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When you book a second (or third or fourth) Lake Buena Vista vacation, you might start to think about spreading your wings beyond the first and obvious choices of Disney World or Universal or Sea World. If you’re looking for some variety, there is a lot to choose from and some of them only take up about half a day, so you can use the rest of the day to relax by the pool. This article gives you some brief details about just a few of the alternatives.

If you want to see some of Florida’s oldest wildlife residents then a trip to Gatorland will enable you to get up close to the alligators that can be found all over the State. Here you will learn fascinating facts about these prehistoric creatures when you visit the Gator Jumparoo and be able to have a close encounter with gators and other animals.

For more excitement you can watch in awe as the trainers wrestle with these huge animals. Remember to take a change of clothes for when you want to cool off in the splash park. You will find Gatorland at 14501 South Orange Blossom Trail, Orlando, Florida 32837 about 1 mile north of Osceola Parkway.  Read more...

San Diego’s town of Encinitas has more than six miles of lovely beaches. Whether its swimming, surfing, boogie-boarding, reading books, running, jogging, playing volley ball or just loafing in the sun, Encinitas really does have it all.

If you like to work out, you’ll find what you’re looking for at Stone Steps Beach. You can run these stairs 5 times every morning and be in the best shape of your life. These steep stairs lead down from the top bluffs overlooking the Pacific Ocean and offer fantastic views to enjoy while you work out. At high tide the ocean comes right up to the bottom of the stairs. At low tides, the beach is wide and sandy.

Swami’s Surf Beach, made famous in California’s own Beach Boys Surfin USA, is only six blocks south of Moonlight Beach, either walking the beach or driving down old Highway 101. Swami’s draws the finest surfers in the world every day. You can often see people scuba diving and snorkeling just offshore from Swamis at the Encinitas Marine Life Refuge, an underwater preserve.  Read more...

If you are going to go to Miami Florida anytime we have to provide you this incredible list of things that you can do there. As you probably already know Mimai is one of the most attractive destinations to travelers in the world. There is so much to do that there would be no way to list all of the things you could do. Whenever you travel to this area you will have a great time. I just wrote this to help add some value to your trip.

#1 Miami Children’s Museum – What an experience for all ages. There are tours that are bilingual so everyone can enjoy them. They have educational classes and plenty of displays.

#2 Miami Art Museum – This includes incredible art from eras beginning as early as 1940. They have sculptures, paintings and photography.

#3 Vizcaya Museum and Gardens – This was the witiner retreat for John Deering back in 1914. The main house has been kept up and contains many of the original decoration pieces as well as the original furniture. They have 10 acres of gardens and restored buildings.  Read more...

Guardalavaca beach offers a perfect combination of fine sand and sea, marked by the neighborhood of the mountains and the green one of the vegetation; characterize its environment.

Few steps from the sea begins the green and exuberant vegetation, where the Cuban countryside imposes its class to offer to the tourism an exclusive spectacle that mixes the blue one of the sea with the green of its lush flora..

Traditions and legends attribute its name to the activity of the pirates in the region of the Caribbean, therefore was mentioned as the place preferred by the pirates to hide its booties (also called “cows”).

A more realistic story links the origins of Guardalavaca’s name to the warning that emitted the natives before the arrival of the looters that came from the sea, where the shout of “Guard the Cow” (Guardalavaca) notified to all of the danger that represented.  Read more...

Cancun, Mexico is a resort island. Thirty years ago there was only a fishing village there, now it’s a huge complex of hotels and beaches, with a few Mayan ruins scattered here and there, and across a lagoon on the mainland, Cancun City, which grew up to over 200,000 people in a mere twenty years.

Because Cancun is such a popular vacation spot, you’ll need to make your travel plans well in advance. Of course, the economy has something to do with that…in the current economy, it might be pretty easy to get the best rooms at very little price, regardless of the season.

Nevertheless, it is still necessary to make your plans well in advance, because now more than ever it is important not to waste any time or money – both of which are more precious than ever these days.

So, what’s first to be done? Well, obviously you need to choose which time of the year you will be taking your vacation. If you want to get away for Spring Break, that’s part of the peak season in Cancun – not to mention other sunny places filled with beautiful people! If you don’t want to deal with an extra few thousand partying teenagers, November and December are good months to go.  Read more...

If you’re visiting Cancun, chances are you’re arriving there by plane. Cancun Airport is the busiest airport in the Caribbean – not surprising since over 20% of Mexico’s tourist dollars comes from that island resort.

Cancun Airport is also considered the door to the Mundo Maya, the world of the Maya.

If you’re planning a trip to Cancun, make sure you check out the website for the airport. Check out their transport section as well. With the state of the economy like it is and like it will be for the next few years, they are offering some excellent deals on taking you to the hotel of your choice.

Just a little bit south of Cancun is Cozumel – Mexico’s largest island. If you’re going to be in Cancun, there are two sites you should not miss – Cozumel, and the Mayan ruins of Chichen Itza. In Cozumel, you can snorkel over two reefs – indeed, if you’re a scuba diver you’ll probably prefer Cozumel to Cancun.  Read more...

Historically, summer camps have been an American institution since the early 1900′s. In the early days camp was all about getting youngsters out of city life and enjoying the clean cool air of the country while learning camping skills. Today, summer camp has progressed from campfires to computer screens and from nature trails to rollerblade rinks. In fact, many of today’s camp programs take place in the heart of the city. American Camps

At camp, children are given the choice to take risks and try new things. This voluntary nature makes children more open to new experiences, with personal satisfaction as their motivation. Not only are there opportunities to try new things, but camp offers many areas for children to excel in. At a good general interest camp, the non-athlete can shine at arts and crafts, woodworking, or dramatic programs, while the athlete can also find many outlets for their skills. Perhaps most importantly, the two campers learn to live together and become friends despite their varied interests. Animal Camp  Read more...