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Ding Darling National Wildlife Refuge
If you chose which wildlife parks to visit based on how cute the name sounds then Ding Darling Wildlife Refuge would be one of your first stops. However, alliteration is not the only reason to visit Ding Darling; this refuge boasts a spectacular arra...
Viewed 69 times since 16 December 2011.

Pleasure Island Downtown Disney
Walt Disney World are taking the Downtown Disney experience to the next level. They are doing this through enhancements to existing Downtown Disney locations. Extraordinary new shopping, dining and other experiences including a completely re-im...
Viewed 111 times since 4 November 2011.

Try a day at the beach for a change
If you would like to try something different from theme parks while you are in Florida, why not try a day at the coast. There are many areas to choose from and all about one and a half hours drive from Orlando. As someone once said, “There is more to...
Viewed 130 times since 7 August 2011.

The Reptile Discovery Centre
If you are in the Daytona area and want to visit somewhere slightly different consider going to Reptile Discovery Center which is located just 15 minutes from Daytona Beach. The address for the Center is 2710 Big John Drive (U. S. Hwy 92). Viewed 405 times since 12 April 2011.

Exciting news from Gatorland.
If you are visiting Orlando this siummer I have some exciting news for you! Gatorland are opening a zip line experience. This zip line will carry you soaring over alligators and crocodiles with a truly birds eye view of the whole park. ...
Viewed 237 times since 12 April 2011.

Airboat Ride in Sanford.
Central Florida Airboat Tours is primarily located in Jolly Gators Fish Camp which is on the 46, East of Sanford at the Geneva Bridge. Want to get up close to an alligator in its natural habitat or see a bald eagle soaring in the sky? wel...
Viewed 427 times since 5 March 2011.

Ice Skating in Kissimmee
If you fancy a day away from the parks, but are not sure what to do, why not visit the Ice Factory and participate in an Ice skating session. The Ice Factory is an Olympic-class skating and hockey rink located near the Disney Epcot/Universa...
Viewed 534 times since 21 February 2011.

Apart from the theme parks
Apart from the theme parks, why else would you go to Orlando. One of my favourite reasons is the wide and varied choice of restaurants offering everything from cheap burgers to high class fine dining and everything in between. It is possible to stay ...
Viewed 377 times since 12 February 2011.

Theme park alternatives
Downtown Orlando. Not many people realise it but just twenty minutes from the tourist area of the theme parks, is Downtown Orlando. It is a vibrant and bustling area which has some of the best bars and restaurants around, plus some beautifu...
Viewed 260 times since 31 January 2011.

Waterskiing.
Water SkiingAnyone who has the waterskiing bug knows that in the UK it consists of dry suits or wet suits, and a lot of praying for fine weather. It isn’t a recreation that anyone thinks of learning in the UK. Not so in sunny Orlando!Viewed 280 times since 27 November 2010.

Things to do in Florida (8)
Theme Parks are the main attraction for Florida vacationers. Disney’s Magic Kingdom, Epcot and the Animal Kingdom are the best known. SeaWorld offers a full day of rides, aquaria and spell binding dolphin and thrilling killer-whale shows. They also n...
Viewed 39 times since 19 November 2010.

Cruising – Jamaica and Dunns River Falls
Although we love everything that Orlando and the theme parks have to offer, we sometimes complete a hectic trip to our beautiful villa with a cruise from Fort Lauderdale or Miami. One of our favourite islands to visit is Jamaica, and we have ...
Viewed 299 times since 11 October 2010.

ICE! At The Gaylord Palms
In the past we have spent two weeks in Orlando at the end of October or just into November. This last year however, not only did we have the luxury of three weeks but we also went later – not arriving until 15th November. This meant that for the firs...
Viewed 320 times since 19 September 2010.

Snooty the Manatee
As many, if not all, of you will be aware manatees are an endangered species in Florida and they are looked upon with great affection as lovely benign creatures that would do no harm to anyone. It is often difficult the resist the lure of bei...
Viewed 476 times since 19 September 2010.

Hot Air Balloon Ride over Orlando.
During a recent holiday we took a hot air balloon ride over Orlando. This was to celebrate a significant birthday of a member of our family. We met our pilots and chase crew at a hotel close to the Disney area at 5-30am. Before leaving the ho...
Viewed 503 times since 4 September 2010.

CYCLING IN FLORIDA
We like to do a bit of cycling at home so Dave used his very limited computer skills to search the net and find somewhere to go in Florida. He came up with a trail not too far from our villa at Winter Garden. The West Orange Trail is 22 miles of tarm...
Viewed 552 times since 23 July 2010.

Scuba Diving in Fort Lauderdale/Key Largo
It is a couple of years since we visited Fort Lauderdale so decided we would head down South and spend a couple of days there as we had friends who love to dive. Cruising south along State Road A1A just look left for some of the best scuba diving nor...
Viewed 513 times since 11 January 2010.

Showcase of Citrus (8)
During many of our visits to our villa we had said we must do some orange picking yet never seemed to get around to doing it. Then a couple of years ago I decided to search on the internet before going on holiday and I found Showcase of Citrus.<...
Viewed 403 times since 8 January 2010.

Deep Sea Fishing
Having enjoyed the parks many times I decided to look for something completely different for us to do on this trip. Scanning through Orlando Villas attraction tickets website, I came across deep sea fishing – now that is something different! My husba...
Viewed 377 times since 2 November 2009.

Adventures Unlimited
Hidden in the Florida panhandle are a number of not so well known places to visit, and so was the case when we were heading towards the city of Pensacola just a few months ago. It was mid morning and no specific plans for the day had been hat...
Viewed 402 times since 1 August 2009.

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