Accommodation: motels

The motel seems like a truly underestimated type of accommodation. In books or movies you always hear people talking about a sleazy motel, a ramshackle motel, a creepy motel even, but a pleasant one rarely gets mentioned. Do they not exist? Why of course they do! You just have to be brave enough to take a risk. 

(Studiohourglass)

Cloud nine

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Now that we have a clear vision of what places we’ll be visiting in Florida, it’s time to move on to the next important issue: accommodation. A good night’s sleep is vital to survive everyday life but on holiday it’s extra important. Looking like a (sleep)drunk badger might not be that much of a waste at work/school but when you’re on holiday you want to make the most out of every minute.

(LivingGreenMag)

Florida route: part 3

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Here it is, the last part of our detailed look into our route throughout Florida. Last week, we ended up in the Everglades and Homestead. From there on out we’ll do some island-hopping towards the insanity that is Key West and we’ll end our vacation amongst the beautiful people in bubbling, glamorous Miami.  Let’s get moving!

Florida Keys (Edtruthan)

This last part of our trip will definitely be the most unconventional. The Florida Keys are known not only for their key lime pie but also for their ‘kitschy’ lifestyle. The inhabitants of the Keys truly live life the way they want to and everyone’s quirky side isout there, loud and proud. It’s the perfect place to separate yourself from the rest of the USA and just chillax. &Let’s be honest here, who doesn’t like the sound of that?

Florida route: part 2

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As promised, today we bring you the second part of our route in detail. Eventhough the second part consists of only two places, these places couldn’t be more opposites of each other. On one side you have the beautiful pristine beaches of Sanibel Island and on the other side there’s the slightly daunting mangroves of the Everglades. Two very different sides of nature! 

(Everglades city tours)

Florida route: part 1

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We’re back with a more in dept view into our journey across Florida. During the next three weeks, we’ll give you a more detailed look into the places that we’ll want to visit and the different attracties that we want to check out when we’re there. On the menu today in part 1: Orlando, Crystal Rivers and the Tampa Bay area. Let’s get cracking.

Our holiday will begin in Orlando, the home of a whole lot of amusement parks. We’re not planning anything on our first day there so that we can take our time so get settled in, scurry around the neighbourhood and enjoy the fact that we safely made it over the ocean. The next two to three days will be filled with excitement when we visit the two parks at Universal Orlando Resort. There are a lot of things that I look forward to seeing in both these theme parks but some of my favourites are The Wizarding World of Harry Potter, Seuss Landing and the Jurassic Park River Adventure ride (pure nostalgia, people). 

Eww, paperwork

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Now that we’ve finally taken the first step it’s time to move along with our planning. There is still a gigantic amount of ‘work’ to be done and normally this is the exact moment when we quit –we hope we’re not alone with this.. . That was one of the reasons why we actually started this blog: we knew this moment was coming. ‘Aww, this is too much research, too much to take care of, too much stress even’, we’ve been there and (not) done it. But since we really want to go on our long awaited trip, and because it would be a little awkward to suddenly quit our blog, we’re sticking with it! Onward and upward!

Thursday Tickle

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Since we did a rather bulky post earlier this week, filled with facts and ‘serious’ info, it seemed like fun to keep things on the lighter side today. And as they say: variety really is the spice of life. Therefore we present to you: the Thursday Tickle!

What’s this Thursday Tickle about, you say? Well, each week –on what other day than Thursday- we’ll post something about a specific place or location we want to visit, a rollercoaster we want to ride, events we want to attend, and so on. Basically everything we want to see during our stay in Florida will be discussed here on Thursday. And there’s no better time to start than the present, right? 

Choices, choices,..

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Today we’re picking up where we left off: part 2 of ‘Things you should consider while deciding when to visit a holiday destination’.

Last Thursday, in part 1, we covered (at least for us) the most important factor in choosing a time for our vacation, namely the weather. Today we’ll discuss two other factors that could be important in this decision-making-process: the American students’ school holidays and peakseasons.

Here we go!

It's official

Here it is, the time has come to officially start planning our trip. Obviously the very first step in this process is deciding where you want to travel to. I think it’s already quite clear that we want to go to Florida, USA so we’ve decided not to devote an entire blogpost to the matter of choosing locations for your holiday. It’s such a personal choice anyway. 

Well, look at us, we’ve barely started and we’re already skipping steps. Maybe this is why we’re so bad at planning things..

Welcome

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Source: USAHotelGuide.com

Welcome to our little part of the interwebz. Starting today you’ll be able to follow up on our opinions and experiences while we attempt to do something which is completely foreign to us… plan a trip to Florida! &Who knows, if all goes well we might undertake some similar adventures in the future!