Tag Archives: Florida

Christmas Tours in Florida: Pinewood Estate at Bok Tower

Posted on December 1, 2013 by floridatraveler

Christmas in Florida is a wonderful time to visit your favorite vacation spots and this is particularly true at Bok Gardens in Lake Wales. The spectacular gardens are filled with Christmas ornamentation all the way up the hill to the … Continue reading →

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Busch Gardens Turning Timbucktu Into Pantopia

Posted on November 24, 2013 by floridatraveler

Busch Gardens is not only opening a massive new thrill ride this spring, the Tampa (FL) park is also redesigning its Timbuktu theme area into Pantopia. Pantopia celebrates the spirit of animals and will feature fantastic architecture symbolizing the legends … Continue reading →

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The Fishing Hall of Fame Has Lots of Tall Stories

Posted on November 10, 2013 by floridatraveler

Fishing is one of Florida’s top recreational industries and in Dania Beach there is a museum where there are more fish stories than anywhere else in the world. The Fishing Hall of Fame of the International Game Fish Association is … Continue reading →

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Florida’s Silver Star Is Getting A New Body

Posted on October 25, 2013 by floridatraveler

My wife hates flying so we are two of those Floridians who have taken the Silver Star from Tampa, Florida, all the way to Manhattan. It may not be like a train trip through the Rockies, but it is a … Continue reading →

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White Oak Plantation Is Not Your Typical Florida Plantation

Posted on September 10, 2013 by floridatraveler

The 100 buildings along the banks of the St. Marys River north of Yulee belong to the huge White Oak Plantation. The plantation goes back to a land grant to Andrew Way in April of 1768, but since 1982 the … Continue reading →

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Being Adult At Walt Disney World

Posted on August 14, 2013 by floridatraveler

Every year twenty million adults WITHOUT KIDS come to Walt Disney World and make it their vacation destination. My wife and I are two of them. We are of the age that getting jerked around on Dinosaur ot Mission Space … Continue reading →

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