Manatees are fascinating gentle mammals which inhabit the coastal waters around Florida. Sadly their numbers are declining due mainly to human activity, and they are now an endangered species. Many of them die from injuries received from boat propell...
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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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With glorious, year-round sun, turquoise waters, superb local cuisine, a rich cultural heritage and fair value. Turkey has always been high on the list of best short-haul destinations. However, as political uncertainty has eased, this year sees it ba...
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Whether you wish to shop or eat you are really spoilt for choice at this Vineland Road location. You can access this from the I4 but if the traffic is heavy and you are staying anywhere near the 192 just go along there until you come to the 535 and t...
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After months of anticipation and planning we are finally waking up for our first day at our villa. I am never sure whether it is jet lag or sheer excitement but it is unusual for any of the family to sleep after 6. 00am.
If fact one year...
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Lexington is a fairly compact area for a city and a walk around the historic homes that are open will show a variety of architectural styles, as well as the stories of some of Lexington' s most influential families and individuals. Depending on when ...
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During our last visit to Florida we decided to take a drive down to Key West, where we stayed for a couple of days. This was our first trip to the keys and we thoroughly enjoyed it. One of the most interesting things we visited was Hemingway’...
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On our most recent trip to Orlando we decided to see a little more of Florida and booked three nights in St Augustine, which is located on the Atlantic coast thirty five miles south of Jacksonville and around a hundred miles north east of Orlando. ...
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The Eighth Voyage of Sinbad Stunt Show
If you have never visited this live action stunt show then you simply must as this is one of the best in any of the Florida theme parks, there is plenty of action with explosion fire and water but what ...
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Covered Bridges continued :-
In Lewis, Mason and Bracken counties which are all to the north of Lexington along the Ohio River you will find some more covered bridges. If you are in Lexington then to get to the general area you need t...
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If you fancy getting away what better than a trip to the historic and gastronomic Provençal city of Avignon. It is an easy train journey or short flight away and is ideal for that long weekend break you have been promising yourself.
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If you fancy something different then try the private island dream. Located on Krabey Island, just a short boat transfer from Sihanouville on Cambodia'''' s coastline, Six Senses Krabey Island is one of Southeast Asia'''' s finest island resorts. Unc...
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Ride Guide – It’s Tough to be a Bug
Put on your special bug eyes and join with some creep-crawly friends as you find that it is “Tough to be a Bug”. This 3D movie is hosted by Flik, the inventive ant from the Disney-Pixar film A Bug’s Life. ...
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One of our favourite day trips when we are in Orlando is to Passe a Grille beach beside St Pete Beach on the Gulf Coast. We pack a picnic, load up the car and head for St Pete Beach. Once you leave the causeway over to St Pete beach take a left at th...
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If you are staying near Clearwater or visiting for the day – and enjoy or want to learn more about Floridian sea life take a visit to the Clearwater Marine Aquarium which is open daily to visitors. It’s not large or commercialised like the more well ...
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Tubing down the Rainbow River is a truly wonderful experience and well worth the rather long drive from the Parks area. It is about 2 hours north of Tampa and north of Dunellan. An awesome 460 millions of gallons of water flows from the heads...
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If you are an ex serviceman or if you just have an interest in The Military then I would like to tell you about the largest such museum in Florida. The Armed Forces Museum is in Largo, about one and a half hours or so from your lovely theme park ...
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Day 3
After a magical and very long day at the Magic kingdom yesterday we decided to do something more relaxing……a water park. Typhoon Lagoon was chose and we got our swimwear and sun cream and set off to the park. It was a lovely sunny da...
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Mount Dora is a charming little town about 35 miles north of Orlando and is a true Mecca for antique collectors. There are probably more interesting and varied antique dealers per square foot than any other place in Florida. To top that off, nearb...
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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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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...
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If you wish to spend the day away from the hustle and bustle of Orlando and it’s fantastic Theme Parks, what better way than to take a drive to St. Augustine. As the oldest, continuously occupied European settlement in the United States, St. Augustin...
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After the hustle, bustle and excitement of Orlando, Mickey Mouse and a trip to Kennedy which I can assure even those of you which are not technically-minded is a very interesting trip, why not stay next time in the south-west of Florida? Engle...
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A Road Trip to the Panhandle
In January of 2012, we decided to take a week out from our stay in Orlando and drive to the Panhandle. We booked a small townhouse on Navarre Beach and having hired our car through uscarhire. com we got the enh...
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The Florida Keys is a one hundred and twenty mile island chain and is linked to mainland Florida by U. S. 1, the Overseas Highway. I estimate the driving time from Miami to US1 is approx one hour. Some people only want to go to the Upper Keys so this...
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