Come to Orlando and See ICE! Visit the Gaylord Palms Resort & Convention Center

Visit the Gaylord Palms Resort & Convention Center Be part of the spectacular show ICE! at the amazing Gaylord Palms Resort & Convention Center, set in the grand style of turn-of-the-century Florida.

Here are some ICE! facts: nearly 2 million pounds of ice will be used to create the show, nearly 5,000 block of ice will be hand carved, more than 1,500 fluorescent lights will be frozen into the ice to help create magical effects.

The show ICE! is kept at 9 degrees! Closed shoes and long pants are required. Parkas are handed out! ICE! will run from November 18th through January 2nd, 10AM until 8:30 PM.

14929 Indigo Lake Drive Orlando, Florida $275,000

The home is 1762 square feet and has 3 bedrooms, 2 baths and backs up to a pond. It is in a convenient location, close by shopping and is nicely priced.

Visit the website of The Orlando Avenue Top Team, real estate agents specializing in the Orlando area and call Team Leader, Teri Isner, at 407-467-5155 for a private showing of this lovely and comfortable home.

A jewel in Windermere’s Florida’s crown 34786

This exclusive uncompromising community is for those who find sanctuary amongst the 380-acre sanctuary for 83 species of birds and 11 kinds of fish of Lake Butler, the crown jewel of the Butler Chain of Lakes.

For information on each of these exclusive residences, contact Teri Isner, Team Leader of The Orlando Avenue TopTeam real estate agents, at 407-467-5155.

Visit the Charles Hosmer Morse Museum of American Art

This beautiful museum, located on Park Avenue in the town of Winter Park, has an extensive, comprehensive collection of works by Louis Comfort Tiffany.

Room after room displays his breathtaking original works including lamps, jewelry, leaded-glass windows and the magificent chapel interior designed for a Chicago exhibition in 1893. Many of these works have never been seen by the public before.

Exhibits at the Museum change frequently and include collection of American Art. The Museum also sponsors films, lectures, lecture series and music programs as well as childrens’ programs and hands-on demonstrations. Enter the website and see what a wonderful treat awaits!

The Sunshine State continues to be the sunshine state!

The Sunshine State continues to be the sunshine state!

With just a scattering of days left to hurricane season 2006, the quiet storm year continues to fade peacefully. The Sunshine State continues to be the sunshine state! An average hurricane season produces ten named storms, six of which become hurricanes, two of them intense.

This year, so far, the Atlantic basic has spawned nine named storms, five of which become hurricanes, two intense. Last year, the record-breaker, had twenty-eight named storms, fifteen of them hurricanes, seven of those intense.

This year, Florida was hit by no hurricanes and only two tropical storms – Alberto, on the Gulf Coast and Ernesto, in the south. In 2006, no storms were worries to Central Florida.

During the past 145 years – the time of serious record-keeping of storms – Florida has been hit by only four hurricanes and six tropical storms in November. Two of the hurricanes were category 1 storms, two were category 2.The last named storm, in 1998, was Mitch, a tropical storm, which landed at Bonita Beach, southwest of Orlando.

The Villas at Cypress Springs, Beautiful New Town Homes in Orlando by Toll Brothers

This is a new townhome community of only 81 homes by luxury homebuilder Toll Brothers located close by the GreeneWay, the East-West Expressway and the Beachline Expressway in Orange County.

Amenities include a swimming pool and cabana, stone architectural features and a stone-wall, heavily landscaped entrance-way. There are two floor plans, one with the master bedroom downstairs which is 1806 square feet and one with an upstairs master bedroom that’s 1979 square feet. Prices start at $269,975 for the smaller model and $284,975 for the larger one with an optional fourth bedroom available.

For more information on these luxury models, call Teri Isner, Team Leader of The Orlando Avenue Top Team, real estate agents specializing in the Orlando area, at 407-467-5155.

5432 Pine Creek Drive

For information on this and similar properties, call Teri Isner, Team Leader of The Orlando Avenue Top Team, real estate agents specializing in the Orlando, Florida area. Teri’s telephone number is 407-467-5155.

Orlando Condos from the low 100s Live in the heart of Millenia!

Opportunity awaits at the Residences at Millenia – minutes from I-4, downtown Orlando, the attractions, The Mall at Millenia. Building amenities include a spa and clubhouse, tennis court, fitness center, indoor racquetball court and projection theater. Indoor amenities include new granite countertops, stainless steel appliances, new cherry wood cabinetry. Prices start in the low hundred thousands.

Passports Required for Air Travel Into the United States as of Jan.23rd 2007

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and U.S. Department of State announced on November 22 the official requirement for citizens of the United States, Canada, Mexico, and Bermuda to present a passport to enter the United States when arriving by air from any part of the Western Hemisphere (including the Caribbean and Central and South America) beginning January 23, 2007.

This is a revision from the previously announced date of January 8, 2007.

U.S. Citizens departing and returning to the United States by air after January 23, 2007, will be required to have a valid U.S. Passport. The Passport office is already busy and this will likely contribute to a backlog that could result in lengthy issuance delays as these rules take effect.

Although the requirement to possess a valid Passport or PASScard for sea travel and land border crossings could be extended to as late as June 1, 2009, the government can accelerate this date based on meeting certain standards and is recommending that travelers be prepared for the passport requirement as early as January 1, 2008.

Remember, without a Passport or PASScard, your clients will not be able to travel outside of the United States and you will be limited in the international leisure vacations that you can market and sell – particularly cruises. In addition, after the implementation date, U.S. clients who arrive at their Port of Embarkation without a valid U.S. Passport will not be permitted to board the ship. Information you can share with every client on obtaining or renewing a U.S. Passport can be found on the State Department’s Web site.

A time to pause and remember how thankful we are for all our blessings.

Thanksgiving Wishes from Orlando Team Leader Teri Isner and The Orlando Avenue Top Team, real estate agents, wish all of our families, friends and neighbors, customers and readers – you – a warm and happy Thanksgiving of love and thanks giving.