Travel to the USA

[idahoblues]

No way Jose!
Not too far from Disney - and nothing to do with Disney or tourists!

Idaho?

 

[ChicagoBlue]

Naples
usually fly Manchester to Orlando so probably drive past you in Tampa

Mr Fancy Pants!

I’m writing this on my balcony on Marco Island! Was up in Naples this afternoon doing a little bikini shopping with the Mrs!

 

[ChicagoBlue]

BA were doing some great prices Manchester to Miami via Heathrow with a car £400 last November to go this October now sadley £800, nice trip that along gator alley to the west coast,we normaly stay on Marco Island,no connection to my poster name though

Where do you stay on Marco?

 

[ChicagoBlue]

was trying to think of where we went in Naples anyway the mrs just said Tin City if that rings a bell,nice bar there with live Rock Music on by the waterfront

Tin City is on Rte 41 as it makes the turn just south of Downtown Naples.

 

[idahoblues]

Mr Fancy Pants!

I’m writing this on my balcony on Marco Island! Was up in Naples this afternoon doing a little bikini shopping with the Mrs!

Fuck off, it just started snowing here again

 

[ChicagoBlue]

there isnt much on Marco

Huh?

There’s tons of places to eat, soup to nuts, but sadly there is no Taco Bell!! It’s hangover food, eaten at 2am here, which is why there isn’t one here! ;-)

We don’t have many franchise type restaurants. 1 McDonalds and 1 Subway, but plenty of other choices.

We like going to the Sand Bar for a beer and a bite, or Quinn’s on the Beach at the JW Marriott for sunset, if you bring some readies.

 

[ChicagoBlue]

Fuck off, it just started snowing here again

I tried to post a pic of the cloudless sunset, but it was too big for the server! Haha! ;-P

 

[ChicagoBlue]

We fancy florida next year, ive been twice but mrs never has so we want to take the kids , theyll be 6 and 9 next year.

want to spend as little time as possible in Orlando and do maybe 3 theme parks and then spend a week or so heading down to florida keys.
Any tips on maybe 2/3 places to stay for the week or so on way down from orlando to the keys?
been to siesta key and loved it there.

You have to decide... east coast or west coast from Orlando?!

East: Head straight east on the Beeline to Cocoa Beach, tour Space Center, great beaches. From there you just pick your beach towns. Drive through (and avoid) Ft Lauderdale & Miami, unless you want to say you’ve been, and stop at multiple Keys along the way. Marathon is about half way down and is a decent size.m, before you get to Key West.

West: St Pete Beach, Sarasota is a great little city, Ft Myers/Fort Myers Beach (I recommend Coconut Point Resort!), Sanibel Island, Naples, Marco, then Alligator Alley with a stop at a Gator Place for the kids, maybe an airboat tour, then it dumps you out on the East Coast at Miami...and Bob’s your uncle!

 

[ChicagoBlue]

Only 40 mins east of Orlando airport is Cocoa Beach which is 15 mins from Cape Canaveral space center, the kids may enjoy seeing the rockets.

You say you have been to Siesta beach, Sarasota which is a great place. A little inland from Sarasota is Myakka state park. A great tour of the lake on the boat will bring you close up to alligators.

When I have been to Key West I have always stopped in Miami (4 hours / 4.30 from Tampa, equivelant of Manchester to London) and then onto the Quays. It is only 160 miles but can take 3 / 4 hours as majority is single lane each way and lots of traffic lights

I should have read your reply! DOH!! At least that’s 2 recommendations! ;-)

 

[ChicagoBlue]

Thats great. I need to plan this properly as we’ll have 14 days to squeeze it all in but dont want spend 2 weeks shlepping about in a car. Also wary of ending up with an 8 hour drive from the keys to orlando on the last day to get the flight home.

East peasy! Down one coast, up the other! Orlando is slap bang in the middle!