Tarkiln Bayou Preserve State Park is located 10 miles south west of Pensacola and 2 miles south of the U. S. 98. This was first acquired by thge Parks Department in the 1990s and was originally 900 acres. Since then the Department has added m...
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When you are preparing to leave on your holiday from the UK, what do you do about currency? I expect most of you will say Travellers Cheques. Well, yes they are fine, but you have to pay commission to purchase them and if you buy too many, you have t...
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The Singing Tower is the wonderful Carillon Tower at the equally lovely Bok Gardens.
Bok Tower sits on the highest point of Florida and is over 60 metres high and is 16 square metres at the foundation level. The views from the far side of...
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Where else in the world can you round the corner of a busy main street (Disney World) and come across an enormous steam ship with the paddles you remember from old western movies with even a gruff and deep male voice shouting, “All aboard” followed b...
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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 ...
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Having so much enjoyed our first afternoon in Winter Park we decided to set out for a full day the second time we visited. We decided to start slowly and we began with Winter Park’s fantastic boat tour, run for many years by friendly and enthusiastic...
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Popular with many visitors to Florida is Bahama Breeze - one of a chain of restaurants of the same name, whose first location was in Orlando, and whose parent company also owns The Olive Garden, Longhorn Steak House, Red Lobster and the upmarket Seas...
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Working for airlines my entire life has given me the chance to travel the world for free while working. It also allows me to choose the places I would like to revisit in my own time and also to see how locations change throughout the year. With this ...
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Our fascination with the State Number Plates in the USA has continued each time we visit Florida. It is interesting to see the different plates which offer a snapshot of each state.
North Carolina
This magnificent state has wonderful...
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And here are some more of the origin of Florida place names
Lets start with Hialeah in Hillsborough County. Again this has its origins in Muskogee and it translates thus; haiyakpo is a prairie and hili means pretty so there we are, pretty ...
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Having not been to Blizzard Beach in over 10 years I was looking forward to taking my family there for our stay in 2014. Due to needing to go on a weekend we thought it best to try a Disney Water Park, in between the hustle and bustle of Magic Kingdo...
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And so on to the second part of an on depth look at The Museum of Discovery and Science.
Today we are going to look at Gizmo City, The Great Gravity Clock, Living in the Everglades and Florida Ecoscapes.
Gizmo Gity is devoted ...
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Our third and final full day and once again we awoke to a glorious morning, although today the breeze was a little stronger, not that we weren’t thankful for it as it was very warm. We had toyed with a boat trip today but discounted it as the...
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HISTORIC PLACES IN THE BLUEGRASS REGION continued;
If you continue traveling south after your visit to Nicholasville you will come to Danville which is the home of the Constitution Square State Historic Site. This site includes a pre-...
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Of all the many and varied ventures that Walt Disney was involved in during his lifetime, Epcot was possibly closest to his heart.
Sad to say, then, that he did not live to see the fruition of his dream and as we shall discover later...
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If visitors to Florida have heard of St Pete’s, or to give the city it full title ‘St Petersburg’, then the majority of them will probably associate the city with wonderful sandy beaches which are located about 10 miles southwest of ‘downtown’ at the...
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One place that is a must for anyone visiting Orlando Florida is Diwntown Disney. This is located within the Disney ground and is a large Disney themed village full of shops, restaurants, clubs and much more.
The highlight of Downtown ...
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This year we had the great delight of taking our two year old Grandson to Disney World for the first time. He is actually 2years and 10 months – the exact same age his mother was at her first trip. Seeing Disney through his eyes is utterly magic, eve...
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On our second day in Salt Lake City we were keen to visit the Family Search Center and the Family History Library.
The Family Search Center is situated in the Joseph Smith Memorial building which can be found on the south east corner ...
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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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My visit to Moscow was made easier by being a pilot and already having the necessary documents I needed to visit Russia. My partner had a less easy experience which I will go through. It had taken me some time to set up a joint visit to this city. Mo...
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Our next stop was at The Salt Lake Tabernacle, also known as The Mormon Tabernacle, and other than The Temple this is probably the most widely known building in Temple Square.
The Tabernacle is home to the world famous Mormon Tabernac...
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As a special birthday treat my husband and I are flying out to Florida to pick up a Caribbean cruise. We normally visit our beautiful home, but this time we can only fit in a short trip. We have booked flights with US Airways, from Gatwick to...
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If you are in San Francisco with half a day to spare then this is a trip that is well worth your time. Just remember to put on something warm as the wind chill factor is quite high even in summer. Regular Alcatraz tours including the ferry trip and a...
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Start your second day by blowing the cobwebs away with a walk in Kelvingrove Park, an 85-acre green space straddling the River Kelvin in the city’s West End. This side of the city has emerged as the go-to destination for everything from art and cultu...
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