USA Experience

Florida: The trip of a lifetime!

Advantages: Lots of fun, loads of things to do, great weather, brings the family together
Disadvantages: Expensive, parks can be busy, long days

(This review will focus mainly on the entertainment and things to do in Flordia, (ORLANDO). ) It was the 26th of Novemeber, and my grandma had invited my mum, my two brotheres, my two aunties, my two uncles and I up for a special dinner at her home. We thought it a bit weird as christmas was the next month and she would be entertaining us and providing a four course meal. None the less, we didn't hesitate upon the proposal and so we sat there eating ...
...pudding my grandma rose up from the table, disappeared into the lounge, and returned a couple of minutes later with an envalope. She made a speach about how she had a surprise for us all and it was contianed inside the envalope. She handed me the evelope to open, so I ripped it open, excited but totally unuaware to what the surprise would be. Opening up the card, 11 plane tickets dropped out. Glancing at them further I let out a shreak! We were going ...

SweetTooth93 04.08.2008 · Read full review
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Review of General: Florida

Internation drive orlando florida

Advantages: close to all shops ,resturants, and hotels and themeparks
Disadvantages: none

What is international drive and were is it and is there anything to do here well yes im about to tell you what you can find here as international drive is one of the major tourist areas in the orlando area when you get there you will be able to there is evey hotel chain and name you can think off as well as many more it goes on and on its like been in las vagas with it been called the strip. As you will see like we did you will find souvenir shops, ...
...Depends were you stop on international drive you will find places like the kfc and many more as well as places to go like wet and wild for all ages you will find water slides and may more. you will find you can get to the themeparks within easy walk from international drive as i only took us 10 minutes to get there but if you have a free shuttle service from the hotel then you can use that which may be easier on any family getting to the parks but ...

classicalstars 04.04.2007 · Read full review
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Review of International Drive

We'll be back

Advantages: Weather, Floridian people, shops and restaurants
Disadvantages: Didn,t see it in its true light, car essential

...Airport to our villa in Kissimmee at midnight in the dark and seeing the mess that hurricane charlie had left, did not inspire me with visions of paradise. However come the next day (and about 10 hours sleep), a different kissimmee appeared. Although this area had taken a battering, it was impressive to see how quick people and emergency services had rallied round to clear the mess and restore vital services. We stayed in a 5 bedroom villa on an ...
...is the lightening storms ,which can make the night sky very impressive (only if its miles away though). Were our family impressed with kissimmee ? Well I only believe we saw a small part of it , but it impressed us enough to book again for next year. ...

barney3 16.09.2004 · Read full review
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Review of Kissimmee

From San Fran to San Fran in 10 Days - Day 1

Advantages: Cheap Food, Amazing Sights, Always Something To Do
Disadvantages: Strict on Proof of Age, Huge Streets

My friend was studying out in San Francisco so me and some other mates went over to see him. However when were due to get there he was in Hawai so we had to make our own fun for 4 days. I will write a short diary of each day and the sorts of prices we paid for things. Total list of Destinations: San Francisco, Golden Gate Bridge, Alcatraz, Hoover Dam, Las Vegas, Grand Canyon, San Diego, Hollywood, Santa Barbara. IN the Beginning - We bought tickets ...
...was an awesome price, if you can get cheaper youd be very lucky. However it was from Heathrow so we had to travel down there from Derby. Which we didnt mind as parking was £80 and there were 4 of us so it was only 20 each Flight took 11 hours and seemed to be for ages. When we got to San Francisco was headed straight for the youth hostel we had seen on the internet it was $27 a night so was about £14. When we got to the hostel it wasnt really up ...

Stuart1984 13.10.2005 · Read full review
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Review of General: California

Orange Lake Country Club

Advantages: close to Orlando attractions, many activities on the resort
Disadvantages: pushy sales people, unpleasant pool staff

...have owned a timeshare at Orange Lake since the mid-80's and I have been there many times. My wife and I bought a week last year. Don't buy a timeshare directly from the resort. We bought our week (pre-owned) on eBay. Total cost for a week in August, including closing costs, was approximately $4,500. One of my coworkers bought a less desirable November week from the resort about six months before we bought ours. She paid over $10,000. Check-in was ...
...a trend. In the past, Orange Lake was a family place. We took our kids, age 4 and 5, to the new River Island water park (inside the resort). Admission is free but they hired attendants (we called them 'pool Nazis') to patrol the water park and make sure nobody uses store-bought inner tubes. If you want to use an inner tube, you are forced to rent one from the resort. The problem is, our children (ages 4 and 5) were unable to use the rented tubes ...

MDOwner 24.08.2007 · Read full review
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Review of Orange Lake Resort