch at the warehouse-chic contemporary Never ending summer Thai restaurant. Boats can be hailed at Sathorn pier for private hire and cost from £14 an hour. Bypass the waterside negotiatio... Viewed 4395 times.
Kentucky: A road trip through the state - Part 18 Kentucky – a road trip through the state:- part 18 In 1880 The Kentucky Distillers' Association was formed when 32 distillers met at the Galt House in Louisville. The original aim of the organisation was to protect our signature spirit... Viewed 7083 times.
Delray Beach Located in the southern end of Palm Beach County, directly North of Boca Raton and directly south of Boynton beach FL. Slightly over 16 square miles of land which of which 90% has been developed. It is truly a unique city and boasts award winning bea... Viewed 9957 times.
Harry Potter at Universal Studios- Orlando Florida One of the newest rides in Universal Studios Islands of Adventure is the Wizarding World of Harry Potter. Build on the back of the huge movie and book franchise, the ride is one of the most impressive and popular in Florida. No expens... Viewed 6735 times.
Choose a Safari - Part 2 WALKING A walking safari is not as uncommon as you might think and is good if you are fit as you get to walk in the bush with a guide and armed ranger. There is nothing quite like feeling the sa... Viewed 3678 times.
Restaurants as the 192 approaches Highway 27 When we first bought our villa restaurants on this end of the 192 were quite sparse compared with the other end heading towards downtown Kissimmee. However in the last few years they have been springing up in many locations making us spoilt for choic... Viewed 15536 times.
Deck the Halls at Celebration Part 1 DECK THE HALLS AT CELEBRATION part 1 On the first day of our visit to our villa in late November we all headed off to Celebration Town for my Father to visit his bank. We all rather suspect that he only has his account at Celebration so th... Viewed 7950 times.
American food The food in America is everything you could wish for. The portions however are absolutely enormous, most of the time a child’s portion is as big as we would serve an adult so always remember that when ordering at take a-ways. The good thing a... Viewed 10411 times.
Bill Baggs State Park Bill Baggs State Park is located at the end of Key Biscayne, to the East of Miami and is connected to the mainland via the Rickenbacker Causeway which passes through Virginia Key. The road onto the islands has a $1 toll which can be negated by sta... Viewed 8741 times.
Cruising – Hiring a Car in Cozumel One of the most interesting parts of a cruise is deciding what you want to see when your ship arrives in port. You can, of course, play safe and go with a tour organized by your cruise company, but Cozumel is one port where you can easily hire a car ... Viewed 7595 times.
The Shuttle Atlantis Exhibit (spoiler free) The Atlantis exhibit at the Kennedy Space Centre opened in July 2013 and I was lucky enough to pay a visit a couple of weeks after it opened. Before seeing it in person, I had read lots on the internet about the engineering required t... Viewed 8428 times.
First visit to Publix Supermarket - Part Three First visit to Publix Supermarket - Part Three Here is the third and final part of shopping at Publix supermarket, in part two I finished with the vast beer selection, and typical says the wife! After the beer it’s onto the fridg... Viewed 7146 times.
Visiting the Parks Part 2 If you are visiting the Disney Parks the Disney transportation is a great way to get around during the day. We tend to park in the park we are all going to meet up at the end of the day and jump on the buses near the parks entrances to wherever we wa... Viewed 6822 times.
Southern Florida’s State Parks The average traveller, whether they be from overseas or North America, is probably unaware that Florida has over 160 State Parks. While the majority head for the famous Theme Parks of Orlando they fail to realise that Florida offers a huge variety of... Viewed 7414 times.
Islands with a Difference - Part 7 CAPE VERDE This is an Atlantic archipelago but with a Portuguese twist. It has an overall area of about 4, 000 sq km onto which it has a population of about 550, 000. Ten volcanic islands make u... Viewed 4347 times.
OUR RECENT EVENING IN DOWNTOWN NAPLES On a recent trip to Orlando and then the Gulf Coast we headed for one of our favourite locations and that is Naples. Being quite an affluent city it attracts wealthy American and Europeans alike and has also got its fair share of tourists and wanabee... Viewed 8841 times.
Visiting parks in Volusia. Florida is home to some stunning natural parks and here are a handful of those in Volusia County. BICENTENNIAL PARK is in Ormond Beach and covers 40 acres from the Atlantic Ocean to The Halifax River. This park conta... Viewed 6612 times.
Solomon's Castle- Ona Florida One of the oddest and quirky places you can visit in Florida surely has to be Solomon’s Castle which can be found approximately half way between Bradenton on the gulf coast and Sweetwater in the town on Ona . It is the home, gallery and studi... Viewed 9315 times.
Belgium - Beers Belgium is famous for its mussels and the beers. They produce more than 365 kinds of beers more than the days of a year. Only a handful of beers in the country Orval, Chimay, Westvleteren, Rochefort, Westmalle and Achel can use the International Trap... Viewed 4441 times.
Keeping Cool at Walt Disney World Everyone loves to take a summer vacation, and one of the best places to visit is the theme park capital of the world, in Orlando, Florida. Summertime, as you would expect in a tropical climate, can be very hot but don’t let this put you o... Viewed 7328 times.

Boca Raton

You always need a car in Florida and having a car gives you the opportunity to take highway 1 due south from West Palm Beach to Boca Raton. The ride down highway one is typical of America, you pass through many small-medium sized towns of low...
Viewed 8694 times.

A Day on Disney Castaway Cay

A day on Disney’s private island is part of most of their Caribbean cruises. The first cruise we went on was in February and we were unable to visit the island as the sea was too rough for the ship to dock, so when we had a second chance in October w...
Viewed 6343 times.

Where to Shop in Florida Part 3

In part 2 of these guides I mentioned that if we did not find what we were looking for, or if we just wanted to do more shopping, after we left Premium Outlets just off the I4 we go to Prime Outlets which is located on the original Belz site at the e...
Viewed 7010 times.

Rural Scotland - Part 2

The wilds of Scotland can be enjoyed year-round, though winters can be very cold and snowy especially in the mountains. Spring, May to Jun, and autumn, Sept to Oct, are good times to go to miss the crowds and the midges while still enjoying good weat...
Viewed 4207 times.

Intrepid Sea-Air-Space Museum in New York – Part 3

After your visit to the command centre there are three main areas that are open to the public. Immediately below is the flight deck and under that is the hanger deck, below these are parts of the third and gallery decks After you make ...
Viewed 6017 times.

Thailand - Part 2

Add a spit stop at the beautiful temple of Wat Arun and have lunch at the warehouse-chic contemporary Never ending summer Thai restaurant. Boats can be hailed at Sathorn pier for private hire and cost from £14 an hour. Bypass the waterside negotiatio...
Viewed 4395 times.

Kentucky: A road trip through the state - Part 18

Kentucky – a road trip through the state:- part 18 In 1880 The Kentucky Distillers' Association was formed when 32 distillers met at the Galt House in Louisville. The original aim of the organisation was to protect our signature spirit...
Viewed 7083 times.

Delray Beach

Located in the southern end of Palm Beach County, directly North of Boca Raton and directly south of Boynton beach FL. Slightly over 16 square miles of land which of which 90% has been developed. It is truly a unique city and boasts award winning bea...
Viewed 9957 times.

Harry Potter at Universal Studios- Orlando Florida

One of the newest rides in Universal Studios Islands of Adventure is the Wizarding World of Harry Potter. Build on the back of the huge movie and book franchise, the ride is one of the most impressive and popular in Florida. No expens...
Viewed 6735 times.

Choose a Safari - Part 2

WALKING A walking safari is not as uncommon as you might think and is good if you are fit as you get to walk in the bush with a guide and armed ranger. There is nothing quite like feeling the sa...
Viewed 3678 times.

Restaurants as the 192 approaches Highway 27

When we first bought our villa restaurants on this end of the 192 were quite sparse compared with the other end heading towards downtown Kissimmee. However in the last few years they have been springing up in many locations making us spoilt for choic...
Viewed 15536 times.

Deck the Halls at Celebration Part 1

DECK THE HALLS AT CELEBRATION part 1 On the first day of our visit to our villa in late November we all headed off to Celebration Town for my Father to visit his bank. We all rather suspect that he only has his account at Celebration so th...
Viewed 7950 times.

American food

The food in America is everything you could wish for. The portions however are absolutely enormous, most of the time a child’s portion is as big as we would serve an adult so always remember that when ordering at take a-ways. The good thing a...
Viewed 10411 times.

Bill Baggs State Park

Bill Baggs State Park is located at the end of Key Biscayne, to the East of Miami and is connected to the mainland via the Rickenbacker Causeway which passes through Virginia Key. The road onto the islands has a $1 toll which can be negated by sta...
Viewed 8741 times.

Cruising – Hiring a Car in Cozumel

One of the most interesting parts of a cruise is deciding what you want to see when your ship arrives in port. You can, of course, play safe and go with a tour organized by your cruise company, but Cozumel is one port where you can easily hire a car ...
Viewed 7595 times.

The Shuttle Atlantis Exhibit (spoiler free)

The Atlantis exhibit at the Kennedy Space Centre opened in July 2013 and I was lucky enough to pay a visit a couple of weeks after it opened. Before seeing it in person, I had read lots on the internet about the engineering required t...
Viewed 8428 times.

First visit to Publix Supermarket - Part Three

First visit to Publix Supermarket - Part Three Here is the third and final part of shopping at Publix supermarket, in part two I finished with the vast beer selection, and typical says the wife! After the beer it’s onto the fridg...
Viewed 7146 times.

Visiting the Parks Part 2

If you are visiting the Disney Parks the Disney transportation is a great way to get around during the day. We tend to park in the park we are all going to meet up at the end of the day and jump on the buses near the parks entrances to wherever we wa...
Viewed 6822 times.

Southern Florida’s State Parks

The average traveller, whether they be from overseas or North America, is probably unaware that Florida has over 160 State Parks. While the majority head for the famous Theme Parks of Orlando they fail to realise that Florida offers a huge variety of...
Viewed 7414 times.

Islands with a Difference - Part 7

CAPE VERDE This is an Atlantic archipelago but with a Portuguese twist. It has an overall area of about 4, 000 sq km onto which it has a population of about 550, 000. Ten volcanic islands make u...
Viewed 4347 times.

OUR RECENT EVENING IN DOWNTOWN NAPLES

On a recent trip to Orlando and then the Gulf Coast we headed for one of our favourite locations and that is Naples. Being quite an affluent city it attracts wealthy American and Europeans alike and has also got its fair share of tourists and wanabee...
Viewed 8841 times.

Visiting parks in Volusia.

Florida is home to some stunning natural parks and here are a handful of those in Volusia County. BICENTENNIAL PARK is in Ormond Beach and covers 40 acres from the Atlantic Ocean to The Halifax River. This park conta...
Viewed 6612 times.

Solomon's Castle- Ona Florida

One of the oddest and quirky places you can visit in Florida surely has to be Solomon’s Castle which can be found approximately half way between Bradenton on the gulf coast and Sweetwater in the town on Ona . It is the home, gallery and studi...
Viewed 9315 times.

Belgium - Beers

Belgium is famous for its mussels and the beers. They produce more than 365 kinds of beers more than the days of a year. Only a handful of beers in the country Orval, Chimay, Westvleteren, Rochefort, Westmalle and Achel can use the International Trap...
Viewed 4441 times.

Keeping Cool at Walt Disney World

Everyone loves to take a summer vacation, and one of the best places to visit is the theme park capital of the world, in Orlando, Florida. Summertime, as you would expect in a tropical climate, can be very hot but don’t let this put you o...
Viewed 7328 times.

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