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Old Feb 19, 2008 | 08:06 PM
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Vacation.. Florida

Anyone from Eastern Florida that could help me out with this one? or anyone who has vacationed here? I am going on a vacation and not sure what city to go to. either Miami, Daytona Beach, West Palm beach or Orlando. looking for mostly nice clean beaches, and plenty of things to do. and also beaches that are easy to look at if you know what i mean..
 
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Old Feb 19, 2008 | 08:10 PM
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Daytona Beach is nice as is West Palm. Be sure to stop by Kennedy Space Center, that is something you'll never regret if your taking a family! Miami is full of cubans and a lot of violence, although it has its perks. If you are willing to travel all the way down to Miami, just pull the trigger and travel 90 more miles to the more southermost point in the continental USA. Key West is awesome and is way better if you fly in (for the private pilot)
 
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Old Feb 19, 2008 | 08:15 PM
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How old are you?
 
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Old Feb 19, 2008 | 08:17 PM
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Originally Posted by stowe44
Anyone from Eastern Florida that could help me out with this one? or anyone who has vacationed here? I am going on a vacation and not sure what city to go to. either Miami, Daytona Beach, West Palm beach or Orlando. looking for mostly nice clean beaches, and plenty of things to do. and also beaches that are easy to look at if you know what i mean..
Hope you're not looking to go during the March Break! There ain't much left, especially if you want to be on the beach. I was looking into Florida as well, but the prices were so outta whack I gotta a better deal (taking entire family of 4) for all inclusive in Jamaica.
I mean Florida would have been nice for Universal Studios (kids have been to Disney World already), but anything on the beach was either a crap hole, or was just rediculous in price. The flights alone make the price crzy, and that's even if I flew out of Buffalo, which is A LOT cheaper due to taxes.
I mean I'm not knocking Florida, but I'm not going to pay the same money to go to Florida when I could spend the same amount to go further south to an all inclusive resort in the Caribbean!
I just booked today

Good luck!
 
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Old Feb 19, 2008 | 08:18 PM
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oh cool i was actually leaning towards daytona or west palm. thanks alot.. any favourites of the two?
 
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Old Feb 19, 2008 | 08:20 PM
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i'm not actually worried about prices because when we went to florida last year we gave up our tickets for one night for free tickets in the next year to any where in the U.S and i am 18.. why?
 
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Old Feb 19, 2008 | 08:20 PM
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Go to Daytona if you want action. Miami, has its bad parts...but if your vacationing there then you're probably not gonna be going into those bad neighbor hoods lololol. West palm beach is pretty boring if you ask me, just a bunch of old farts, and Morroso lol.
 
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Old Feb 19, 2008 | 08:22 PM
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okay. thanks alot guys. gunna try to get into daytona..
 
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Old Feb 19, 2008 | 08:24 PM
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okay. thanks alot guys. gunna try to get into daytona..
If thats what you really want, have you ever been there? Why not orlando or maybe the west coast or the keys?
 
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Old Feb 19, 2008 | 08:25 PM
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okay. thanks alot guys. gunna try to get into daytona..
Keep us posted on whether you find any availability. Having a free flight is one thing, but if ya can't find a decent place to stay, that's another.
Are you going during the March Break?

Once again, good luck!
 
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Old Feb 19, 2008 | 08:27 PM
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If thats what you really want, have you ever been there? Why not orlando or maybe the west coast or the keys?
Orlando isn't on the beach? I've stayed in Clearwater and surrounding area when I wanted to be near Orlando.
 
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Old Feb 19, 2008 | 08:35 PM
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Orlando isn't on the beach? I've stayed in Clearwater and surrounding area when I wanted to be near Orlando.
I didnt know a beach city was mandatory. lol sorry

But that still leaves the west coast and the keys
 
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Old Feb 19, 2008 | 08:38 PM
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Orlando isn't on the beach?
Orlando is to the beach as Las Vegas is to the pacific ocean.
 
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Old Feb 19, 2008 | 08:43 PM
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Daytona Beach is nice as is West Palm. Be sure to stop by Kennedy Space Center, that is something you'll never regret if your taking a family! Miami is full of cubans and a lot of violence, although it has its perks. If you are willing to travel all the way down to Miami, just pull the trigger and travel 90 more miles to the more southermost point in the continental USA. Key West is awesome and is way better if you fly in (for the private pilot)
Whats wrong with Cubans? Jeeez. I lived in ORlando for many years and also lived in Miami for a while. Orlando is OK if you have kids. Cocoa Beach is only 35-40 minutes away too. Miami is great for beaches. South Beach is topless and lots of places to party by day and by night. My FAVORITE place in the entire country is KEY WEST. It is beautiful there. Lots of fun and crystal clear water. Fly into Miami or Ft Lauderdale and then drive the 3 hours to Key West. Its a nice drive over bridges.

Anywhere north of Orlando is basically southern Georgia. And the entire west coast is full of old people. Even though there are some nice areas in SW Florida.
 
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Old Feb 19, 2008 | 08:50 PM
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Smathers beach Key West last August..



me diving off of keywest


water behind the hotel
 

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