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Key West

We have visited Key West several times and have always been charmed by its quaint houses and fascinating museums and shops. Located in Monroe County, Florida, 129 miles from Miami, Key West is a delightful place to visit if you have time to spend a f...
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Avignon, France - Part 2

The best time to go depends on what you want to do, the annual Theatre Festival means the city is heaving in July, however you attend one of the many performances. A trip in the Spring or Autumn is much better if you prefer it a bit less crowded and ...
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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...
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Bangkok - Part 3

For further pre-dinner entertainment head over to Lumpinee Boxing stadium to watch a traditional Muay Thai fight. You will see strong displays of force and respect as local and foreign fighter’s battle it out in the ring. For dinner, ...
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Quebec City - Part 2

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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Amsterdam - Part 5

Royal Palace and National Monument; for those who don’t just want to use Dam Square as a pass-through then the Palace of Dam square is open for visitors for a large part of the year. A major part of the art collection of the Oranje Nassau royal famil...
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St Augustine - Fountain of Youth and the Cathedral

We seem to have got “the bug” for St Augustine the same as we did for Orlando over 20 years ago. No matter how many times we visit we always find new places to explore in depth as well as new restaurants to eat at. On a recent visit w...
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History Of New York JFK Airport

If you fly to Florida with an American carrier such as Delta, then you may well fly into John F Kennedy Airport, or JFK as it is more usually known. Originally known as Idlewild Airport, it later became Major General Alexander E Anderson Airport – qu...
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Florida - The Sunshine State.

Florida - The Sunshine State. The amount of entertainment in Florida, Orlando, is unbelievable. It ranges from the every-day places like restaurants and bars to the fun-full adventure parks such as Universal Studios. I...
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Kentucky: a road trip through the state - Part 20.

We decided that the best place to start our tour was to choose a smaller distillery with a more personal tour rather than go in a large group. This offered us the chance to interact with someone involved in the whole process and not just listen to a ...
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Rodeos and Bull-riding - Arcadia

Arcadia is a small town of some 6, 000 residents which has had a tradition of raising money for local charities through rodeos since 1928. Arcadia, an hour’s drive from the Gulf Coast can be reached from several junctions on the I-75. The Rodeo Stadi...
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Magic Kingdom - Frontierland

The Magic Kingdom is set out into several “lands”. Fantasy Land for the little ones, Future Land, Adventure Land, Liberty Square, Mickey’s Toontown (soon to be upgraded) and the one I am going to talk about in this article - Frontier Land. Fr...
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A Day at Dunedin

Theme parks and sunshine are possibly the two most important ingredients to encourage holidaymakers to come to the Orlando/Kissimmee area of Florida. And long may it continue. However, there is an amazing wealth of alternate locations and pastimes vi...
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Florida State Road Atlas

I know this is stating the obvious but to get out and about in Florida, a car is absolutely essential…..as is a half decent road map. During my previous visits I have managed to accumulate a variety of pocket-sized versions covering different ...
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Flanigan's Seafood Bar and Grill, Boca Raton

We first visited this restaurant when our daughter was working in Boca Raton, as part of her degree course. Although we visit our villa regularly each year, while she was in Florida we would drive down to see her, and one day she took us to this unus...
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Windsor - Part 2

If you want to escape most of the seven million tourists that pour into Windsor and Eton annually then head into Windsor Great Park. This was once a vast Norman hunting forest, but now this 20 sq. km green space is a mixture of formal avenues, woods ...
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Visiting the Parks Part 3

Before we have visited the Parks we will have gone through the Park literature to find out the opening, show and parade times. We will also have decided what rides we want to go on and worked out a rough schedule. Once we get to the Park ...
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Rent a Ford Mustang Convertible

To rent a Ford Mustang Convertible, click here and select Alamo as the supplier. Whenever we vacation in Florida we make a point of renting a convertible during one of the weeks o...
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Kentucky: A road trip through the state - Part 17

Kentucky – a road trip through the state:- part 17 It’s now standard practice to char the inside of the oak barrels that the spirit matures in but when did it start? The earliest record of this charring of a barrel can be found in a le...
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Discovering The Unexpected – St Augustine

We had heard a little of St Augustine before we first visited. We had heard it was the oldest town in Florida. From all of our previous experience of Florida, “old” seemed to equate to about 1960. Old were the ’58 Corvettes in the vintage car parade ...
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My Florida holiday diary. Day 1

My Florida holiday diary. Day1. We arrived at Orlando airport after a long but enjoyable (I love travelling) flight from England in the UK, but the bright Florida sunshine was making us feel wide awake. We rode on the monorail in th...
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Winter in Madrid - Part 2

The sports calendar also becomes attractive: Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid will face each other up to three times in just a month period time, as they will play on January 7th and 13th to reach the next phase on the Copa del Rey tournament, while t...
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Our First Day in Orlando

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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Car hire and Driving in Florida

Car hire and driving in Florida Car hire really is a must when visiting Orlando, although you can get around with buses and other transport it is very limiting. If you are having a car always make sure you have got your Uk driving ...
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Ringling Museum, Sarasota

If you are staying on the Florida Gulf Coast something which will be enjoyed by all members of the family is the Ringling Museum in Sarasota. Just off the 41 opposite University Parkway, it is a short walk from the car park but there is plenty of roo...
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