Taking the Treetop Challenge

Posted on March 2, 2013 by author

 

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I’m hanging in the air about 30 feet off the ground, suspended by a wire, and I’m gyrating like a drunken monkey, trying to get enough momentum to wallow over to a net, where I can restore what little is left of my dignity, which I lost when I leaped from a treetop platform hanging from a rope, yelling like Tarzan, only to find out that I had to actually grab the webbing on the other side.  I didn’t.

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Orlando Day Trip: Bok Tower Garden

Posted on January 2, 2013 by author

This attraction is only an hour from the Disney area and is definitely worth the visit if you need a break from long lines and wallet-busting prices, or if you just appreciate the quiet beauty of a master-planned garden and its grand centerpiece, the Bok Tower.IMAG4476

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Holy Land Experience

Posted on December 25, 2012 by author

IMAG4422Only in America would you find a theme park dedicated to fundamentalist Christianity, and only in Orlando, the tourism capital of the world, could that experience be so strange that even now, 3 days after my visit, I’m still at a loss for words.  Continue reading →

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