Orlando vacation fun begins (or ends) with Gatorland

Written by Joe Farinaccio


What’s Gatorland? Well, I’m glad you asked.

Gatorland is a great “in between” place to visit while you’re in Orlando for vacation.

Let me explain.

When visitors first arrive in Orlando they often have half a day or so of time on their hands before they start touringrepparttar major theme parks. Or, maybe they find themselves inrepparttar 133864 opposite situation. They’re atrepparttar 133865 tail-end of their trip and they want something to do after they’ve already hitrepparttar 133866 big attractions.

Gatorland is a perfect place to fill this void. There’s enough to see and do here to take up a good half day (more if you want). But what you’ll see is enough to haverepparttar 133867 kids talking allrepparttar 133868 way home. This family owned Alligator-themed park has been open for business since 1949. Activities within its 110 acres includerepparttar 133869 chance to:

·See big alligators ·Take a Floridian wildlife train ride ·Visit a bird aviary and sanctuary ·Check out a “breeding marsh” ·Enjoy a petting zoo with your little ones ·Do a nature walk ·Visit a Gator gift shop ·And best of all - - 4 great shows

According torepparttar 133870 Gatorland website, this place started out asrepparttar 133871 dream of a man named Owen Godwin, Sr.

He built an alligator pit inrepparttar 133872 backyard of his home inrepparttar 133873 1930’s and put a female alligator in it with her babies. He andrepparttar 133874 Mrs. would host visitors and sell homemade gator souvenirs while letting them seerepparttar 133875 gators.

Godwin apparently really enjoyed doing this. He planned for a bigger attraction that would show off more of Florida’s wildlife. In 1947, afterrepparttar 133876 war, he bought 16 acres of property near Kissimmee. Since this wasrepparttar 133877 dawn of 20th century American highway tourism, more and more families were visiting Florida.

Secret Resorts in Germany -- A Checklist To Find Them -- Part 1 of 4

Written by Marcus Hochstadt


“Follow theses steps and you prevent disappointment”

Since yearsrepparttar Wellness Industry experiences an upswing. The Baby-boomer wants to stay young, healthy and happy. A Wellness vacation is for this often a step intorepparttar 133863 right direction. Why not just takerepparttar 133864 time of a two week ease and escaperepparttar 133865 everyday life? Clearly, it is very pleasant to be able to be spoiled and refuelled with new energy.

But what ifrepparttar 133866 Secret Resorts, also considered as Wellness Hotels, do not obtainrepparttar 133867 desired effect? What if you get a lousy bathtub instead of a Wellness Park? Nothing deceives more than brochures, intelligently selected words and empty promises.

Smart is who goes here safe and ensures whetherrepparttar 133868 focused hotel offers really everything you expect. Finally you want to refuel new energy not new stress, right?

This four part checklist is a step-by-step guidance of how you select and findrepparttar 133869 best Secret Resorts in Germany and experiencerepparttar 133870 highest possible relaxation.

Step 1 - Environment

Some of those so called ‘Top Secret Resorts’ are located at main streets - with tons of traffic of cars and trucks. If so, it doesn’t matter how beautifulrepparttar 133871 'paradise' withinrepparttar 133872 hotel is. The silence, fresh air and thusrepparttar 133873 relaxation is ruined. Day in and day out you are annoyed that you pay lots of money for noise and dirt.

Naturally you do not see that in most brochures. Inrepparttar 133874 brochures you findrepparttar 133875 most beautiful pictures ofrepparttar 133876 respective hotel. Ifrepparttar 133877 hotel is located at a main street with lots of traffic, it will show you photos ofrepparttar 133878 rear garden, in order to divert you from their disadvantage.

It is understandably heavy to carry and placerepparttar 133879 hotel on another place inrepparttar 133880 village or just aroundrepparttar 133881 corner. It was built on that place. Period. Therefore you get to seerepparttar 133882 best possible pictures, because they want to attract as many customers as possible.

The real TOP placed Secret Resorts don’t have to stand for that.

But for heavens sake how now do you find out whetherrepparttar 133883 hotel is positioned at a strongly frequented road or not?

Ask forrepparttar 133884 layout plan!

Exactly, askrepparttar 133885 tour operator (orrepparttar 133886 travel agent) for a layout plan. The Travel agent may look funny or even angry at you, but it doesn’t concern his but your own vacation and your own deep relaxation! Thus you haverepparttar 133887 right to go surely thatrepparttar 133888 hotel was built on a quiet place/area.

What ifrepparttar 133889 travel agent stays stubborn and doesn’t want to show or procure you a layout plan ofrepparttar 133890 hotel area?

Then ask forrepparttar 133891 local map. If he does not have one (which is probable), it is definitely possible to get one fromrepparttar 133892 prospective Secret Resorts. At least by fax!

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