At last week’s AARP convention I spent a few minutes with Peter Greenberg. Peter is currently the CBS News Travel Editor and is often seen on “The Early Show” offering some great travel advice. Previously he was known as the Travel Editor for NBC’s Today show, CNBC and MNSBC. He was also the Travel correspondent […]
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Europe has regained the Ryder Cup from the United States after a sensational and gripping finale at Celtic Manor in South Wales. At one stage, Europe were ahead in eight of the singles matches and appeared well on their way to wrapping up victory with indecent haste but the United States, as they did in […]
Continue reading …Dining Delights in Orlando – Taverna Opa Greek Restaurant
October 3, 2010 Comments Off on Dining Delights in Orlando – Taverna Opa Greek RestaurantTo kick off the Dining Delights in Orlando series, we are making Taverna Opa Greek restaurant our first port of call. The restaurant is located at Pointe Orlando on International Drive. The official address is 9101 International Dr Ste 2240 Orlando, FL 32819 and the phone number for reservations is 407 -351-8660 In addition to the […]
Continue reading …Orlando Area Restaurants … and a rant!
October 3, 2010 Comments Off on Orlando Area Restaurants … and a rant!The Florida Leisure office often gets asked about restaurants in our area and since creating the “Restaurant Row” video a month ago (you can see it here) over 4,500 people have viewed it wanting to know where they can go to eat. As popular as the video has been, we still get asked for other […]
Continue reading …The 1st October marked the opening day of the new Amway Center area. I went along to check out the new home of the Orlando Magic and of concerts and other spectacular events in Orlando. I’ve previously blogged about the new arena’s facts and figures here so I’ll keep this brief … simply watch this […]
Continue reading …Unfortunately priorities at work took over yesterday morning before I was able to get to Day 2 of the AARP Orlando @50+ and as a result I missed the opening show with Music in Motion. I also missed a few of the sessions but I did get there late afternoon and in time to hear […]
Continue reading …Had a lot of fun last night as I attended the AARP Orlando@50+ event at City Walk, Universal Orlando. No..I’m not quite at that mark yet but I’m not far away and it was good to get out and meet so many folks at the “Meet & Greet” evening. The day began earlier as AARP […]
Continue reading …The Fun Spot – Orlando & Kissimmee
September 29, 2010 Comments Off on The Fun Spot – Orlando & KissimmeeOn this blog I like to feature some of the things to do that you wouldn’t normally think about when you visit Orlando. Sure, everyone knows about the big theme parks at Disney, Universal and Sea World but what about the smaller guys? Some of the smaller attractions can be a lot of fun and […]
Continue reading …Mickey’s Not-So-Scary Halloween Party
September 28, 2010 Comments Off on Mickey’s Not-So-Scary Halloween PartyMickey’s Not-So-Scary Halloween Party is a great event held annually during September and October at the Magic Kingdom theme park in Walt Disney World. The event really started in response to the very successful Halloween Horror Nights event at Universal Studios Florida. Disney’s event, really caters to a family atmosphere, whereas Universal’s has more of […]
Continue reading …As we look forward to the opening of the new Amway Center here are some facts and figures about the project: From a vision to blueprints to reality. The Orlando Magic served as the developer of the new downtown Amway Center which will compete to host major national events, concerts and family shows. The facility […]
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