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About Florida:
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Florida
is North America's favourite holiday destination and
attracts tourists
all year round. The reason for the state's popularity is its sunny
climate and
situation. Consisting of a peninsula jutting out into the Atlantic Ocean
from
the southeastern corner of the United States, Florida's uneven coastline
is
indented with estuaries, bays, inlets, lagoons and rivers, creating ideal
enclaves for the location of holiday resorts. Right in the south the
peninsula
ends in an arc of islands resting on coral reefs, known as the Florida
Keys,
today joined and accessed via a highway ending in Key West, the
southernmost point of the United States. |
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Currency: |
US
dollar (1 GBP = 1.9820$ at April 08) |
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Flights: |
Flying
time: 8.5 hours direct
Lots of flights are available to Florida. Book well in
advance. |
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Health: |
Private
Medical insurance must be taken out. |
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Average property prices: |
One bed
apartment ...............
Two bed apartment ..............
Three bed Villa .....................
Four bed Villa ....................... |
£ 79,000
£119,000
£190,000
£238,000 |
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Visa: |
UK passport
holders require a valid passport for travel to the USA.
Under the Visa Waiver Programme (VWP), most British citizens
do not require a visa for holiday, transit or business
purposes providing their passports are machine-readable, the
stay does not exceed 90 days and a return or onward ticket
is held. Holders of other UK passports do require a visa. |
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Climate: |
Sunshine
and blue skies are almost always a fact of life in Florida,
at any time of year. There are, however, two climatic zones
- subtropical in the south and warm temperate in the north.
Summer in the south (Orlando and below) is humid with
afternoon storms; the peak season is in the winter when
temperatures are warm and there is little humidity. Summer
is the peak season north of Orlando but temperatures are
usually comfortably warm; the crowds arrive in the summer
when the weather gets hotter and more humid. The hurricane
season is between June and November |
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Language: |
English. |
