By Kevin McGeever What if I said that on this Florida vacation you could camp on a beach, see Blue Angels fly, paddle in a coastal dune lake, catch a red snapper in the Gulf of America and have it prepared for dinner at a dockside restaurant, slurp ice cream drizzled with Tupelo honey, ogle…
Read MoreBy Susan Clary Some of history’s most beloved black performers -- Count Basie, Cab Calloway, Billie Holiday, Ella Fitzgerald and Duke Ellington -- couldn’t sleep in the best hotels or eat at the best restaurants when they visited Orlando during the ugly era of segregation. Instead, they made their…
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By Lauren Tjaden No visit to Orlando is complete without a trip to the seashore, and great beaches on the Atlantic Ocean are only about an hour away from the City Beautiful. These public beaches are not only the closest to Orlando, they also possess distinctly different personalities. So, whatever…
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By Janet K. Keeler For some Orlando visitors, there just aren’t enough thrills in the amusement parks to satisfy their wild side, in spite of all those roller coasters. They crave something more adventurous. Orlando and environs deliver with plenty of opportunities for fishing, biking, hiking , and…
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By Dalia Colon Where: Just west of Orlando, traversing Clermont, Bushnell, Webster and the surrounding parts of Central Florida. Length: 62 miles. How to get around: Car. Best time to visit: On a Monday, to visit Webster Westside Flea Market, which attracts tens of thousands of weekly visitors to…
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By Lauren Tjaden Step into the action of blockbuster movies and epic TV shows, brought to vivid life at Universal Studios Florida in Orlando, a fanciful land populated by malevolent monsters, cute cartoon characters and classic super-heroes. You can defend New York against intergalactic invaders…
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By Lauren Tjaden Exciting rides, beautiful year-round flowers and sweet, sticky treats: it’s no wonder folks love Florida theme parks. Bees love our theme parks, too—not so much the rides, but the blossoms and sweet goodies are a heady draw for winged drones who couldn’t imagine a better home…
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By Dalia Colón With more than 70,000 annual visitors, the Orlando area is one of the world’s most popular vacation destinations. And where travelers go, their pets often follow. Here are some dog-friendly things to do in Central Florida. OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES WITH DOGS Lake Eola Park Cosmopolitan…
Read MoreBy Janet K. Keeler Florida may have some of the nation’s best beaches, but the state’s interior still attracts its share of attention. And by interior, we mean land-locked Orlando, which is known as the United State's top tourist destination. The biggest attractors by far are Disney World…
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By Janet K. Keeler Orlando International Premium Outlets may just have the best location of any shopping mall in the U.S.A. The complex has unmatched visibility, tucked as it is into a huge pie-shaped parcel where Interstate 4 and the Florida Turnpike meet. These are two of Florida’s busiest…
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