Well it's 5 days until I leave and I'm just starting the whole packing process. I just wanted to create this blog so I can let everybody know what I'm up to while over in Spain! [View Full Entry]

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First and foremost, welcome to our travel blog. We wanted to share our travels with all our families and friends. So please make sure to keep in touch and give us lots of suggestions on things we absolutely can't miss. Trip Prep So we have been planning for several months now. We have our plane tickets (West Palm Beach, FL to Madrid, Spain then Amsterdam to West Palm Beach), Eurorail passes (21 days unlimited travel within Europe) and most of our hostel stays booked. Now we are just trying to figure what we really need to pack. Everything has felt so [View Full Entry]

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home!!!! [View Full Entry]

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Here's the gang... all ready to board! [View Full Entry]

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I don't know if this the correct term for it, but I found out that Florida has a monsoon season. Yesterday we planned to go to Cocoa Beach, a very popular beach about 20 minutes driving from here, but we never went because the rain kept pouring from the sky like there was no end to it. Nevertheless it stays really warm here, so all the longsleeve shirts can stay in my suitcase. Instead of going to Cocoa Beach we went to three different petstores. I guess I don't need to explain that to anyone because pretty much everyone knows I'm [View Full Entry]

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Sea World Orlando, FL As a semi-spontaneous 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 fun-filled weekend seemed like the only logical decision. :) Hotel Since part of my blog always finds it's way to , of course I need to brie [View Full Entry]

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Anxious to be on the road for Florida. Tried to do the new "Trips" feature to separate this out, but wasn't successful -- so if there are any new readers -- you can just wander on into my past year as well. I pick up DGS tomorrow to begin the drive to Lake Buena Vista (aka Orlando). It's a two-day trip for me, altho most people just take one day from here. Disney Parks are nostalgic for me -- starting from my "tween" years getting to go to Disneyland with my Aunt and Uncle in the mid/late 1970's. I love the [View Full Entry]

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It's official now: I've set foot on land that my parents have never touched. As a child I thought it was impossible, but here I am in the United States of America. Hooray! I'm staying with Dave's sister and her family in a place called Viera. It's about an hour driving from Orlando where all Disney wonders happen. It's a beautiful house in something called a 'planned' community. It's straight from the show 'Desperate Housewives' on Wisterialane. Strange enough there is hardly anyone doing things outside. Maybe that is because the weather is so hot here. When I got out the [View Full Entry]

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Day 1 - 1 bedroom unit Pouring rain. Lightning. Not a great backdrop for a first impression. Having said that, the Parc Soleil is simply not ready for prime time yet. It will be, I am sure, a beautiful addition to the HGV Club family oriented resorts. But at this time, there is still so much unfinished. The children's area is non-existent. It's not built yet. Each day, there is a part time "borrowing" of staff from the 2 other established HGV resorts in the Orlando area. More on this after we experience it. Various licenses have yet to be granted. [View Full Entry]

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May 10th - May 18th in Florida. What an odd feeling after a year+ to be back in this house i lived in. It's like a living timecapsule. After the weirdness of it, it was a great time at Amigo's, Ross, and movies with Toria, Bull & Bush and darts with Sean, and Winter Park golfing with dad. Here are just some pictures in the timecapsule and then some over the weekend in Lido Key Beach, Sarasota, Florida. [View Full Entry]

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