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Advantages: Lovely Climate Disadvantages: Easy to find your way around
How boring to go back to the same place again, but nonetheless, having spent two summer holidays based in FortLauderdale, I feel (slightly) qualified to assist you in choosing this as your next holiday destination. We flew to Miami from Heathrow with British Airways for just under £300 (end of April 2001). Last year we struggled with the Tri-rail commuter train to get us to FortLauderdale (only $5ish but we still needed a cab once we got there). This year we took the Super Shuttle (minibus-taxi hybrid) at $31 per person. My other half was attending a conference, so I had plenty of time to get myself aquainted with Sawgrass Mills (huge discount shopping mall on the outskirts of town) and The Galleria (smaller regular priced mall in the centre, close to the main beach area). Besides the extensive cheap shopping, there are several ...
Advantages: Beautiful beaches, beautiful weather! Disadvantages: Too hot in the middle of the day!!
We had an absolutely lovely time in FortLauderdale, just relaxing and 'chilling out', although the weather (early October 2002) was very hot!! We stayed at the DoubleTree Hotel on a special discounted rate as part of a package holiday to the Bahamas and Orlando. The beach was 10 minutes walk and was lovely and sandy. There is also a river at the back of the Double Tree, and a water taxi services the hotels along its bank. A big park is also nearby, which is also beside the river, and it is worth a walk round. You can see the millionaires' houses on the other side of the river bank!! The water taxi is also a good way of seeing how the other half live. There is also a boat called the Jungle Queen which does food and music and is a good night out.
A fantastic place to visit, and even more so if you get a special offer like we did. My ...
CarolB 26.06.2003
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Ciao members have rated this review on average: somewhat helpful Review of Fort Lauderdale
Advantages: A great selection of shops, free parking Disadvantages: Doesn't have any designer stores
In the past few years there has been so many of these "shopping centres" popping up all over the uk, having all the major high street shops all located in one place and all under one roof. Normally these places are placed out of town area's and in industrial estates.
The Fort shopping centre is located in Castle Bromwich, Birmingham in the West Midlands
How to get there
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Get on the A38 Tyburn Road or A452 Chester Road which can be found on either junction 5 or 6 of the M6. Follow the signs to the "Fort Shopping Park" and Star City.
You can't miss it. In the centre there is a massive tower that lights up in the evening.
Facilities
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Unlike most town based shopping centres, the Fort shopping park has free car parking which draws people to it rather than pay to park in Birmingham ...
redballoon 24.05.2004 (10.06.2004)
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