Orlando, Florida: Beyond the Theme Parks
When most people think of Orlando, images of castle spires, fireworks, and parades at theme parks immediately come to mind. But beyond the turnstiles, Orlando is a city full of surprises. From kayaking in crystal-clear springs to exploring vibrant neighborhoods filled with street art and global cuisine, Orlando has a lot more magic to offer.
In this episode of the Travel in 10 Podcast, David and Tim explore Orlando beyond Disney and Universal, sharing insider tips on where to eat, where to stay, and what experiences you can’t miss.
Where to Stay
- Drury Plaza Hotel Orlando, Disney Springs Area – family-friendly, close to the fireworks, with multiple pools and complimentary happy hour.
- Waldorf Astoria Orlando – luxury suites, pools, and a lazy river.
- The Alfond Inn at Rollins, Winter Park – boutique charm with a stunning contemporary art collection.
Where to Eat
- Soseki Omakase – Michelin-starred, 10-seat omakase experience using local Florida ingredients.
- The Ravenous Pig – elevated Southern pub fare with a Bib Gourmand Michelin nod.
- Prato – wood-fired pizzas and Italian-inspired dishes.
- Brother Jimmy’s Barbecue – low-and-slow BBQ with brisket, pork, cornbread, and fried pickles.
What to Do
- Icon Park – rides, dining, and entertainment, including the giant Orlando Eye.
- Museum of Illusions – quirky, mind-bending photo ops.
- Winter Park Boat Tour – glide through canals and historic estates in a glass-bottom kayak or boat.
- Brightline Train – seamless connection between Orlando, Miami, and South Florida.
- Kennedy Space Centre – an inspiring day trip for space lovers.
Planning Your Trip
Orlando is well-connected, with over 1,000 daily flights into MCO from more than 170 destinations worldwide. Whether you’re coming for a long weekend or a full vacation, it’s easy to plan the perfect itinerary.
For personalized help, check out the Visit Orlando Trip Planner for free one-on-one planning with a local expert.
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Transcript
Well, most people think of Orlando, they think of castle spires, fireworks, theme park parades.
Speaker A:But beyond the turnstiles, Orlando's got a lot more going on.
Speaker A:It's a city really full of surprises.
Speaker A:A place where you can kayak through crystal clear waters, crystal clear springs, wander neighborhoods buzzing with street art and global cuisine.
Speaker A:And that's what we're going to get into today.
Speaker A:Talking a little bit about dynamic diving into the Orlando that you don't see on the postcards.
Speaker A:The one where some of the real magic happens outside of the theme parks.
Speaker A:And I am joined as always by my co host, award winning travel writer Tim Johnson.
Speaker A:How are you doing Tim?
Speaker B:Good David.
Speaker B:I'm doing very well.
Speaker B:How are you today?
Speaker A:I'm doing great.
Speaker A:I'm gearing up for a trip down to Ecuador and I know you are on a trip through Europe right now.
Speaker B:Yes, I am in a beautiful sunny Montenegro just steps from the beach, the Adriatic and have a bit of a crazy flight coming up.
Speaker B:I'm getting picked up here at 3:00 clock tomorrow morning.
Speaker B:I'm going to an airport and I'm flying to Anchorage, Alaska.
Speaker B:So that's going to be an unlikely and strange journey but going from hot and steamy and somewhat tropical Montenegro to summertime in Alaska but very much looking forward to it.
Speaker B:And you're headed to another continent, right?
Speaker B:You're headed south?
Speaker A:I'm headed down to South America going down to Ecuador for a few days or at least I think I am.
Speaker A:I don't have my plane ticket yet and I'm supposed to be on a plane in about 48 hours.
Speaker A:Been a craziness but hopefully we'll know more by tomorrow morning.
Speaker A:But yes, on our way to Ecuador to hit the Andes for a little bit and a little bit of the Amazon and a city called Cuenca down there that I've never been to before but as I understand is supposed to be one of the, one of the most beautiful kind of colonial cities in South America.
Speaker A:So looking forward to checking it out.
Speaker B:I spent a few moments in Cuenca once and it was a beautiful place.
Speaker B:I mean cobblestone streets and UNESCO World Heritage site and beautiful, beautiful place.
Speaker B:So I hope everything works out and that and that you, you have a fabulous trip but we are not talking about Montenegro or Alaska or Ecuador on this trip we're talking about Orlando which is, I will say, you know, people think as you said in your, your opening, people think 99% of the people who go to Orlando have theme parks in mind.
Speaker B:Right.
Speaker B:It's, it's getting away from the cold, going to a sunny place, going to Disney and Universal and other theme parks.
Speaker B:But I've probably been to Orlando at least a dozen times and there's really a lot more there, you know, when you explore.
Speaker B:I did a trip in the last year or so, maybe a little over a year ago that was themed specifically and tailor made specifically for me to see some of the other sides of the city.
Speaker B:And really there is a lot.
Speaker B:When you know where to go and what to see and what to do, you can go well beyond the theme parks.
Speaker A:Well, that's what.
Speaker A:That's what we're going to focus in a little bit today, a little bit of that beyond the theme park and what there is to see in the city.
Speaker A:And also very excited that me and you are going to be going down to Orlando in the not too distant future here.
Speaker A:We're taking a trip down there coming up later this fall and I know we're going to get a chance to see a little bit of kind of what's new in the city and a little bit of the unexpected.
Speaker A:And we're lucky.
Speaker A:In this kind of preview episode, you have been there a ton.
Speaker A:I've only been there once myself, and I did what a lot of people do.
Speaker A:I think we spent 90% of our time at Walt Disney World, which is amazing and which we could do a year of episodes about.
Speaker A:And there is so much to see and do there.
Speaker A:I mean, if people have only ever been to Disneyland or some of the other Disney properties before, the scale and scope of Disney World in Florida is way different.
Speaker A:It's massive and a ton to see and do there.
Speaker A:But what most people, a lot of people don't do is get beyond that.
Speaker A:And there is so much more to do in the city.
Speaker B:Yeah, absolutely.
Speaker B:And I mean, let's just, you know, preface this whole episode by saying, like, no judgment, like if you are going to Orlando for the theme parks, that is perfectly a.
Speaker B:Okay.
Speaker B:Because the theme parks are amazing and there's really no other place on the face of the earth where you can go and have that concentration of theme parks.
Speaker B:And I'm a theme park guy.
Speaker B:I love roller coasters.
Speaker B:And so, you know, I enjoy the theme parks.
Speaker B:This is not saying that we don't enjoy the theme parks, but just to say that there are a lot of other places to see and things to do.
Speaker B:The first thing I wanted to talk about was an area in Orlando that I explored on my last visit there that I had not visited before, been familiar with, knew existed this cool suburb of Orlando called Winter park.
Speaker B:And it's about 20, 20 minutes from Universal Studios.
Speaker B:And if you will let me dive a little tiny bit into the history.
Speaker B:You know, it used to be a freestanding community.
Speaker B: was its own town built in the: Speaker B:It got connected with the railway and then they built this beautiful hotel called the Seminole Hotel.
Speaker B:It's no longer there, but.
Speaker B:And it had, you know, it's one of those hotels, you know, you hear about all the time that had hot water and electricity before anyone else had hot water and electricity.
Speaker B:And people rode around on horses and carriages during the day and they had a stringed orchestra to dance to at night.
Speaker B:The hotel's not there anymore, but that whole community that grew up around it is, is still there and still feels like a village within the city.
Speaker B:Cobblestone streets, big trees, mature, I guess they're probably oak trees with Spanish moss.
Speaker B:Just a.
Speaker B:Just a beautiful place to, to stay, to tour.
Speaker B:And maybe if I dive in now, good places to eat as well.
Speaker B:So let's keep it right here in Winter park for my first recommendation, which is Soseki Omakase.
Speaker B:Now that means cornerstone in Japanese.
Speaker B:It's one Michelin star restaurant with just 10 seats and they serve several courses.
Speaker B:Now it's the chef's take on omakase using Florida Terra.
Speaker B:So he liaises with farmers and fishermen and cheese makers and uses local ingredients to make.
Speaker B:Again, his take on omakase now books up months in advance, but it's really worth it.
Speaker B:That's really a standout.
Speaker B:I loved a place called.
Speaker B:Which is this.
Speaker B:This is much more in keeping with Florida and the cuisine of Florida, but they do it very well.
Speaker B:A place called the Ravenous Pig, which takes southern pub fare and just elevates it.
Speaker B:And again, this is in the Michelin guide, it's Bib Gourmand.
Speaker B:And I don't know how much our listeners know about Michelin guides, but they.
Speaker B:You either get a star, a mention.
Speaker B:Uh, I think there's another category.
Speaker B:And then there's this category called Bib Gourmand, which is kind of like, it's great food, but it doesn't cost that much.
Speaker B:And it's not formal dress up kind of place.
Speaker B:It's.
Speaker B:It's a.
Speaker B:Like an, it's like a regular restaurant, but they do it really, really well.
Speaker B:And so they've got the Bib Gourmand rating and I can personally recommend it's like a barbecue place.
Speaker B:Try the burnt ends.
Speaker B:Burnt ends are the best part of, of barbecue.
Speaker B:And I'm just going to give a quick honorable mention to the Arancini and the wood fired pizzas at Prato.
Speaker B:Who doesn't love a wood fired pizza?
Speaker B:So sometimes after walking around and paddling around, we're going to talk about that a little bit.
Speaker B:Sometimes all you want to do is just dig into a beautiful pie.
Speaker B:So those are my three in Winter Park.
Speaker B:I have one other restaurant that I want to tie into Icon park, which is maybe what I want to talk about next.
Speaker B:But yeah, what, what is Icon Park?
Speaker A:You know, you mentioned it to me earlier, but I don't know a lot about it.
Speaker B:Kind of like a, like a budget friendly take on theme parks, but it really has everything that you could want.
Speaker B:So it's got really cool rides.
Speaker B:It's got this huge, they call it the Orlando Eye.
Speaker B:They have thrill rides.
Speaker B:They have this museum of illusions where you can have your photo taken where it looks like your hanging upside down and you know, or you're in a room that, where you're, you know, every, you're giant, everything's tiny and all that kind of stuff.
Speaker B:But it's also got really good dining and it's not a place.
Speaker B:Most of the theme parks you have to buy this ticket, right?
Speaker B:This, you just to get in the door, you have to spend however many hundreds of dollars you know it costs to get in.
Speaker B:And then you ride all the rides for free.
Speaker B:And that's kind of the model Icon takes it in a different direction where they say, you know, you can buy, you can ride one ride.
Speaker B:I think they have passes where you can ride multiple rides.
Speaker B:You don't have to ride any rides.
Speaker B:You can just go park your car, walk around, take in the atmosphere, grab a drink, grab some food at a restaurant and, and you know, and it's really nice because if you're in a group of ten friends or five friends, let's say one doesn't like rides, one doesn't like theme parks, one just wants a drink.
Speaker B:Like everyone can do what they want, right?
Speaker B:So I really liked it.
Speaker B:I thought it was like a little bit of a revelation.
Speaker B:Did a lot of the attractions went on a Monday or Tuesday night.
Speaker B:Tons of people there, lots of great buzz.
Speaker B:And then I will give a shout out because we're just kind of wrapping up the, the culinary section to a place called Brother Jimmy's Barbecue which does the low and slow barbecue that I love so much.
Speaker B:Brisket and pork, they'll do for 16 hours and.
Speaker B:But they have.
Speaker B:Do wonderful cornbread.
Speaker B:They have coleslaw, fried pickles.
Speaker B:The sides are almost as good as the meat.
Speaker B:So I spent a couple hours in there just chatting with people and really enjoying the barbecue.
Speaker B:So I know this is a barbecue heavy culinary segment, but, you know, you go to Orlando, they're going to do barbecue really well.
Speaker B:So.
Speaker B:And that is part of Icon park, so you can park.
Speaker B:What I did was I parked my car in the.
Speaker B:In the garage, I did the.
Speaker B:The attractions, and then I went and I just enjoyed hanging out and having a nice meal there, brother Jimmy.
Speaker A:So I did not realize Florida was so big on.
Speaker A:On barbecue.
Speaker A:And I, you know, a couple of years ago, I was down in Kansas City for the first time and tried burnt ends for the first time.
Speaker A:So I'm looking, looking forward to doing the Florida comparison and seeing how they, how they stand up.
Speaker A:I know all the, all the Southern states, I guess, have their own.
Speaker A:Their own specific barbecue.
Speaker A:So I'll have to look forward to seeing the Florida version.
Speaker B:Absolutely, absolutely.
Speaker B:And I think in some cases with Florida, some of it is almost imported.
Speaker B:Like, it's like you might have a Kansas City guy who moves to Orlando and he's like, hey, I want to do Kansas City style here, or a Carolina guy or a Texas guy.
Speaker B:So you kind of get an organic barbecue, maybe that grew up in Orlando, but then you also get these other.
Speaker B:These other not strains, but these other types of barbecue that come in.
Speaker B:Because Orlando really is one of those cities where people move from all over the country.
Speaker B:So you get a lot of.
Speaker B:A lot of variety when it comes to food in general and barbecue specifically.
Speaker A:Sounds good.
Speaker A:Should we, should we jump into some of your favorites in terms of where to stay when you're in town?
Speaker B:Yeah, absolutely.
Speaker B:Let's start with a couple of places that are close to the theme parks, including Drury Plaza, Disney Springs, which is right close to Disney for seeing the fireworks.
Speaker B:You can actually stay in a room that faces in that direction and see the fireworks over the theme park at night.
Speaker B:They have a great series of pools.
Speaker B:So anyone who's been to Orlando and done the theme parks, I think it's just a huge recommendation for me if you have the time to take a day and just sit in the pool.
Speaker B:You know, take a day, take a break.
Speaker B:You know, the theme parks are fun, but you.
Speaker B:They're.
Speaker B:They can be hot and busy, and it's nice to just break that.
Speaker B:That stress and tension.
Speaker B:So so they have some great pools there and they have a free happy hour with snacks and drinks that is included with your stay.
Speaker B:You get a little coupon book or whatever and go down there and it's, you know, when you're spending money, you know, all day everyone's been on vacation and that, that feeling that you're spending money all day, it's nice to come back and have something free.
Speaker B:So.
Speaker B:And just kind of around the corner from there is the, the Waldorf Historia Orlando, which brings together, you know, a lot of fun.
Speaker B:Again, they have pools, I believe they have a lazy river, but you know, that upscale luxury.
Speaker B:And again, you know, whether you're in Winter park, whether you're doing other Orlando things, whether it's just been a, a hot day, whether you've been in the theme parks, coming back to a really cushy suite at the end of the day is, you know, always, always welcome.
Speaker B:And I'm going to just kick in a third recommendation which is going to take us back to Winter Park.
Speaker B:And I do have a couple things I want to talk about in terms of activities in Winter park, but the Alphond Inn is very different from most of the hotels in Orlando.
Speaker B:It's right there in Winter Park.
Speaker B:Boutique hotel, beautiful pool, which you really need in Orlando.
Speaker B:But it also has a beautiful contemporary art collection from Rollins College, which is, we're just right nearby.
Speaker B:So you've got great location in Winter Park.
Speaker B:You've got a pool that you can relax in and then you've got this feeling of style and just, you know, this creative energy all through the halls.
Speaker B:So that is definitely a recommendation for me as well.
Speaker A:Those sound awesome.
Speaker A:Three, three good choices and all kind of all ends of the budget spectrum.
Speaker A:It sounds like too.
Speaker A:There's.
Speaker A:I know, you know, one of the things I think a lot of people don't know about Orlando is just like the, the scope and scale of how big the tourism industry is there.
Speaker A:Right.
Speaker A:I mean it's, I was reading earlier today something like a thousand daily flights coming, coming in and out of there.
Speaker A:Right.
Speaker A:More than 170 domestic and international destinations that have got flights, flights through mco.
Speaker A:And so it does, you know, beyond just, you know, the week long or two week long theme park trip, it, it is a place that does really lend itself well to like a long weekend trip, particularly if, if you're on the east coast somewhere, it's a cold weekend and you're, and you're looking to get away and, and get into a little better weather and there is A lot more to do there than, than I think a lot of people think about.
Speaker A:So, like, what are, what are some of your, your favorites for that type of a trip?
Speaker A:That kind of long weekend trip in.
Speaker B:So let's.
Speaker B:Well, I'm, I'm gonna.
Speaker B:Yeah, let's loop back.
Speaker B:I'll do a couple things in Winter park and then I have a couple other things I want to talk about.
Speaker B:So Winter park again, one of these places with old historic homes.
Speaker B:One of my very favorite things to do when I'm traveling is to do a tour of a house museum.
Speaker B:I love that.
Speaker B:You know, house museums come baked in with stories, right?
Speaker B:You know, the, the family that lived there, who were they?
Speaker B:Why did they build this house?
Speaker B:Why is it built in this style?
Speaker B:And you can often almost feel the presence of the people still in the home, you know, and so Casa Feliz, there's a number of these that you can do tours.
Speaker B:Casa Feliz was my favorite.
Speaker B:It's just a beautiful Andalusian style farmhouse right on Lake Osceola.
Speaker B:And there's a lot of stories there, but I'll let everyone kind of Google that and.
Speaker B:But there's a lot of interesting stuff there.
Speaker B:And then right near Winter park, there's a whole chain of lakes and Venetian style canals.
Speaker B:And so you can do a boat tour if you're not feeling like paddling, or you can do a guided paddle in a glass bottom kayak and you can feel like you're out, you know, in the middle of the, the wilds of this tropical place right in the heart of the city and right in your Winter Park.
Speaker B:So you can do that and then just go for pizza, lunch, you know, right afterwards.
Speaker B:So, um, I'm going to skip a couple.
Speaker B:I have, I've really a long list here, but I'm going to, I'm going to skip just to, I think what we were starting to talk about, which was doing a long weekend.
Speaker B:And that was essentially what I did on my last trip to Orlando was I spent, you know, about four days there and I did Icon park and I did Winter Park.
Speaker B:But the main purpose of the trip was to go to a college bowl game.
Speaker B:And so, you know, for many sports fans, you know, we'll be aware that at the end of the college football season, a number of teams are selected to play in a playoff and they will play for the national championships.
Speaker B:And kind of the consolation prize for teams that were good but not the best is to play in a bowl game.
Speaker B:And these bowl games take place all across the United States.
Speaker B:And they are events that come just completely surrounded in passion and pageantry.
Speaker B:A lot of them date back, you know, a hundred years or more and have their own traditions.
Speaker B:And so Orlando, being a, you know, a warm weather climate and a place that loves football, hosts a number of these bowl games.
Speaker B:And so I did go to a bowl game.
Speaker B:They have a great stadium called Camping World Stadium.
Speaker B:And I saw Tennessee play Iowa.
Speaker B:So two an SEC team against a pack or a Big Ten team.
Speaker B:Conferences are all changing now, but I'm pretty sure right on the conferences.
Speaker B:So two heavyweight teams with strong fan bases.
Speaker B:And it was so interesting to just go early.
Speaker B:I think it was called the Citrus Bowl.
Speaker B:Just go early, talk to the different people.
Speaker B:People were all dressed up in, in their team colors.
Speaker B:People had flown, you know, from Iowa and Tennessee long distances to be there and just to talk to them about, you know, the importance of the game, why they were there.
Speaker B:I mean, most of them were there, just have a good time, see their team play one more time under the sun.
Speaker B:A beautiful, beautiful sunny day.
Speaker B:And so, you know, going.
Speaker B:I think this is a great, almost excuse to visit Orlando.
Speaker B:A good reason to visit Orlando, even for a long weekend, is to go for a bowl game or go.
Speaker B:I mean, there's all sorts of other events that, that take place in the city from festivals and concerts and, you know, there's.
Speaker B:It's a.
Speaker B:It's a busy city and lots of great flight connections, as you said.
Speaker B:David, you know, MCO is, is a busy airport and you can.
Speaker B:One of the most accessible airports from anywhere in the world.
Speaker B:So.
Speaker B:Yeah, so I would definitely recommend.
Speaker B:My bowl game experience was fantastic and I would recommend doing a long weekend like that in Orlando.
Speaker A:Yeah.
Speaker A:And I think for our listeners who are not from the U.S. probably don't know, like, just how big college sports is there.
Speaker A:And the vibe and the scene around those games is probably a lot different than it's going to be for college games and other parts of the world.
Speaker A:Right.
Speaker A:I mean, you get a ton of people out for those games.
Speaker B:So they have some of the biggest college bowl games in the country.
Speaker B:In Orlando, people come from everywhere.
Speaker B:It's like 80, 100,000 people.
Speaker B:The atmosphere is electric.
Speaker B:And I just want to give a shout out to Orlando Pride.
Speaker B:They play in the National Women's Soccer League, which is the top league in America, and they're actually the national champions.
Speaker B:So I actually have not attended the game, but I would love to.
Speaker B:I've heard the atmosphere is absolutely vibrant and they bring in local well made food.
Speaker B:They call it Orlando made.
Speaker B:So you can eat really well, watch an amazing game, have a great atmosphere.
Speaker B:I'd love to go sometime.
Speaker A:Yeah.
Speaker A:And of course they've also got a great NBA team, the Magic there that you can go down and see as well.
Speaker A:And in addition to the women's soccer teams, I know on the men's soccer side they've done a couple of World cup qualifiers down there recently.
Speaker A:So a lot going on there from a sports perspective for sure.
Speaker B:Absolutely.
Speaker B:You know, and I mean, even if you're not a sports person, I mean I love the culture around sport, you know, I mean I've gone to lots of games, you know, I've gone to like Australian Rules football games, have gone to, you know, sports that I know nothing about, cricket, whatever, as I travel around the world.
Speaker B:And I think that there is a special joy in seeing people at their most passionate and their most natural state.
Speaker B:And so, you know, people aren't there for the, you know, Orlando is a very touristy town, but when people go there to cheer on their team, they're there to cheer on their team and they're, they're, they're, they're being, they're passionate and, and just, you know, in their natural state.
Speaker B:So you get to enjoy the feeling of being with people being passionate.
Speaker B:Anyway, um, so I love going to sports even if, even if it's not about the sport, even if you don't care about the teams playing, even if you know nothing about the rules, it's, it's definitely a worthwhile experience.
Speaker A:Absolutely.
Speaker A:And really looking forward to seeing it in person here soon.
Speaker A:And I know just as we were prepping for today's episode, looking at, checking the, the Tourism Orlando website, visitorlando.com I thought they've got a cool thing that they've just put up recently too, which is like a free consultation where you can talk to a local planner who really knows the area well, can kind of talk about what you want to see and they'll work with you one on one to help you out, whether it's a long weekend trip or a longer trip that they'll plan out for you free as well.
Speaker A:Which is a great feature.
Speaker A:Which probably brings us to our can't misses and maybe for me, rather than can't miss, it will be a looking forward to what I absolutely want to do when we're there, which is, I know this is a city built on springs and supposed to be some beautiful kind of crystal clear rivers and springs and stuff that you can go out kayaking on manatees.
Speaker A:I would love to go see that side of it.
Speaker A:So that's one of the things I'm really looking forward to.
Speaker A:But what is you're either can't miss or the thing that you're looking forward to seeing most when we're there next.
Speaker B:So, yeah, this is a bit of a funny one because when you think of Florida, you don't really think of trains, but they have this wonderful train called the Bright Line, and it connects Central and South Florida.
Speaker B:So it actually makes it easy to add Orlando to a South Florida trip.
Speaker B:So if you're going to Miami or Fort Lauderdale, you can just hop on this Bright Line train and come to Orlando.
Speaker B:And it's actually, you know, I've ridden trains all over the world.
Speaker B:I've been on the Trans Siberian.
Speaker B:I've been on the Indian Pacific in Australia.
Speaker B:And this is really a beautiful new train.
Speaker B:And when you go along, it's kind of like a little bit of a tour.
Speaker B:You go through all these different communities in South Florida and then you go up and then it connects you with Orlando, and it just makes it easy.
Speaker B:You don't have to fly, you don't have to drive, you don't have to rent a car.
Speaker B:Yeah, I love the Bright Line.
Speaker A:Well, that sounds awesome, Tim.
Speaker A:And if I remember correctly, you're not too far when you're here from Kennedy Space center as well.
Speaker A:It's kind of in that same general area, isn't it?
Speaker B:Yeah, absolutely.
Speaker B:Yeah.
Speaker B:Kennedy Space center and Cocoa Beach.
Speaker B:Really easy day trips from Orlando.
Speaker B:So you could base yourself in Orlando, drive out there for the day, check it out, and then come back.
Speaker B:It's super cool.
Speaker A:Well, thank you, Tim.
Speaker A:I'm looking forward to our trip and digging into more of Orlando as we get down there and get a chance to see a little bit of what's new for both of us down there and some of the more unexpected things down in the area as well.
Speaker A:And as always, as people are checking out our podcast, hope you can check out some of our other podcast on the Voyascape Podcast Network, where we've got some of the best travel podcasts in the world.
Speaker A:And just from a wide range of destinations around the world that you're able to find shows on.
Speaker A:So wherever you're traveling, we've probably got an episode, whether it's on travel in 10 or some of our other shows focusing in on different destinations around the world.
Speaker A:And also if you're enjoying the show, it's always hugely helpful too.
Speaker A:If you can drop us a rating or a review if you're listening to us on Spotify or Apple Podcast or wherever you listen to your podcasts to help people find more of our shows and more of our content as well.
Speaker B:Absolutely.
Speaker B:Absolutely.
Speaker B:And always a pleasure, David, and very much looking forward to traveling to Orlando with you and kind of, you know, it's a very familiar destination for me.
Speaker B:I know it's not so much for you.
Speaker B:So kind of rediscovering this great city through.
Speaker B:Through your eyes as well.
Speaker B:So looking forward to it.
Speaker A:Sounds good.
Speaker A:Thanks, Tim.
Speaker B:Thanks, David.
