A hotel right in the middle of the airport at OIA in Orlando, Florida

Every day over 80,000 passengers fly in and out of Orlando International and some 30 million domestic passengers use the airport each year. OIA is a beautiful airport and features a beautiful hotel seen from the terminal. You can’t miss it! The Hyatt Regency Hotel Orlando International Airport is inside the airport lobby and features warm atrium-style architecture, tropical palms trees and cozy seating areas.

Margarita Island Playa El Agua Caribbean Beach

Margarita Island off the coast of Venezuela is a popular resort and vacation destination abounding in turquoise Caribbean waters, white sandy beaches and warm sunny days.

The most popular beach is Playa El Agua (“playa” meaning “beach” and “agua” meaning “water”.) This white sand beach is nearly three miles long and is lined with tall, mature palm trees. There are over 40 restaurants at Playa El Agua, ranging from food kiosks to more elaborate restaurants serving lobster and steak. There are also many shops selling the works of local artisans, postcards and such.

Ocean view condos are being built on Playa El Agua Boulevard. This venture is being built as a condo hotel. Rental revenue will be available.

There will be 58 units on five floors. They will be 720 square feet to 1049 square feet and all will be 1-bedroom, 1-bath. Prices will be from the low $100,000 to under $200,000.

For more information, call The Caribbean Top Team from Keller Williams at the Lakes, 1-877-962-4242 or and ask to speak with Teri Isner, Tammy Martinez or Eileen Wilson. Visit our website, and learn about real estate opportunities in the Southern Caribbean, and West Indies.

When you move to Florida and need to register your car check out the variety of over 100 Specialty License Plates!

Is it some randomly assigned letters and numbers – or an expression of who you are?! Florida leads the nation with the number of specialty tags to choose from. There are over 100! The most popular is the Panther plate.

The Panther has held the #1 ranking for the last five years. Protect Wild Dolphins is #2, followed by The University of Florida, the Sea Turtle and Save the Manatee. Florida State falls in at the 6th spot. Floridians are big fans of their schools and, even at numbers 92 and 93, Palm Beach Atlantic University and Eckerd College are represented.  How about those Gators this year.

Other specialty plates include the Large Mouth Bass, The State Wildflower, The Orlando Magic and The Indian River Lagoon.  Here is one for Bob Barker he is always saying…

To see beautiful pictures and a list of the specialty plates, or find out the fee and the date each plate was enacted, check the specialty tags division here. 

Enjoy the lush scenery of the West Indies, see archaeological Island history!

See all the way to Antigua and Monserrat on the Herbert Heights observation deck! This is an area of history. Above you is the ruins of a sugar plantation thought to be from the second half of the 17th century.

Trails take you through the rain forest of the village of Rawlins with its mango and spice trees, palm and bamboo trees. On your journey you may see a mountain pond with water lillies, croppio frogs and fresh water fish. More information on the history of the area as well as information on tours and facilities can be found on their Herbert Heights website.

See The Lion King through January 14th Broadway comes to Orlando

The Lion King continues to roar at the Carr Performing Arts Centre on W. Livingston Street in downtown Orlando thrilling audiences with magical birds and fantastical animals dancing, twirling and leaping over the savannah of the stage.

Thrill to the Lion King score which includes "Can You Feel The Love Tonight" and "Circle of Life" by Elton John and Tim Rice. The Lion King is a show in the Broadway Across America theater series. It will play and enchant adults and children in Orlando until January 14th, 2007.   Information on tickets can be found at the Broadway Across America. 

Be Indulged at the Four Season Resort in Nevis, West Indies

Oh Luxury! Your name may be the Four Season Resort in Nevis, West Indies! Enjoy the best of the Caribbean in one of 196 rooms and suites steps from the turquoise water or, for greater privacy and seclusion, you can own a private villa or estate home.

Come2theislands.com has a complete list of the real estate opportunites available. Add to your day by golf at This Four Season Resort is in Charleston on Pinney’s Beach and features a Robert Trent Jones II designed golf course, 10 tennis course, horseback riding through the surf, a luxury-treatment spa, infinity edge pool and oceanfront whirlpool as well as the beautiful beach.

If you stay at the resort children are loved and enjoy their own menus, activities, and child-sized robes. Be catered to by the warm hospitality of the Nevisians! For more on the Four Season Resort visit their website.

A Lakefront Lot in Groveland, Florida

For more information visit the website of The Orlando Avenue Top Team, real estate agents specializing in Central Florida. http://www.orlandoavenue.com Call Team Leader Teri Isner at 407-467-5155.

The Circus is Coming to Orlando!

You’ll see Bello, The Daredevil Clown; elephants, horses, acrobats, tightrope walkers, tigers and lots more!! Be a child, bring a child!

A Major Regional Opera Company in Orlando Florida

Orlando is not only surrounded by world-class golf and attractions – both enjoyed in beautiful, sunny weather – but Orlando is also a center of culture.

The Orlando Opera is a professional opera company which has been bringing the joy of opera to the Central Florida area for 49 years. The opera company is committed to bringing its music not only to adult listeners, but to children as well and offers school programs, young people’s concert and summer camps.

Performances are at The Bob Carr Performing Arts Center, downtown. Information on tickets, pricing, events, education etc. can be found online.  If you’re wondering what to wear, this opera company encourages you to relax, enjoy yourself and listen to the music. Casual dress is just fine!

Come 2 Anguilla, Donate a Book

Some years ago, a teacher from the United States who had been a visitor to Anguilla for many years, wanted to say "thank you" for all her pleasant vacations on that island. So she donated a bag of books to one of the local schools.

The thank-you of books continued with each of her trips. Then she thought, well, what if every hotel guest brought a book and donated it to a school, what if a book was donated by every visitor?

Five years later, the idea has now been expanded so books can be shipped. The Anguilla Post Office forwards the books. The Anguilla Community Foundation and Caribbean Cable Communications Ltd. help pay some of the shipping costs.

The address to send books to is: Alwyn Allison Primary School, 7150 N.W. 36th Ave./Ang. Post Ocean, Miami, FL, 33147, USA This idea has taken off and Island Books in Anguilla runs a poster contest for local students encouraging reading.

There are also many lots for sale on the island, some with ocean views, some with golf course frontage. Call Team Leader, Teri Isner, at 407-467-5155 for more information. Come 2 Anguilla, put a book in your bag and bring it along.