tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139785764100132817.post5575433543142819972..comments2019-01-31T07:26:06.681+00:00Comments on LondonCrackers: Happy [6mo] Birthday, LondonCrackers!mzieghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11335279367185796511noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139785764100132817.post-62065790745489310462009-01-07T09:24:00.000+00:002009-01-07T09:24:00.000+00:00I'm told that FloridaSunshineHomes.com may be a bi...I'm told that <A HREF="http://www.floridasunshinehomes.com/Orlando/Bin/index.html" REL="nofollow">FloridaSunshineHomes.com</A> may be a bit better than the rest; their villa is a bit further west than I'd normally go (US-27), but if other details fit then it may meet your needs.<BR/><BR/>As to why they mention Weather Underground on their homepage...boy is that just begging for disambiguation!mzieghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11335279367185796511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139785764100132817.post-65383949696178858052009-01-06T10:32:00.000+00:002009-01-06T10:32:00.000+00:00For convenience to Disney, that generally means Ki...For convenience to Disney, that generally means Kissimmee, my hometown -- usually something along west US-192:<BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://tinyurl.com/west-us-192" REL="nofollow">tinyurl.com/west-us-192</A><BR/><BR/>That gives you a relatively quick (~20min) commute to the main Disney parks (via I-4 or SR-535), plus easy access to the other Orlando attractions via I-4 (e.g. Sea World or, my personal fave, Universal Islands of Adventure). There are plenty of restaurants along 192, shopping for necessities (Wal-Mart), and trinkets (roughly 10,000 T-shirt shops at last count).<BR/><BR/>Googling for "Orlando vacation rentals" returns 520,000 hits, but unfortunately I can't recommend any of them as they're all scum-sucking slimeballs who'd offer their own grandmother if you'd sit through their timeshare pitch.<BR/><BR/>Basically, go with whomever is cheap yet can list good customer referrals. Tell them up-front that you intend to walk out 30min into their sales pitch; ideally, have them fax you a document stating exactly what your "sales pitch" requirements are (it's hard to avoid entirely), or at least send them a written statement of how much of your time you're willing to let them waste, keeping a dated copy in case they start yelling that you violated some contractual fineprint.<BR/><BR/>I've *heard* there's an interesting side-market in "house-swapping", especially between Orlando and Europe; however, I've never actually seen it work in practice, and don't know how easy it would be to synchronize schedules between two families.<BR/><BR/>Maybe some of my friends and family in the Orlando area can recommend specific agencies...?mzieghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11335279367185796511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139785764100132817.post-88831286977367381072009-01-05T22:21:00.000+00:002009-01-05T22:21:00.000+00:00Slightly off topic (although you mention renting a...Slightly off topic (although you mention renting and Orlando), but we hope to go to Orlando for a week or two in March and are interested in renting a house: do you know any agencies/people to recommend? Any specific neighborhoods that would be nice? (With a specific emphasis on ease to Disney- we have a 5 and 3 year old.)<BR/>Thanks for any help you may be able to give-<BR/>GG in Berlinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11168975470282994167noreply@blogger.com