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Veness Travel Media
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Best-selling guidebook authors & travel content creators, specializing in the U.S. (and Florida in particular). Originally from the UK & Michigan, now Orlando residents. See venesstravelmedia.net & our new book, 111 Paces in Orlando That You Must Not Miss.
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Veness Travel Media @venesstravelmedia.bsky.social · Nov 16
Well Hello There, skies of a blue persuasion! We're delighted to discover you & hopeful of a long, fruitful relationship. We are travel writers & book authors, with a specialty for the US in general & Florida in particular, and recently completed a year-long RV adventure around the country. #Travel
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Ready for THE Orlando foodie event of the year? Yes, its the Disney Swan-Dolphin Resort's annual Food & Wine Classic, featuring the very best of this outstanding resort's culinary creations.

#SwanDolphinResort #WaltDisneyWorld #Foodie #FoodAndWineClassic #FoodieFun #Orlando
An Orlando Foodie Classic | AttractionTickets.com
For a real foodie mega-experience, check out the annual Food & Wine Classic at the Walt Disney World Swan Dolphin Resort – it’s lining up a November to remember.
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November 13, 2025 at 3:29 PM
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Great to see #CityArtsOrlando re-opening the CityArts Cafe today. Be sure to check out their opening festivities (see story in @orlandoweekly.bsky.social: www.orlandoweekly.com/arts/downtow...).
#Travel #DowntownOrlando #CityArtsCafe #orlandoweekly #111Places #111PlacesInOrlandoThatYouMustNotMiss
Downtown Arts District opens CityArts Café this week
Arts and culture hub Downtown Arts District opens a new café this week that's set to fuel Orlando while supporting local artists.
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November 12, 2025 at 3:06 PM
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It's #Halloween, y'all! And, to celebrate the fun-filled occasion, here's a look back at Magic Kingdom's highlight of Mickey's Not So Scary Halloween Party & our video of the fantastic Boo To You Parade:

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#Travel #WaltDisneyWorld #MickeysNotSoScarytHalloweenParty
Mickey's Boo To You Halloween Parade!
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October 31, 2025 at 2:07 PM
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Good morning from Wicked: The Experience at Universal Studios Florida! The walkthrough exhibit and store reopens today at noon with new costumes and props from "Wicked: For Good."

More photos to come.
October 31, 2025 at 1:13 PM
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Our Central Florida weather plummeted into the 50s overnight, and Floridians be like.....

#Weather #Florida #ColinInFlorida
October 31, 2025 at 1:51 PM
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Ready for the latest gaming challenge in Virtual Reality fun? Here's the fab Sandbox VR at its new location in Pointe Orlando & the full story in our blog for @attractiontickets.bsky.social:

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#Travel #SandboxVR #PointeOrlando #OrlandoAttractions #VRGames
Sandbox VR at Pointe Orlando Review | AttractionTickets.com
Hear what our Florida experts have to say about one of Orlando newest experiences; Sandbox VR at Pointe Orlando
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October 25, 2025 at 1:41 PM
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While Florida can produce some pretty wicked afternoon thunderstorms, it also makes for some stunning sunsets. Like this one over Kissimmee a few days ago...!

#Travel #Florida #Weather #Kissimmee #Sunsets
October 24, 2025 at 5:25 PM
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Big news from Walt Disney World for its remarkable Soarin' ride, as part of USA's 250th anniversary next year...
October 20, 2025 at 10:31 PM
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You just have to love this new addition to the Magic Kingdom's evening Halloween party this year. Classic Disney imagination.

#WaltDisneyWorld #Halloween #MagicKingdom #MickeysNotSoScaryHalloweenParty
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NEW VIDEO: The Hitchhiking Ghosts Appear at Mickey’s Not-So-Scary Halloween Party 2025 - Walt Disney World! #notsoscary #mnsshp #mickeysnotsoscary #hauntedmansion

VIDEO: youtu.be/GqLXZny3Owo
October 20, 2025 at 10:22 PM
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Two years ago, we were in the middle of the #Arizona leg of our Year On The Road RV adventure, leaving Lake Havasu City behind for the RV Mecca of Quartzsite and a stopover in the tiny community of Hope in the Sonora Desert.

#Travel #RVTravel #VisitArizona #AYearOnTheRoad
October 20, 2025 at 8:52 PM
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We're delighted to announce that our latest book has just been snapped up by @mcfarland.bsky.social, highlighting the life-affirming story of the UK couple who led a lifelong campaign to undermine Apartheid & bring educational opportunity to thousands of under-privileged children in Southern Africa.
October 17, 2025 at 9:09 PM
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Of all the 111 Places that go into our new book - 111 Places in Orlando That You Must Not Miss (www.amazon.com/Places-Orlan...) - none is quite so cute as Lunasea Alpaca Farm & its wonderful animals. This one definitely caught Susan's eye! #111Places #Orlando #111PlacesInOrlandoThatYouMustNotMiss
October 17, 2025 at 8:30 PM
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Currently working on a new blog about all the forthcoming fun of The Holidays at @universalorl.bsky.social & thought it was a good idea to revive this video, of The Magic at Christmas at Hogwarts:

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#Travel #UniversalOrlando #ChristmasAtHogwarts #IslandsOfAdventure #HarryPotter
The Magic of Christmas at Hogwarts Castle!
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October 14, 2025 at 4:32 PM
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Don't miss out on this special edition, @universalorl.bsky.social fans. The Epic opening was, truly, Epic, and you'll definitely want this brill keepsake to mark the occasion.

#EpicUniverse #UniversalOrlando #UnbelievablyReal
attractions.bsky.social Attractions Magazine @attractions.bsky.social · Oct 7
It's the last day to get our Epic Universe print magazine for 15% off with code 15OCT2025: buff.ly/3AolaL8
October 7, 2025 at 2:53 PM
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While enjoying the preview of the Disney World Swan Dolphin resort's Food & Wine Classic last week, we were able to take this snapshot video of the whole of the superb Swan-Dolphin complex.

#Travel #WaltDisneyWorld #SwanDolphin #SwanDolphinFWC
October 7, 2025 at 2:06 PM
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Just some of the tasty treats being lined up for this year's fab Swan Dolphin resort Food & Wine Classic this Nov 14 & 15. We were treated to sneak preview & there is a LOT being lined up, including celebrity chefs Todd English & Michael Mina. More soon!

#SwanDolphin #Orlando #FineDining
October 5, 2025 at 11:08 PM
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It's Pirate time at SEA LIFE Orlando. It's the new Halloween program, now thru Nov 2, with the chance to meet Captain Sebastian. Read all about it in our blog for AttractionTickets.com:

www.attractiontickets.com/en/latest-ne...

#Travel #Tourism #AttractionTickets #SEALIFE #PiratesOfTheHauntedSeas
SEA LIFE’s Pirate Delight | AttractionTickets.com
A new Halloween attraction is on offer at the SEA LIFE Orlando aquarium, where a Pirate experience is taking over their undersea realm!
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September 29, 2025 at 3:56 PM
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What Lyrics Did Next:

Annie, for God's sake, ARE YOU OK??
September 29, 2025 at 2:12 PM
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It's Brick-tastic! Yes, @legolandflorida.bsky.social's Brick-or-Treat Halloween program is a real delight. Find out why in our latest blog for AttractionTickets.com:

www.attractiontickets.com/en/latest-ne...

#Travel #LegolandFlorida #themeparks #Halloween #LEGO #Orlando
September 23, 2025 at 2:39 PM
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It's all building up nicely at the opening #Brick-or-Treat day at @legolandflorida.bsky.social! Lots of spooky goings on & great tastes to mark the Halloween season! Brick-or-Treat runs on the following dates: Sep 20 & 27; Oct 4-5, 11-12, 18-19, 25-26, Nov 1-2. #Travel #ThemeParks #LEGOLANDFlorida
September 20, 2025 at 10:52 PM
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"You're not fooling anyone, you know...?'

South Africa, eight years ago.

#SouthAfrica #Wildlife #LionsInWild
September 19, 2025 at 9:10 PM
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Quick reminder: #BuckForKids is happening today (Sept 19) with @dutchbroscoffee.bsky.social 8 locations in #Orlando pledging $1 for every drink sold to the wonderful #GiveKidsTheWorld Village, a truly heart-warming cause. See here for more:

www.dutchbros.com/buck-for-kids/

#DutchBros #Charity
September 19, 2025 at 4:28 PM
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Excited for the launch tomorrow (Sep 19) of the Pirates of the Haunted Seas Halloween program at SEA LIFE Orlando. Get ready "to meet the legendary Pirate Captain Sebastian & uncover the secrets of the deep in this haunted underwater adventure." Should be fun!

#PiratesOfTheHauntedSeas #SeaLife
September 18, 2025 at 4:02 PM
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We just love this energy from our city....
glaad.bsky.social GLAAD @glaad.bsky.social · Sep 16
“Art has always been a form of resistance and healing. If they want to erase symbols of pride and acceptance, then we’ll create even more of them. This isn’t just about paint, it’s about community, visibility, and love.”
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Parking spots used as colorful protest against Florida crackdown on rainbow crosswalks
An Orlando restaurant owner has turned 49 parking spots outside her eatery into art spaces. This move is in response to a state mandate removing rainbow-colored crosswalks and other street art in Flor...
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September 16, 2025 at 3:10 PM
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Happy #IndependenceDay, #CentralAmerica!

Check out these free ebooks of my travel poetry at Latin America Wanderer:
latinamericawanderer.wordpress.com/publications...

Safe Journeys!

#Guatemala #ElSalvador #Honduras #Nicaragua #CostaRica
#travelbloggerscommunity #travelblogshare #traveladdicts
September 15, 2025 at 3:47 PM