Fun in the sun... Again

It was not my intention, but a great deal came to me. Flying to Miami and back from Brussels for 280 EUR is a deal I could not resist. So after thinking about it for a couple of days, checking the calendars of colleagues, I decided to go for it.

I booked the round trip Brussels-Miami and will be flying to Miami this Saturday and will return in Brussels on December 20th, just in time for the most wonderful time of the year, Christmas.

So far I have been booking the flight, some hotels, and a lot of things to do.

I will be going to the Miami Dolphins, the Orlando Magic and the Miami Heat. Since it’s almost Christmas Time, I will also be going to the Walt Disney World Verry Merry Christmas Party at Magic Kingdom and will also pay a visit to SeaWorld for a Christmas Celebration. Also on my to do list is a BBQ Contest held in Perry.

Besides all this I want to pay a visit to Jacksonville, WalMart, some malls and pay a visit to Debbie who used to run PikTails, a scrapbook store.

Right now I’m thinking about whether I should or should not visit Sarasota and Kennedy Space Center, as my schedule is getting overloaded with things to do and see.

Also I am looking into places to eat. I will surely pay a visit to Uncle Kenny’s in Clermont and want to go to Bubbalou’s Bodacious BBQ in Orlando. I am still looking for decent places for food in Miami, Jacksonville, Titusville, Perry and Orlando. I might or might not go to Sarasota and Naples, so before I have made up my mind about those places, I will not be tempted to look for places to eat around those places.

I just a couple of days, I will be flying over to the sunny state of Florida, all by myself, for a two week fun in the sun vacation.

Fun in the sun... Again

We are going on a summer holiday

It’s official. We are going to Florida this summer. At least, Xandrine and I are going for a “short” trip of two weeks.

Through ArkeFly the flight has been booked. On the 24th of June we will be leaving Schiphol Airport Amsterdam to fly to Sanford International Airport. It’s going to be an early flight, as we expect to lift of at 8 AM. A lot of hours later, at 12:55 PM local time, we will be touching ground in Florida and on the 8th of July we will be leaving Florida again to fly back to The Netherlands, where we expect to land at 8:15 AM on my birthday, the 9th of July.

As soon as we have picked up our luggage and went through customs, we will pick up our rental car at Alamo, which we booked through Alamo in the UK, which had the best price offer and insurance.

From there we will travel to the first hotel, which all have been booked either through Priceline or Hotwire. Our first hotel will be in Orlando the first couple of days. From the 24th of June until the 28th of June, we will be staying at the Rosen Centre Hotel on International Drive. On the 28th of June we will move to Tampa for a couple of days, where we will be staying at the Westin Tampa Harbour Island hotel, close to the Tampa Bay Times Forum. After that, we will be travelling back to Orlando on the 1st of July to remain the rest of our stay at the Hilton Grand Vacations on International Drive, just around the corner of the Premium Outlet Mall.

During our stay we will be going to SeaWorld, Aquatica, Adventure Island and Busch Gardens. Also on the planning will be Magic Kingdom at the Walt Disney World. Not entirely sure whether that will be on Independence Day, the 4th of July or a day before, since it will be loaded (not crowded but loaded, packed). However, Independence Day in Magic Kingdom will be an experience we will never forget.

For Xandrine I also have a surprise, which I will not mention before it has actually passed. Otherwise it will no longer be a surprise of course. This will also keep my viewers a bit curious about what is going to happen.

During the next few weeks I will need to be arranging the seats in our flights and see where we want to go out for breakfast, lunch and dinner. For sure, we will be visiting some BBQ restaurants. Uncle Kenny’s can expect our visit in Clermont and Swamp Boys can expect us to pick up some of their famous sauces. Since our last hotel is close to the Premium Outlet Mall, we will be visiting that mall to see if we can score some new clothes.

We are going on a summer holiday