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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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Orlando Golf - Following the Nature Trail

Every year a multitude of visitors arrive in Florida looking for the Disney experience but while here a significant number want to take part in the Florida golfing scene. This is the second in a series of articles looking at various aspects of the Florida golfing scene, with this feature looking at what is on offer on Florida’s Nature Coast.

The Nature Coast can be found at the upper western coast of the state and boasts an abundance of wildlife and areas of outstanding natural beauty. Florida has one of the largest concentrations of freshwater springs in the world, with over 350, and nearly 200 of these can be found in this region. If you are looking to enjoy your golfing alongside other outdoor pursuits including fishing, walking or boating, the nature Coast offers it all. The Nature Coast is only an hour and a half north of Tampa and there are numerous attractions besides golf including a must-see in the manatee population of Crystal River (the largest in Florida) and the option of a visit to Cedar Key, an historic fishing village nestling on the shores of the Gulf of Mexico.

Nature Coast Golf

As well as the attractions of mother nature, there is a thriving golf scene to be enjoyed. A varied diet of different course types are on offer designed by top architects including Tom Fazio and John Sanford. The following are just a selection of golf courses on offer;

Brooksville – home to World Woods Golf Course (in most people’s Florida Top 10), which contains two Tom Fazio designed courses, Pine Barrens carved through a pine forest, and Rolling Oaks which is notable for its giant oak trees.

Crystal River – where you can find the Plantation Inn and Golf Resort, a well established institution oozing southern charm and hospitality. Plantation Inn is a PGA standard course and there is Lagoons nine-hole course for those with less experience.

Dunnellon – lying a few miles northeast of Crystal River can be found Juliette Falls, designed by John Sanford a stunning venue with rolling parkland and a number of waterfalls.

All in all, the Nature Coast is a fantastic destination for those who like their golf, mixed in with an encounter with nature.

Florida Villas - Free Attractions

This is the sixth and last article considering some activities in the Central Florida area, alternatives to the main theme parks. This feature covers activities which are free, a couple of which I have covered in previous articles.

Old Town shopping and entertainment is free to get into and has a full range of activities from shopping and dining to a number of rides in two amusement ride areas (although most of these you have to pay for). Old Town has developed into a magnet for car enthusiasts, with parades of classic cars taking place on both Friday and Saturday nights, alongside free live music, creating a carnival feel.

Another cost free option is to head to some of the older districts in the area, with Kissimmee, St Cloud and Celebration all providing interesting and in some cases historic sights, while at the same time oozing charm. Kissimmee boasts the oldest Floridian Courthouse, continuously used. Kissimmee also hosts the Sculpture Experience where work by a dozen selected artists is displayed downtown.

As well as all the usual tourist attractions Osceola County has a wide array of wildlife including the largest bald-eagle population in America and is the home of a program to re-introduce the endangered Whooping Crane. There are a number of nature reserves in the area to enjoy these and other animals and a good place to start is the Lake Lizzie Nature Reserve.

If fishing is your thing then there is plenty of opportunity in the Kissimmee region, particularly with the abundance of lakes. Lake Tohopekaliga can be found in downtown Kissimmee and is a fantastic place for fishing as well as picnicking and has a renown in fishing circles stretching well beyond the Florida area. East Lake Toho, located in St Cloud really does have everything for the family including a beautiful beach and dedicated play area, as well as a handful of great fishing spots.

For a broader perspective on what to do in Florida try our article What is there to do in Florida?

Florida Wildlife - Sea Turtles

Florida’s coastal waters play host, at various times of the year to five different species of sea turtle all of which are endangered or on the brink of being classified as such. The five species are;

Loggerhead Turtle – the most common of the sea turtle species which visit Florida’s shores (around 70, 000 nests found each year), the loggerhead is currently considered threatened rather than endangered. Taking its name from its wide head the loggerhead has powerful jaws to enable it to crush the crabs, clams and similar creatures upon which it feeds

Hawksbill Turtle – sports a beautiful shell which has contributed to it almost being hunted to extinction, when once it was commonly found on these coasts.

Green Turtle – again endangered in Florida, this turtle has been hunted for its meat which is turned into a much sought after soup. More common in the Caribbean, this turtle has been known to travel over one thousand miles to islands in mid-atlantic to mate.

Kemp’s Ridley – very rare and very small and once again endangered, this turtles Florida habitat is limited to a tiny beach on the Gulf of Mexico coastline.

Leatherback Turtle – by far the largest of the turtles that visit us, growing up to 8 feet in length, there have been around 200 recorded nests per year. They have a far greater range than other turtles, having been known to swim thousands of miles venturing into much colder waters.

Nesting

Turtle nesting is a sight many of us will be familiar with from watching wildlife programmes, but is none the less still awe-inspiring. Nesting begins in May, with individual nests hatching until October. A female will only nest every few years, but may nest several times in a single season. Each nest will contain around 100 eggs, the female turtle having made its tortuous journey up the beach, digging a hole for the eggs then covering the hole with sand. The female turtle then returns to the sea, leaving the future hatchlings to their fate. After two months of incubation, those hatchlings escape from their shells, wriggle out of the nest and make a dash for the sea, all the while a target for waiting predators. Those that make it to the relative safety of the water will spend several years living on offshore seaweed beds before returning to the coast to begin the cycle all over again.

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