Supermarkets USA Style
You’ve explored your holiday home and now need some supplies, so you’ll probably head out to the nearest supermarket. There’s never one far away in the Disney area. Your villa owner is sure to have left you information on how to find the nearest...
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A Hot Air Balloon Adventure
Often the best way to see an area is from the air, a hot air balloon provides the ideal way to do this. Unlike a light aircraft or helicopter a balloon flies relatively slowly and not far above the ground. This provides an ideal viewing platform...
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A Walk On The Wild Side!
Any visitor to Central Florida cannot help noticing how much land remains undeveloped. For us thrills and excitement are not found at the theme parks but in this natural environment. Swimming with dolphins at Discovery Cove is amazing but nowhere...
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Downtown Disney
Downtown Disney is one of our favourite places to go especially in the evening. Beside a lake that connects with Disney resorts it is divided into three linked areas, West Side, Pleasure Island and Marketplace. Plus a Wedding Pavillion for that...
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Disney's Boardwalk
Unless you’re staying in one of the Disney resorts you may not realise there is more to Disney than the parks and maybe Downtown Disney. Disney’s Boardwalk is part of the Boardwalk Resort on Crescent Lake, a short walking distance or boat ride from...
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Universal City Walk
Universal City Walk is Universal’s answer to Downtown Disney and Disney’s Boardwalk. It too is set around a lake and has a mix of restaurants, clubs, cinema screens and shops. Unlike its Disney rivals though it’s not located in a separate...
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Wildlife at Home
You don’t need to travel far to encounter wildlife in Florida. When we first looked at the plot for our villa, there were Sandhill Cranes around. Thankfully they stayed and I spent one of my most memorable times sitting quietly with them by the pond...
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Fantasy of flight
Fantasy of Flight located at Polk City off I-4 exit 44 is not just for aviation enthusiasts or for adults. The party of schoolchildren visiting at the same time as us were enthralled. The creation of Kermit Weeks, a former international aerobatics...
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Refuelling your vehicle
Getting fuel in the US is different to the UK and can be quite fraught. Firstly petrol is referred to as gas. One good thing, it is almost impossible to accidentally fuel with diesel as they rarely have it on gas pumps, it is usually separate and...
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Swimming with Manatees
Moving away from Orlando and the Theme parks one of the most fulfilling things you can do is to swim with the Manatees, that’s assuming of course that you are confident in the water. You don’t actually have to swim with them, you can just observe...
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Arriving at Orlando International Airport
If arriving from the UK you will probably be travelling with either BA or Virgin into Orlando International. Charter flights from the UK arrive at Sandford just to the NW of Orlando. During the flight visa waiver and customs forms will have been...
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Leaving Florida via Orlando International Airport
Sadly your holiday is over and now you have to catch your flight. Most important is to leave yourself plenty of time, if you are in rush it is a recipe for disaster. The day you leave your accommodation late there is bound to be a road traffic...
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