Orlando Travel Blog

By the time I was 8, the trampoline had become my world. I’d race home after school, just to spend a few hours flipping around. Front flips, backflips, handsprings. You name it, I was all about that giant, bouncing contraption. With that said, it’s easy to see why my eyes lit up as I walked...

Photo courtesy of Universal Orlando Resort. Universal recently announced that The Amazing Adventures of Spider-Man, one of the most popular attractions at Universal Orlando Resort, will be completely reanimated in 4K digital high definition. It will open in 2012 and is being developed by the same award-winning...

Photo courtesy of Gatorland. For those who relish something a bit out of the ordinary, try ziplining over alligator feeding areas at Gatorland, a 110-acre theme park and wildlife preserve known as the alligator capital of the world. The park’s latest attraction, the Screamin’ Gator Zipline, will...

Photo courtesy of Forever Florida. If you’re serious about getting away from it all, a mellow cycling ride through the treetops should do the trick. A new attraction at Forever Florida, a wildlife haven an hour southeast of Orlando, gives guests the chance to unwind via a specially designed SkyCycle...

Photo courtesy of Universal Orlando Resort. Universal Orlando Resort unveiled plans last week for a new 3-D attraction based on one of my favorite animated films, Despicable Me. With that said, if you got a kick out of the movie like I did, you’re in for a treat. This digital adventure, set to open...

Photo courtesy of Discovery Cove. Turns out, there’s more to Discovery Cove than swimming with dolphins. Next month, the all-inclusive tropical retreat will open The Grand Reef. In other words, the park is adding close to a million gallons of water, 10,000 marine animals and more man-made coral than...

When it comes to cooking classes, Truffle & Trifles is a surefire way to have fun and bump up your cooking cred at the same time. The College Park-based business has been going strong for 27 years, if that tells you anything. Once you arrive, you’ll split into groups of four or five. One group...

Courtesy of Orlando Aerial Arts. If you’ve ever wanted to run away and join the circus, well here’s your chance. It’s part workout part circus act. And the best part is anyone can do it regardless of their fitness level. Fun-loving folks of all types flock to Orlando Aerial Arts for an utterly...

Lakeridge Winery by Kristen Manieri I’ll be the first to admit that Florida ain’t exactly famous for its wine country. The wines here, which tend to be quite sweet, don’t come close to rivaling a vino from California or Oregon, and only a handful of winemakers attempt to try. But a...

Ever wake from a zany, colorful, trippy dream and wish you could close your eyes and slip back into your fantasy world again? This describes, almost exactly, how it felt the other night as I joined the audience in standing ovation applause at the finale of La Nouba. I, along with more than 1,600 audience...