Enjoying a Florida Villa Holiday with an Older Person
We were excited, but quite concerned about taking my 85 year old mother to share our Florida home, but now we know what is possible we will do it again with confidence. We are therefore happy to share our information with others. To start it i...
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Kissimmee Old Town – An Area of Contrasts
Kissimmee Old Town is a part of the holiday area where you can be entertained without spending any money. If you visit late morning you can look at the shops in peace and potter and view the full range from cheap and tatty to quality and beaut...
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Kennedy Space Center
It takes about an hour to get to Kennedy Space Center from the Davenport villas but it is an easy drive and it is well worth the journey. It would probably take more than a day to do everything justice and you can go on two consecutive days fo...
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CELEBRATION - A Tasteful and Tranquil Retreat
Celebration is close to the Disney Theme Parks but is a world away from the noise and bustle. It was founded by the Walt Disney Co. in 1994 on Disney-owned land and consists of a series of developments, which are made up of homes built in various sty...
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Eating Out and Eating In Around Champions Gate
We were very pleasantly surprised at the variety of eating out choices we had within 5 minutes of our Ashley Manor home. What was even better was that most of them would deliver if we were too tired to go out again in the evening. It was not j...
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Gaylord Palms - Villa de Flora
We were lucky to be taken to Gaylord Palms by a friend as we would not have thought of venturing into the enormous convention centre. It is worth visiting just for the experience of seeing what can be done in an indoor atrium but the Villa de Flora a...
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Cracker Barrel
Cracker Barrel is half store and half restaurant. The theming starts before you get in with a covered verandah with rocking chairs outside. These come in different sizes and colours and are for sale. If your budget is running down and you wan...
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Eating Out Near Ashley Manor
While the best location around is probably next to your pool, you don’t always feel like cooking, or washing up! There are lots a places within a 5 minute drive where you can enjoy good food from slap up special occasion meals to simple snacks. <...
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Eating Out - Our Personal Favourites
The choice of wonderful places to eat is enormous and of course everyone has different requirements. We always like to try new places but there are some places that we always visit every trip. To put this in context we are a retired couple with one n...
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Manny's Chophouse
You will either love or hate the atmosphere at Manny’s. It is loud, very busy, nearly always has a long wait for a table and it is a twenty minute drive from our villa BUT the food is great, and once you have a table then the service is friendly, eff...
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Cherry Pocket 2011
We first visited the Cherry Pocket 4 years ago and at that time it was unknown to tourists. The people there were the local residents, cabin owners and boat owners, joined by people in the neighbourhood who were in the know. Since word got out, it is...
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Enjoying a Day at Animal Kingdom
There is more than enough to do at Animal Kingdom to fill a full day, although not the evening as the park closes earlier than the others. It really is a good idea to get there early as the animals may be a bit more active before it gets too h...
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Air Boat Rides
Lake Tohopekaliga (Boggy Creek) An airboat ride in Orlando is not like an airboat ride in the Everglades but it is on the doorstep and not a 3 hour drive away! There are at least two companies that provide these rides that last anythin...
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ICE at Gaylords
I know that we go to Florida for sunshine but it is sometimes a pleasure to get really cold. Every year Gaylord Palms produce ICE, which is a spectacular celebration of ice sculpture on a large scale. The temperature is maintained at 9 degree...
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Celebration at Christmas
Celebration is one of our favourite places to visit at any time of the year but it has a special magic at Christmas. You will find Central Celebration either from the 192 turning left just before the junction with the I4, or from the I4 taking the ju...
Viewed 358 times since 30 December 2010.
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Cirque de Soleil - La Nouba
If you are only going to see one show while you are in Florida this is the one to see. It appeals to all ages offers more sights and experiences than can be take in at one go and is simply and breathtaking. The show is housed in what appears t...
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