Our Florida Adventure

FLORIDA reminds me of Philippines in so many ways specially their climate. They have nice tropical weather out there, lots of sunshine, then unexpected rain, lightning and thunderstorm in the afternoon that last for few hours. THe Orlando area of Florida is designed with tourists in mind. It is a very tourist-friendly city, tHey have nice side of the road walkways for on-the-foot wonderers. They have well-developed bus stops and helpful street guides properly placed in different parts of the city. Its no surprise they design Orlando this way, they have Universal Studio, Disney World, Seaworld, and a lot more! THey also have beautiful dinner shows, my favorite is Arabian Knights, its totally magical, the horses are way talented. We also got the chance to visit DAYTONA BEACH in Florida, a beautiful long miles beach stretch all the way to Miami beach! The main difference I noticed between Bohol beaches and Daytona beach is that in Bohol you can hardly sea any tall building bordering the sea sand stretch, only coconut trees and other natural plants. But in Florida, as far as your eyes can see the sand, you can also see tall hotels and condos one after the other, barely any trees, few palm trees here and there. Surprisingly they still allow people to drive their vehicles in the sand and get a nice parking in the beach and can easily get whatever you need in the car at anytime. THey also have quad/ATV 4WD rentals and have a nice ride in the beach. The best part in Florida beach is that you can walk miles and miles of beach stretch (as far as your legs can take), checking out different restaurants and snacks bars along the way, so its always good idea to have dollars in you while walking along the beach. THey also have lifeguards on duty on particular times of day so aside from helping you incase you drift too far in the ocean deep, they will also alarm you to get off the water when the sharks decide to lurk around and might decide you are dinner to them! The bad thing I experience in Florida both in Orlando and Daytona is that they have radical lightning and thunderstorms that just came out of nowhere. You stroll in the city in the sunny morning, and you find yourself get stuck in one of the shop like a salmon with all other wonderers in the afternoon waiting for the lightning to stop. They also have really really hot summer days, more than 100 degrees like CA! Few great surprises i experience in Florida are, waking up in the morning and looking down from the balcony you see big nice sand messages that some people surprise their love ones with early in the mornings. They also have planes with ads in the tail, birds hunting for fishes, and and cannot-be-missed early sunrise they have! For best sunrise viewing, wake up around 4:30 in the morning get ready and head towards the beach while waiting for the sun to come, where camera is a must, of course. On the downside, unfortunately, you can tell that some of the beach sands got damaged in different hurricane storms that hit Florida each year. But overall, Florida is a great place to unwind, have a great family vacation and have lots of things to offer. No wonder its one of the top tourists destination in the world.