SteveW
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Looking at doing a 3week holiday to the good ol US of A next year.. Just checking out Florida Keys for a weeks beach holiday, then getting connecting flight into Carolina or somewhere in the South, then finishing up in California
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BluKoo
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Just Florida, not the Keys. Sure 3 weeks by the beaches would be amazing though!
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Gary
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As blu, Dont florida not keys though.
Would only suggest you dont go in the height of summer. Its actually too warm mid day imo
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SteveW
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well yeah but i really want to check out other parts of America.
Carolina is meant to be very nice as is Cali.. want to really take a month off work but they wont let me lol.
want to fit in a national park like Yosemite or Yellow Stone
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SteveW
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sorry, should have said.
have done florida a few times, only ever in May and it was hot enough then lol
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jrsteeve
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did the keys when i was younger, seemed nice from memory but pretty similar to the other coastal towns - tampa etc - but with a few more palm trees! Do Miami for a beach/clubbing holiday.
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richc
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Just booked on saturday fully enough. Fly into miami on june 12th from heathrow. Renting a villa in the keys as we are meeting some of my girl friends family out there. I cant remember the route they are taking though.
My OH parents are doing a 3 week tour just like you planned, and we are meeting them the last week just to say hi (as you do)
Should be a nice drive over the 'glades 
They did a month last year (MD of own company hence why they had the time off). They planned 3 but ended up staying 4 due to the BA strikes.
I dont know what order but they went to detroit, mephis, phillidelphia, washington, then down into the southern states into texas where they eventually flew home from houston (i think). They dont hold out money wise, but they spent £10,000 in total.....How much do you think it will cost you???
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Jed D
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i went to Orlando when i was 10 or something. fucking amazing!!! a small packet of crisps was the size of a mutibag full over here
seen a my first flat screen tv and it was about 6m wide and god know how tall
loved it 
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SteveW
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rich - looking at spending around £3k for flights + hotels then whatever on top for spending money. Probably another £1.5k
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ashleh
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I remember Busch Gardens being epic!
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Jambo
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Dont go walking through poor ethnic neighbourhoods at 3am trying to score some drugs though
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Jed D
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quote:
Originally posted by Jambo
Dont go walking through poor ethnic neighbourhoods at 3am trying to score some drugs though
...you may end up with a saw bum 
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bubble
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i went florida, kissimme haines city, and drove to tampa and miami and visited all the attractions. probably the best month away i have had.
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Russ
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quote:
Originally posted by JedDy
quote:
Originally posted by Jambo
Dont go walking through poor ethnic neighbourhoods at 3am trying to score some drugs though
...you may end up with a saw bum
.... Or dead?
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Siberia
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spent 4 nights in the keys in 2009.. it was the best part of florida for nightlife i thought.. the weather was strange.. 1 hour baking sunshine and next crazy rain.. that was in september...
we drove down.. as far as i remember the main street was duval street.. there were many pubs and clubs.. irish kevins seemed to be the most popular
we stayed in the raddison for 3 nights and the marriot for 1.. we were only supposed to stay the 3 nights but we got trashed on the night before we were supposed to leave so stayed an extra night... the radission was ok... but not like a radision you would see in the uk.. the marriot was brilliant.. but expensive
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Nath
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quote:
Originally posted by Siberia
spent 4 nights in the keys in 2009.. it was the best part of florida for nightlife i thought.. the weather was strange.. 1 hour baking sunshine and next crazy rain.. that was in september...
Was like that in Orlando in August too, always around 3pm, it'd just lash it down and then stop. Strange climate.
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Toby
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ive stayed in the Keys, really nice place.
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richc
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quote:
Originally posted by Russ
quote:
Originally posted by JedDy
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Originally posted by Jambo
Dont go walking through poor ethnic neighbourhoods at 3am trying to score some drugs though
...you may end up with a saw bum
.... Or dead?
I dont think he would be the sort of person to watch/read the news on a regular basis.
*speeling is shit
[Edited on 04-08-2011 by richc]
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