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Old Mar 6th 2006, 8:15 pm
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Originally Posted by nottsinCT
There prob is last time I used that I missed the S well have you ever done it!!!!
I've never missed out the s, but I have great success in buying tickets on craigslists for far less than eBay -- for rock concerts. Why not the other?
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Old Mar 6th 2006, 8:20 pm
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Originally Posted by nottsinCT
Behind Super Walmart on the 192
Sorry, missed that


How about seeing some of the Gulf Coast if you haven't yet?
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Originally Posted by nottsinCT
Behind Super Walmart on the 192
Lovely place.

Actually your name gave away your location but I still say go to somewhere other than Orlando...even more so if your just coming down from Ooop North for a few days. Even is you use the villa as base of Ops you can go away from the area.

The tickets....are cheapest at the gates.

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Originally Posted by Angry White Pyjamas
Lovely place.

Actually your name gave away your location but I still say go to somewhere other than Orlando...even more so if your just coming down from Ooop North for a few days. Even is you use the villa as base of Ops you can go away from the area.

The tickets....are cheapest at the gates.
Thanks we plan to go around but having 2 kids we wanted to treat them to a park and I thought Busch gardens seems fun for all. we got a cheapy flight and a crappy car but as long as it gets us from A-B who cares, and gets us away from this freezin cold up here. haha
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Originally Posted by Angry White Pyjamas
Why not got down south to Miami area and see South Beach and the Keys and then go off on an everglades safari and see all the wildlife.
I want to go to the keys and pretend I'm Hemingway and catch very large marlin, while getting unreasonably drunk, although I haven't got a beard.

Everglades ......can I rent an Airboat and shoot things and are they top heavy? I fear I may capsize
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Old Mar 6th 2006, 10:06 pm
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If you do decide to head for Busch Gardens, then maybe spend the night at one of the numerous hotels in the area. There is one close to the I-275 on Busch Boulevard which I've stayed in, not bad, used to be a Best Western then.

Get up fairly early (about 8 or 9 on the road for this trip), drive down the I-275 over the Campbell Causeway, to Clearwater right till you get to the very end of the road.

Turn left after the fountain and drive down Gulf Boulevard, all the way down past the Don Cesar hotel, Huge Pink thing, you can't miss it!) hit Ft. de Soto (An old Spanish fort to protect Tampa Bay), take you about 5 mins to see..

Back onto the I-275, over the Sunshine Skyway bridge, and then down the I-75 (going down along the coast can be tricky and there is nothing really to see) till you hit Siesta Key turnoff in Sarasota.

Spend time in Siesta (awesome beach, much of it pure white quartz), has playground for small kidlets, soccer field, volleyball...bbq places. Either bbq, or have lunch at one of the little restaurant places just around the corner from the beach if you head north along the road.

Back onto the I-75 which will take you to the I-4 which takes you back to the villa.
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Have you heard? The US government is officially closing Florida to the public. No more tourists or casuall visitors. They're afraid it'll sink into the ocean if too many people keep trying to squeez in there all the time.

Sheesh! During the summer holidays Florida probably exceeds it's maximum occupency load. I know, I visited the past two summers. There were more tourists in Florida than citizens in most countries. :scared:
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IEverglades ......can I rent an Airboat and shoot things and are they top heavy? I fear I may capsize
You may drown ...the water out there can be 12in deep in places..
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Old Mar 6th 2006, 10:59 pm
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Originally Posted by izibear
If you do decide to head for Busch Gardens, then maybe spend the night at one of the numerous hotels in the area. There is one close to the I-275 on Busch Boulevard which I've stayed in, not bad, used to be a Best Western then.

Get up fairly early (about 8 or 9 on the road for this trip), drive down the I-275 over the Campbell Causeway, to Clearwater right till you get to the very end of the road.

Turn left after the fountain and drive down Gulf Boulevard, all the way down past the Don Cesar hotel, Huge Pink thing, you can't miss it!) hit Ft. de Soto (An old Spanish fort to protect Tampa Bay), take you about 5 mins to see..

Back onto the I-275, over the Sunshine Skyway bridge, and then down the I-75 (going down along the coast can be tricky and there is nothing really to see) till you hit Siesta Key turnoff in Sarasota.

Spend time in Siesta (awesome beach, much of it pure white quartz), has playground for small kidlets, soccer field, volleyball...bbq places. Either bbq, or have lunch at one of the little restaurant places just around the corner from the beach if you head north along the road.

Back onto the I-75 which will take you to the I-4 which takes you back to the villa.
Sounds fantastic also got friends in Weston and Ft LAuderdale so maybe drop by for tea.. As for the overcrowding we tried xmas there last year biggest mistake of our life it was gridlock all day everyday we couldn't even get out the road at walmart.
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Originally Posted by Angry White Pyjamas
By the way its set to be 85f all this weekend here.
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Originally Posted by nottsinCT
Sounds fantastic also got friends in Weston and Ft LAuderdale so maybe drop by for tea.. As for the overcrowding we tried xmas there last year biggest mistake of our life it was gridlock all day everyday we couldn't even get out the road at walmart.
Ft Lauderdale is about a 4 hour drive from Kissimee straight down the turnpike. I used to live just north of it in Boca Raton. Its urbanised hell...even more than Orlando Metro, but subsitute the tourists for ancient Noo Yoiker snowbirds.

PS if you go to Busch Gardens the Shiek-Ra ride keeps getting stuck and they all have to climb down 200 ft ladders to get off. Marvelous stuff.
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Not quite so warm your neck of the woods yet then mate?
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Originally Posted by Ray
You may drown ...the water out there can be 12in deep in places..
I was down your way last weekend...went through your little township on my way to Clearwater.
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I don't know how anyone can afford to live there. I dragged my husband (kicking and screaming btw) for a holiday there two years ago. There are toll roads everywhere - the customer service is really crap, even Mickey was surly. The bugs are bigger than anything I'd ever want to see again (and I lived in Texas for a year :scared: ) and the weather sucks, well ok its not too bad for about 2 weeks in January.
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Default Re: OK have a question about Florida

Anyone mentioned Silver Springs (just outside Ocala) or Cedar Key (above Tampa) or Apalachacola

All these places are well worth a visit (imho)


Originally Posted by izibear
If you do decide to head for Busch Gardens, then maybe spend the night at one of the numerous hotels in the area. There is one close to the I-275 on Busch Boulevard which I've stayed in, not bad, used to be a Best Western then.

Get up fairly early (about 8 or 9 on the road for this trip), drive down the I-275 over the Campbell Causeway, to Clearwater right till you get to the very end of the road.

Turn left after the fountain and drive down Gulf Boulevard, all the way down past the Don Cesar hotel, Huge Pink thing, you can't miss it!) hit Ft. de Soto (An old Spanish fort to protect Tampa Bay), take you about 5 mins to see..

Back onto the I-275, over the Sunshine Skyway bridge, and then down the I-75 (going down along the coast can be tricky and there is nothing really to see) till you hit Siesta Key turnoff in Sarasota.

Spend time in Siesta (awesome beach, much of it pure white quartz), has playground for small kidlets, soccer field, volleyball...bbq places. Either bbq, or have lunch at one of the little restaurant places just around the corner from the beach if you head north along the road.

Back onto the I-75 which will take you to the I-4 which takes you back to the villa.
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