http://www.travelblog.org/Bloggers/aiiyosu/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from aiiyosu en-us Tue, 22 Dec 2009 07:38:01 +0000 Tue, 22 Dec 2009 07:38:01 +0000 Due to the convenience of Orlando Matt and I find ourselves making the trek north to the joys of the city quite often. Taking the FL Turnpike all the way to Orlando from WPB only takes us a little over 2 hours now not bad This focus of this trip was to utilize our remaining Sea World ticket which would have expired next week and one of our Disney Quest tickets as well as to see Cirque du S http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Florida/Orlando/blog-460224.html Although my visit for this trip was short lived I feel that my experience at the Sanctuary Hotel in Miami Beach is still blog worthy. That being said this blog entry will be more like a hotel review versus a travel blog entry of my time in Miami Beach. The company that I currently work for sent myself as well as two other representatives down to Miami Beach for a convention. Since the Miam http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Florida/Miami-Beach/blog-456748.html A Delicious Time at the Festival of Food Wine A few weeks ago my husband and I visited Epcot in Disney for the yearly Food Wine Festival. We went last year for the first time and absolutely loved the experience. With Disney under 3 hours away from us weekend getaways are only a hop skip and jump awayBefore I go on about the actual festival let me just redirect the focus on this blog http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Florida/Orlando/blog-448209.html Bright Lights and a Promise for Life in the Big AppleNew York City has always been a special place for Matt and I especially before Christmas. We adore the lights decorations sales and overall atmosphere of the city around that time. Well before the trip happened I knew this would be the best New York vacation yet On the flight from West Palm to New York Matt surprised me with my Christmas http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/New-York/New-York/Manhattan/blog-408154.html Fun in the Sun Key West FLAfter living in Florida for several years one begins to master the bargains of the off season. Florida generally has two main tourist seasons. The first and probably most notable due to the influx of Snowbirds is from December through Easter. The second tourist season typically runs from June through midAugust when kids are out of school and parents are on a http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Florida/Keys/Key-West/blog-408147.html Sea World Orlando FLAs a semispontaneous decision I took off work last Friday and spent my day off marveling at killer whales dolphins sharks sea lions and of course my amazing husband at Sea World in Orlando Matt had been in Orlando all week for work and I was working in the northern part of my territory on Thursday....soooo driving a few more hundred miles for a funfilled weekend s http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Florida/Orlando/blog-408125.html