Monthly Archives: April 2007

British in America… what they miss

After 27 years in the USA one expat says that his top 10 food items that he misses from England are as follows:

1) Branston pickle
2) Cheshire Cheese
3) Steak & Kidney Pie
4) British Lamb
5) Mushy peas
6) Curry and chips
7) Custard
8) Torpedo sausage and chips
9) Pickled onions
10) Trifle

Thankfully Brits in Florida can access most of these items via their local Wal-Mart of Publix (in the international food section.. you may have to visit one which is close to Disney) or they can get a wider array of British Goods from Churchill’s on US 192 which we blogged about before we also made it known about the change in production of HP sauce…be sure to check out our Blog post about that.

Field Day at Lake Louisa State Park just outside Orlando, Florida

This day is one not to be missed, with admission to the park only $4 for a car with up to 8 passengers its a very cheap day out. The event is held on Lake Louisa’s beautiful white sandy beach. It is held Saturday May 19th 2007. 9.30am – 2.30pm.

The even is designed to make people aware of Central Florida’s natural and cultural heritage. Exhibitors from all over Central Florida will provide information, demonstrations and activities about environmental issues, outdoor recreation etc. There will also be activities for the kids too.

Visit the link below or call: 001 352 394 3969 for more info.

New Feature for the blog courtesy of British Home Loans Florida

NEW FEATURE OF THE BRITISH HOMES GROUP BLOG!

Below the icons on the left navigation bay there are a group of links, British Homes Group Website, MLS Search etc etc. However there is a new addition.. loan calculator! This new page link will allow you to check the affordability of your dream Florida property!

You can also click here to access it:

Please Note: These calculators and the resulting calculations do not constitute a loan application, loan offer or loan approval.

None of the information contained in this blog/blog post constitutes, nor should be construed as Financial Advice.

Dawn French & Jennifer Saunders & their retirement to Florida sketch

This clip, which I found out about from the ‘Across the Pond Blog‘ on the Orlando Sentinel parodies two women in their late 50′s from Bideford in North Devon retiring in Florida and the things they find funny about it.

This comedy sketch is a fine example of dry British humour…enjoy it!

This sketch is especially funny for me, the blogmaster, as I spent 8
years living in Devon before moving to Florida…the characters they
portray are a very stereotypical Devonian

– the accents are spot on and the remind me of neighbours I had! Jennifer Saunders in fact lives not far from Bideford, in Devon. I knew the guy who sold her her house – small town communities see!

We hope you enjoy. Remember life isn’t all work and no play!

Note: British Homes Group does not claim copyright for this piece, it is embedded for personal 
entertainment as allowed by the user who posted it on YouTube. If any copyright infringement 
has occured it lies soley with the user on YouTube and not with the British Homes Group.

First Disney World guide book by Zagat Survey

Zagat Walt Disney World Insiders Guide was published on April 25th and is the latest amongst the crowd of Disney guidebooks.

It may be the first to base ratings on the opinions of thousands of frequent customers. Zagat polled customers about everything, hotels, rides, restaurants etc!
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The survey polled 4,841 people by computer between Nov. 16th and Dec 3rd 2006. The average person surveyed had been to Disney World 36 times and 58% had annual or season passes.

Even though Disney World did not participate it is believed officials aren’t displeased.

Here are more findings:

Favorite Parks:
Magic Kingdom: 48%
Epcot: 36%
MGM Studios: 9%

Favorite Costumed Character:
Mickey Mouse: 37%
Goofy: 11%
Donald Duck: 6%

Most Popular Attractions:
Soarin’ (Epcot)
Rock and Roller Coaster (MGM)
Tower of Terror (MGM)

However Expedition Everest at Disneys Animal Kingdom (See out previous blog post with photo’s) received the highest average rating by adults and the Wishes Spectacular fireworks show at Magic Kingdom got the highest from the Kids.
I in fact went to Epcot last weekend and found it amazing, the test track would be one of my favorites. Soarin’ is great, but only lasts 5 minutes, hardly worth the 70 minute wait (this is in the off season) however it is spectacular.

Epcot is also known for is ’11 countries’ which you can visit, these include, Morocco, America (which happened to be the biggest..of course!), Norway, Germany.. etc.. but of course GREAT BRITAIN!

The Great Britain area was very cute, it combined typical town homes you would find in London with the kind of cute chocolate box Cotsworlds town. (if you have been to Stow-on-the Wold you will know what I mean.. or even Winchester in Hampshire!) There are a couple of pubs, a fish and chip shop and a few quaint country stores. Very authentic.

All in all Disney represents as always a fun day out!

Universal Studios Orlando, Florida gets new “Simpsons” attraction

Visitors to Universal Studios will see a change to their lineup, the once classic ride "Back to the Future" was closed at the end of 2006 in California and in March in Florida, to make way for a new ride which has now been announced…

The Simpsons have come to Orlando! Well.. they will do it is estimated that a re-fit of the BTTF ride to make it in to the Simpsons will cost around $30 million.

There is rumoured to even be costumed characters in the parks! Interestingly there is even more rumours about J.K Rowling’s Harry Potter being brought to Universal in the near future.. however only time will tell.

Realty World 2007 Convention in Orlando, Florida

The 2007 conference for Realty World, the international Real Estate franchise company was held April 22-24th at the Peabody Hotel in Orlando, Florida.

The convention talked about many real estate topics including the current market and new technologies which are making Real Estate more accessible to the potential buyer.

British Home Sale Inc.,

The Real Estate Sales division of the British Homes Group picked up a gold award for highest average number of closed units per agent in 2006. This shows that we are the trusted company for Florida villa sales.

If you are looking for home in Florida then please give us a call:
Freephone from the UK: 0800 096 5989 or Toll-Free from the USA: 1-888-407-2748