How the USA Screws Itself with Foreign Tourists – Part II
May 21, 2013 Comments Off on How the USA Screws Itself with Foreign Tourists – Part IIIt really defies belief, it really does. Hot on the heels of my rant from yesterday (here – if you missed it) about the ridiculous immigration lines greeting foreign guests when they arrive in the United States, we now find yet more bloody stupidity about to make said traveler’s life a misery. In the latest […]
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How the USA Screws Itself with Foreign Tourists
May 20, 2013 Comments Off on How the USA Screws Itself with Foreign TouristsOver the past weekend my family had some dear friends from the United Kingdom around for dinner and one of the topics of conversation was their recent trips to various parts of the globe. The lucky devils have been all over the globe in recent months with trips to Australia, New Zealand, Dubai, Europe, Mexico […]
Continue reading …Wow! What a weekend to be in Central Florida this weekend is going to prove to be. So much going on and so much to enjoy… I think we need another 48 hours to fit it all in! So, where to start… First up is the 2013 Sun ‘n Fun International Fly-In & Expo at […]
Continue reading …Five hundred years ago this week, Spanish explorer Juan Ponce de León landed on a pristine beach somewhere on the east coast of the Florida Peninsula. The folks in St. Augustine like to believe it happened there but there’s also a strong claim from those who believe that Melbourne was the actual place the Spaniard landed. […]
Continue reading …Secret’s Out! Legoland Florida Announces World of Chima!
March 19, 2013 Comments Off on Secret’s Out! Legoland Florida Announces World of Chima!A powerful new energy source is coming to Central Florida. Already the largest LEGOLAND® park in the world, LEGOLAND® Florida is thrilled to announce another major park expansion coming summer 2013 adding to the park’s already exciting line up of more than 50 rides, shows and attractions designed specifically for families with children ages 2 […]
Continue reading …“Must Be The Sunshine” – Visit Florida!
February 27, 2013 Comments Off on “Must Be The Sunshine” – Visit Florida!A few days ago, Visit Florida, the state’s official tourism marketing corporation, announced a new brand campaign that captures all the feelings of a Florida vacation experience in just four words: Must Be the Sunshine. The first television commercial, aired in Detroit during the Grammy Awards show and it lands the viewer in the afterglow […]
Continue reading …It is with great sadness that we learned today of the death of Zig Ziglar after a short battle with pneumonia. Zig was born on 6th November 1926 in Gary, Indiana, to parents John Silas Ziglar and Viola Ziglar. He was the tenth of twelve children. In 1931, when Zig was five years old, his […]
Continue reading …Freddy v Jason and Michael Myers at Florida Leisure Vacation Homes
October 31, 2012 Comments Off on Freddy v Jason and Michael Myers at Florida Leisure Vacation HomesIt’s Halloween and this time of year always reminds us of the time we hosted the stars of Freddy v Jason and Michael Myers (Halloween) at our vacation homes. It was a fun weekend as Robert Englund – Freddy Krueger (pictured below in blue shirt), Brad Loree – Michael Myers (centre) and Ken Kirzinger – Jason Voorhees (right) visited […]
Continue reading …Felix Baumgartner Breaks Record For Manned Balloon Flight
October 14, 2012 Comments Off on Felix Baumgartner Breaks Record For Manned Balloon FlightFelix Baumgartner may have become the world’s first supersonic skydiver with a 24-mile free fall over New Mexico earlier today. The weather was finally favorable as his team unpacked the 30-million cubic foot helium balloon that hoisted the 3,000-pound capsule carrying him to nearly 130,000 feet into the sky. The journey took him to 128,097 […]
Continue reading …2012 Kissimmee-St. Cloud Senior Games Begins
October 13, 2012 Comments Off on 2012 Kissimmee-St. Cloud Senior Games BeginsThe 2012 Kissimmee-St. Cloud Senior Games kicked off this weekend with competitors taking part in various track and field, cycling and archery events. More than 400 mature athletes will compete in a variety of sporting events around Osceola County this week and other events will include swimming, table tennis, softball and the very popular pickle […]
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