International Travel

Orlando is a place for kids’ right? Not exactly. Yes, it is the home to Disney World, but Orlando can also provide a vacation filled with entertainment, relaxation, and eternal bliss for the older folk. If you’re looking to get in touch with your inner child and still act your age, I have provided some fun activities that will help you enjoy Orlando in a more age-appropriate manner.

Not so fast! Before diving out of the magical kingdom, look to see what it may have to offer you and your significant other. Explore Epcot, a part of the park that provides an exciting feel with a slice of diversity. Put on a helmet and hold on tight as you race up to the stars on Mission: Space or speed around the Test Track. If you’re spinning gut is telling you to take pleasure in a more comforting setting, check out Epcot’s Pavilions. Here you can indulge in a miniature world of vast cultures. These countries or ‘pavilions’ include: Canada, China, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Morocco, Norway, the U.S., and the United Kingdom. Sail from country to country and wrap yourself with the authentic traditions each pavilion illuminates!

If you’re trying to stray away from the busy theme parks and you’re into the artistic side of Orlando, there are plenty of places to visit. Tap to the beat as you experience the modern side of the Orlando Ballet with the “Orlando Ballet Pops”. If you’re more of a singer, visit the Orlando Opera in its 50^th season of song. Delve into the world’s most comprehensive works of Louis Comfort Tiffany at the Charles Hosmer Morse Museum of American Art in Winter Park. By taking a step into central Florida you can take advantage of any of the 100 parks, museums, culture performances, wildlife experiences, and other attractions that are waiting to be explored by culture buffs like yourself.

Are you more of a conventional vacationer? Explore 176 beautiful golf courses and endless miles of fairway within an hour drive of Orlando. Play at some of Florida’s newer premier courses: The Ritz Carlton Golf Club Orlando, Grande Lakes,Ginn Reunion Resort, Champions Gate Golf Club, and one of Florida’s top courses recognized by “Golfweek” and “Golf Digest” magazines — Arnold Palmer’s Bay Hill Club and Lodge.

If you’re more of a nocturnal being and are looking for a lively nightlife, Orlando is a great place to investigate. Downtown Disney has a nightlife like you wouldn’t believe with a tri-level complex of three separate levels of bars. Club Paris Orlando offers a VIP feel in the historic area on Church Street. International drive also has a compilation of nighttime shopping, such as Pointe Orlando housing a large nighttime compound of shops and restaurants featuring BB King’s Blues Club, offering some southern soul food and music that will keep you intrigued. If you are looking for somewhere that will make your stomach ache of never-ending laughs, try The Comedy Warehouse at Walt Disney World’s Pleasure Island.

Regardless of your age and personal interests, Orlando has a bit of everything for everyone. This is simply what makes Orlando a city that you will never be able to forget. So get lost in it all in Orlando, Florida.

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