Florida Trips Guide - Other Florida - Page 2Clearwater
A holiday to Orlando is never complete in my opinion without a day trip to Clearwater/St. Petersburgh! The drive to Clearwater takes approx 1¼ hours from the US 27. Clearwater has a beautiful stretch of white soft sand and is a lively beach...
Viewed 450 times since 1 September 2008. Berry Town
Berry town Centre is a small shopping precinct along the US27. There are many little shopping centres around like this and they are placed for the convenience of each local group of communities. The one at Berry town is ideal for those people...
Viewed 821 times since 1 September 2008. Gasparilla Island and Boca Grande
Gasparilla Island and the one small town on it, Boca Grande, straddle Charlotte and Lee Counties in south-west Florida, south of Sarasota and north of Fort Myers. Strictly speaking Gasparilla is not an island as it is connected to the...
Viewed 395 times since 1 September 2008. ST AUGUSTINE OLD JAIL
St Augustine Old Jail is also known as Authentic Old Jail and is in the lovely, historic city of St Augustine. This is part of the trolly tour you might choose to take or you can visit independantly. St Augustine Old Jail is on the U. S....
Viewed 484 times since 1 September 2008. Hemingway House and Museum Key West
The Hemingway House and Museum on Whitehead Street in Key West is a National Historic Landmark. The mansion and gardens are open to the public from 9 - 5 pm 365 days of the year and the entrance fee when we visited in Nov 2007 was $11 with a...
Viewed 370 times since 1 September 2008. A visit to Marineland in St Augustine
Marineland in St Augustine, Florida is the world’s first oceanarium and has a Dolphin Conservation Center , which is a 1. 3 million gallon series of dolphin habitats and is a great place to go and have a really ‘up close’ encounter with these...
Viewed 373 times since 1 September 2008. Naples and Marco Island
We stayed 10 nights in Marco Island. We flew into Orlando International airport then drove down using the I-75. This journey will take you approx 3 - 4 hours. You can also fly into either Miami or Tampa. There is also a small airport in...
Viewed 415 times since 1 September 2008. Miami
If you have never visited Miami I can defiantly recommend it. Miami has a lot to offer and seeSouth beach is the place we prefer to stay whist visiting Miami it is a vibrant place to stay, the hotels whilst not cheap are very good. We stayed...
Viewed 404 times since 1 September 2008. HISTORIC ‘DOWNTOWN’ CLERMONT
If you fancy a couple of hours away from the hustle and bustle of US192 but do not want to go too far afield, why not go on a visit to Historic Clermont. It is located some twelve miles north of the Four Corners area on SR27. The city of...
Viewed 508 times since 1 September 2008. BOK TOWER GARDENS
If you fancy a day away from the theme parks in Orlando, and if you can drag yourself away from the comforts of your vacation villa, then a trip down to Historic Bok Sanctuary is highly recommended. It is marked on some maps as Bok Tower Gardens,...
Viewed 408 times since 1 September 2008. Withlacoochee River Tour
The Withlacoochee River originates in west-central Florida’s Green Swamp and is 86 miles (138 kilometers) long and is one of the few rivers in Florida that flows south to north. It’s Indian name has been translated to mean several things including...
Viewed 418 times since 1 September 2008. New Port Richey
Just to the north of Tampa, and Tarpon Springs, lies the city of New Port Richey. This likable community hosts an array of events throughout the year both in its charming downtown area and in the neighbourhood of Sims Park, where a large auditorium...
Viewed 470 times since 1 September 2008. Fort de Soto Park and Beaches
If you want a scenic park and beach then Fort de Soto Park is for you, providing you don’t mind driving 100 miles from the Orlando area and navigating your way around St Petersburg to the Gulf Coast. The Park was voted America’s No. 1 beach in 2005...
Viewed 402 times since 1 September 2008. Anclote Key Preserve State Park
It was some years ago that after spending some time in the Gulf Coast resorts of Sarasota and St Petersburg we came across the charming little town of Tarpon Springs with its unmistakable Greek influence. Situated just north on Clearwater off SR19...
Viewed 393 times since 1 September 2008. A must for motor fans - Daytona USA
We were on our way up to Jacksonville from Miami when we decided to stop off at Daytona Beach for the afternoon. After spending some time just mooching around and doing a bit of window shopping on the waterfront, we made our way inland to the famous...
Viewed 356 times since 1 September 2008. Key West Trolley Tour
One of the best ways to see Key West is to take the Old Town Trolley Tour. The ninety-minute tour covers the whole of Key West. You are able to get off and then reboard at any of the stops as you make one complete loop. We started our tour...
Viewed 408 times since 1 September 2008. The East Coast - Cocoa and Daytona
As villa owners we often have guests staying with us when we visit our home which inevitably means we are visiting the same parks and attractions many times over! Having visited the Kennedy Space Center several times we decided when yet more...
Viewed 368 times since 1 September 2008. Madiera Beach and Johns Pass Village Boardwalk.
We always like to visit the beaches in Florida and one of our favourite places is Madeira Beach which is located in Pinellas County on the Gulf coast of Florida. Madeira Beach is located about half way between St Pete`s and Clearwater...
Viewed 447 times since 1 September 2008. New Smyrna Beach
We hadn’t planned to go to New Smyrna Beach, we’d planned to go and watch the Shuttle Launch at Cape Canaveral. The Shuttle Launch was cancelled at the last minute, so we decided, since we were in the area to head for the beach instead. The...
Viewed 383 times since 1 September 2008. Solomon's Castle- Ona Florida
One of the oddest and quirky places you can visit in Florida surely has to be Solomon’s Castle which can be found approximately half way between Bradenton on the gulf coast and Sweetwater in the town on Ona . It is the home, gallery and...
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