World Holiday Guide

One of the most southern states on the east coast of America is Florida, a state which is connected to the main land but is still surrounded by ocean. The gulf of Mexico lies to the west and the Atlantic ocean to the east. Florida is one of the most advertised holiday destinations within the UK recently, boasting to be the home of a number of celebrities, and you can see why. Not only does Florida have brilliant theme parks and attractions for younger holiday makers but also an excellent array of activities for adults of any age. The most famous though, of course, being the range of theme parks in the region.

Some of the most popular destinations within Florida are: Jacksonville, Miami, Tampa and Orlando. Each has their own unique hook and selling points, which make them stand out from each other. Orlando has some world famous attractions for the family, which makes it a good place in Florida to plan a visit: the most famous being the Walt Disney World Resort, as well as the Universal Orlando Resort and Sea World, which are also located there. The Universal Studio resort can be visited alongside Universal Islands of Adventure on a two day pass offer, in which you can do one park per day. Check the official website of both this, and Disney World, for details of offers for these sites. Even the most active children will be able to wear themselves out visiting these theme parks, leaving the evenings free for the adults in your party to explore a bit, so a magical holiday is bound to be had by all.

If your children are not so little any more then Tampa would be the city which you should look at, having more attractions aimed towards a more mature group with Busch Gardens Tampa Bay, an African style park which is home to a number of African wildlife and some of the most notoriously known roller coasters in the world. But if the heat is all too much for you walking around Busch gardens huge 335 acre plot then just over the road, adjacent in fact, is the world famous Adventure Island. This is a water park built on a 30 acre plot of land with attractions such as: Endless Surf, Caribbean Corkscrew and the Gulf Scream. Adventure Island is promised to be a great day out and a place to cool down in the Florida heat.

For a more laid back holiday Jacksonville is the best city in Florida to visit, having the largest population out of all of the cities in the state of Florida, it is one of the best for retail therapy as it has two enclosed malls and a number of museums. This is perfect for those wanting to spend hours upon hours taking in the sites and spending in the malls picking up bargains.

In comparison to the other cities, Miami is the most suitable city for beach holidays, being a city built on the shores of four spectacular sandy beaches, making it the ultimate place to relax on with picture perfect azure seas and golden sands. As well as previous points of interest, Florida is also known for mangroves which can be explored via fan boat.

Happy Holidays

Trevor Butler, co-founder and owner of holidayholiday.co.uk, specialists in cheap holidays and last minute holidays worldwide.

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