The T. H. Stone Memorial St Joseph Peninsula State Park is is situated in Port St Joe on Cap San Blas Rd. This area was once occupied by those Native Americans known as The Weedon Culture. This would have been from around 5000 to 2000 A. D. s...
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Orlando – Florida is the ideal place for a fun family holiday, no matter your age. Whatever you are into, there is something to suit your taste. You’ll certainly never go hungry with hundreds of different restaurants to choose from. With a Dennys, Lo...
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Eagle Ridge Mall is located just off H27 at Lake Wales, less than 20 minutes south of I-4 junction 55. The mall offers more than just shopping – there is also a 12-screen theatre showing the latest film releases, an antique carousel, sof...
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This year whilst vacationing in Orlando we were to be joined by both my in-laws and my own parents, bringing our total party size up to 8. As both sets of parents are now elderly neither of them wished to drive so this presented me with the challenge...
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For a relaxing day and a change from the theme parks why not visit Blue Spring State Park in Orange City, just north of Orlando. About a ninety minute drive away but a world apart, this picturesque spot is so much more than swimming and canoeing; it’...
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Just as Spaceship Earth is the recognized icon of Epcot, The Tree of Life is Animal Kingdom’s and the Sorcerer’s Hat is Hollywood Studios, Cinderella Castle must be the most well known icon of them all. The castle stands in the centre of Magic Kingdo...
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Resort Outdoor Weddings
Despite the fact that the Southern Nevada desert is a long way from any tropical islands this type of themed wedding is one of the most popular in Las Vegas. They usually take place at hotel resorts that have in...
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The Ponce De Leon Inlet Lighthouse Museumwas built in 1887 and is one of only a few lighthouses left in the United States. You start your visit at the entrance buildings which houses a gift shop, rest rooms and library. This was built only 18...
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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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Standing on the border of Arizona and Utah lies Monument Valley, and although you may never have visited the area, you are sure to have seen the familiar llandscape in films or on television.
Monument Valley was a favorite setting of ...
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Once you have been to the wonderful Orlando area a few times, your thoughts may turn to taking a side trip during your visit.
And if you do, may I recomend Hollywood Beach on the Atlantic Coast of Florida, just south of Fort Lauderdale.
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If you follow the port road of Leoforos Nikis heading east along the bay you will come to the Lefkos Pyrgos, or White Tower is the symbol of the city and is close to the University area with its clubs and bars. The International Trade fairgrounds are...
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If you walk through the main shopping area of Orlando International Airport your will not fail to smell the delicious aromas wafting out of the LUSH shop – and what an evocative name that is. It can mean so many things – lush as in a rainforest, or l...
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If you have managed to work your way through all the other articles in this trip then at this point I feel I must own up to a slight use of artistic licence.
Kentucky is quite a small state which is what made this trip possible withou...
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SHOPPING
The demise of Communism in 1989 and the move to a free-market economy have had a dramatic impact on Poland as a shopping destination. Drab state-owned stores are a thing of the past. The...
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Before we set of exploring we read up on a brief history of the area in the hotels library. It seems that when European settlers arrived on the scene, the Bluegrass Region was in use as a hunting ground for many different Native American tribes. A fa...
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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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None of our family are golfers but we do spend many hours often until very late at night watching the USA PGA golf on television. So we were delighted this year when whilst staying at our villa in March one of our American friends got us tickets to t...
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Just north of Miami is the fascinating city of Fort Lauderdale. and it is here that you can take a very special cruise, through the intercoastal waterways and down to Miami. No, not on one of the giant cruise liners, but on the beautiful, traditional...
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Posner Park is located on Highway 27 at the junction with the I4 and just about ten minutes away from our villas. On our last trip over we were looking to up-date some villa furnishings and managed to persuade our teenage girls that a shopping trip w...
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Based at the entrance to the Millenia Mall. The Cheesecake Factory has to be one of the most popular restaurants in Orlando. Always busy with a steady stream of diners, a vibrant atmosphere and huge portions to satisfy any appetite. The Chees...
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Maya Bay, on Ko Phi Phi, took star billing in The Beach and has been a tourist magnet ever since. You can spend overnight nearby and then book a sunrise cruise. This means that you will be there long before the tour groups land.
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The Carousel of Progress is situated in The Magic Kingdom in the Tomorrow Land area. It is set back a bit from the other attractions so sometimes gets missed out by visitors. The Carousel of Progress was designed by Walt Disney himself for the 1936 W...
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Kentucky – a road trip through the state part 19.
Now we get to the part that our palettes have been waiting for, a trip around some of the local distilleries. Just as it takes time for Kentucky Bourbon to reach perfection, you will a...
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Boca Ciega Millenium Park is one of Pinellas Counties wonderful parks. There are 12 in all. This park, as the name suggests, is one of the newer parks and they have created a Time Capsule to be opened, and added to, every hundred years. Not ...
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