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Our new luxury townhome with 5 bedrooms & 4 bathrooms (2x Masters with en-suites) will sleep 10 people in superb comfort. There is a well-equipped kitchen located adjacent to the dining area, with seating for 10. Flat screen TVs in every room, a multi-region DVD player and an Xbox are provided for your home entertainment. Free WiFi is also available. The property has its own private heated pool and patio area with a covered Lanai.

Located in one of Florida’s premier resorts, Paradise Palms is a gated community offering all the amenities you’d expect in a 5-star facility, including a pool, game room, fitness room and movie theatre. The grounds are beautifully landscaped and there is a poolside Tiki Bar and shop. The resort also offers a shuttle service to many of Orlando’s attractions at an additional fee.

Paradise Palms resort is just minutes away from Orlando’s main attractions. Walt Disney World is just a 10 minute drive and Universal Studios, Seaworld, Wet ‘n Wild, Legoland and other attractions are easily accessible. Highway 192 is just a couple of minutes away and here you will find an amazing range of grocery stores, other retailers, restaurants and bars.

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Florida Villas - Beaches – The West Coast

This is the third in a series of articles looking at the Floridian beaches. This article will focus on the beaches on the West Coast.

Although Florida in general is a popular retirement and wintering location for the older generation, Tampa is a rapidly expanding city whose younger citizens are keen to enjoy the warm waters of the Gulf of Mexico, with its glorious white sand beaches.

Tampa

Covering an area from Clearwater along the coast to Sarasota, are some of these beautiful beaches, examples being Longboat Key, Caladesi Island State Park, Indian Shores, Clearwater Beach and St Pete Beach, to name but a few.

Southwest Gulf Coast

Further down the coast are the quiet towns of Captiva Islands and Sanibel, with a nature reserve and ample opportunity for peace and quiet. We then encounter Fort Myers beach, located on Estero Island, which is an engaging mix of frantic and peaceful, the southern part of the island providing more of the latter. Carrying on down, we arrive at Naples, a magnet for those aforementioned pensioners, whose money can buy into the affluent lifestyle. South of Naples we come to Marco Island, a southern enclave of people originally from the American north-east.

Florida Keys

Compared to the rest of Florida, The Keys is somewhat lacking in great beaches, partly explained by the battering the area receives from the elements, in particular hurricanes. However, there are a few including Sombrero Beach and Bahia Honda State Park.

This article, along with its two predecessors has given a brief overview of the beaches to be found on the well over 1000 miles of Florida coastline. There is a beach to suit just about everyone and a little bit of detailed research should help you to identify yours. Just because the main reason you came to Florida was to visit Disney and the related attractions, it is well worth taking a day or two out to drive down to a beach or two.

Looking for something to do when finished on the beach then try our article What is there to do in Florida?

Orlando Golf - What to Bring

Anyone coming to Orlando for golf is also likely to be taking in some of the other attractions to be found in the area or a short drive away, whether visiting theme parks like Walt Disney World or Universal Studios or driving over to some of the beaches on the Space Coast. Regardless it can be difficult to know what weather conditions to expect and therefore what to bring.

The climate in the Orlando area of Florida is generally suitable for golf all year round, certainly compared to what you would find in the UK! However, it isn’t constant with strong variation through the seasons. It gets very hot and humid during the summer months but will be a lot cooler during the winter months. Some specifics;

Wet weather gear

Central Florida, including Orlando, with its tropical climate has a rainy season, which approximately covers the months of June, July, August and September. These months average seven or more inches of rain, several times more than the rest of the year, most of which materializes in sharp downpours rather than UK style drizzle. During the rainy season you would expect at least one sharp shower per day. You have been warned!

Correct clothing?

Florida is a relaxed destination and casual clothing, including shorts is acceptable just about everywhere. As mentioned Florida gets very hot during the summer and is still pretty hot during the day the rest of the year, so bring plenty of shorts and tee shirts. During November thru March the evenings can get a little chilly, so bring a jacket or a jumper. Although temperatures close or below freezing are almost unknown in the state, an occasional cold front does pass through requiring some slightly warmer clothing. If you are venturing out to one of the theme parks for the day, some decent footwear is advisable. You might also consider a change of clothes for the kids as they tend to find the many water features and attractions irresistible.

Bring your SatNav

Although Florida’s roads are sensibly laid out and easy to navigate, it makes sense to bring your portable SatNav if you have one as some of the golf courses you want to play may be some distance away. Hire cars will include SatNav as an option but this can be very expensive.

Suntan Lotion

It almost goes without saying that you need to protect yourself from what can be the scorching Florida sun. Suntan lotion is cheaper in the USA than in the UK, so buy it when you get there. You might also want some insect repellent if you are venturing into the swampier regions of the state. A decent sun hat is also advisable.

If you are looking for other suggestions for things to do in Florida try our article What is there to do in Florida?

Florida Wildlife - Sharks

Off Florida’s Coast

The warm seas off the coast of Florida are ideal territory for a wide range of sharks, and here we give a brief description of a few of the more common;

Bull Shark – commonly to be seen off both the Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico coasts of Florida, they are also unusually comfortable in freshwater and have been spotted hundreds of miles inland having travelled via the river system. They can grow to a maximum of 11-12 feet, and will live for 25 years or more, reaching maturity at around 14 years of age. They account for a high proportion of attacks on humans (around 30%) and are particularly persistent once an initial attack has taken place.

Blacktip Shark – Common off Florida’s coasts, they are an active species often appearing close to the surface or on occasion breaking the surface, completing a couple of spins before re-entering the water. Smaller (max 6 feet) and shorter lived (10 years) than the Bull Shark, it is also very popular for its commercial opportunities and has been known to attack bathers.

Great hammerhead Shark – larger than the other two species at around 20 feet, living for over 20 years, this species is also considered dangerous to humans ranking at number seven in the list of sharks attacks.

Tiger Shark – found in numbers off Florida’s coast, this species can grow to 18 feet, and is ranked just behind the Great White Shark for the number of attacks on humans worldwide.

Nurse Shark – a smaller (9 feet) shark which can usually be found moving slowly if not actually stationary on the sea bottom, where it finds the bulk of its food sources. Not normally implicated in attacks on humans, unless provoked.

Shark Attacks

Statistically, your chances of falling victim to a shark attack are vanishingly small, but this does not reduce peoples fear and fascination with the creatures. But if you are to suffer a shark attack Florida is the likeliest place on the planet with approaching 300 attacks in the 10 years leading up to 2013, with the coast around Daytona Beach being the focal point.

To minimise your risk of being attacked follow the advice from the experts at Florida State University;

Remain in groups as sharks prefer to pick on isolated individuals
Keep close to the shore
Stay out of the water during the night or dawn or dusk as sharks are particularly active then
Stay out of the water if you have a cut
Don’t wear brightly coloured clothing
Avoid splashing excessively as this will attract unwanted shark attention
Stay away from sandbanks and related sharp drops as these are favoured locations for sharks to patrol
Keep pets out of the water as they exhibit many of the dangerous behaviours described above

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