Traveling on Highway 1 - from Miami to Portland

Those wishing to explore the east coast of the United States on their own should take a car and U.S. Highway 1, the most southern point of Florida and Fort Kent connects to the Canadian border each other, travel along. The route passes many places worth visiting and worth it to plan many stopovers.




A car ride as a tour of discovery

No one would probably get the idea, the nearly 4,000-kilometer route parallel to the east coast of the United States to travel without any major breaks. That really would not make sense, because the famous highway that leads from South Florida to the Canadian border of the United States, combines many famous cities. The U.S. highways that run in a north-south direction, were from the east coast numbered starting, so the famous route was the No.1. This term she has earned, without exaggeration - what there is to see along this stretch is really spectacular. Anyone planning this trip should bring enough time to miss anything.



Tourist highlights without end

Key West is known to many Florida tourists because here the southernmost point on the American continent belongs to the United States is. Here starts or ends the tour. Miami is the first major town on the route. The trail continues through the huge plantations of Georgia, where former slaves toiled. Everywhere there is the opportunity to rent an apartment and to make a trip to the beach. Washington DC is the capital of the United States. Considered once the White House from nearby - this can be probably no tourist escape from his flying visit. Continue toward Baltimore. The city is famous not only because of the large port. Unfortunately, not enough time to look and linger, because New York City and Philadelphia are also with their world-famous sights in this unique way.

From Miami to Portland

A visit to Boston is also worth, Boston is one of the oldest and wealthiest cities of the vast country. . Comes the car finally arrived in Portland, a dream trip comes to an end, because in Fort Kent to reach the border with Canada who drive a lot, you need a place to rest - for example, in apartments of Atraveo that offer all the comfort you wish .

The Carnival Dream - cruise ship

The Carnival Dream is a cruise ship to the shipping company Carnival Cruise Lines . It belongs to the post-Panamax -class and was just under 130,000 gross tonnage measured. At the time of entry was the lead ship of the "Dream" class , the largest cruise ship in the history of the shipping company. The Carnival Dream is in Panama registered, her home port is Port Canaveral. There are transportation company that provides luxyry transportation directly from the port - Port Canaveral Transportation.


The Carnival Dream is beginning 2008 with the hull number 6151 at the Fincantieri shipyard in Monfalcone laid the keel. The largest cruise ship, which had built the yard up to this point, there is a further development of the "Conquest" class, whose appearance to the design of the tail kept largely was. During the flooding of the dock area on 24 October 2008, instead of the traditional Münzzeremonie in which a silver dollar was sealed in a special container on one of the upper decks. During tests in early July 2009, the Carnival Dream speeds up to 24.5 knots. On 21 September 2009, the ship will be handed over to the shipping company. First Captain of the Carnival Dream is Carlo Queirolo.

After handing over the inaugural cruise of the Carnival Dream led, starting from Rome ( Civitavecchia ) for 16 days by the Mediterranean Sea . On 27 October began the crossing of the Atlantic toward New York , where the ship on 12 November 2009 arrived. The baptism took place on 12 November 2009 at the Cruise Terminal in New York instead. Godmother was actress Marcia Gay Harden . Subsequently, the Carnival Dream ran on 15 November 2009 from New York on her first cruise to the Bahamas and to Florida from. From the 12th December 2009, the ship from its home port of Port Canaveral to carry out year-round seven-day Caribbean cruises.


The Carnival Dream is a diesel-electric , machinery plant. Each generator generates at a voltage of 11 kV a power of 12.3 MW. The two of Converteam manufactured propeller engines are installed in the fuselage and develop at speeds of up to 135/min an output of 22 MW each, over the shaft to the 6-leaf-fixed propeller is transmitted with a diameter of 5.80 m. Each propeller has a mass of approximately 26.9 tons. The two Becker rudders type TLFKSR have an area of 26 square meters each. They can be moved independently of each other and allow high maneuverability, so that in the stern of the ship only two transverse thrusters are required. They are complemented by three identical plants in the front.

SeaWorld - Florida

An experience for all adults and especially for children who want to learn more about this adventure park, the underwater world of our planet. Marvel at otters, sharks, rays, dolphins, whales or penguins. Highlights include the sea lion show, the Whale and Dolphin Theatre, "Shark Encounter" or "Wild Arctic" where the animals of the Arctic are presented. The star among the attractions at SeaWorld Park is the "Shamu Show" at the Orca whales through your dressage draw attention to themselves. As a visitor, you also have the rear seats of the full view, as a video screen for all the events viewer makes visible. The swimming pool is partly made of acrylic glass which can take a look at the water surface. Furthermore, there is Dolphin Cove, a dolphin area where your children can pet the marine mammals as well. In the evening Mistify provides a spectacular night show with fireworks and lighting effects for all visitors who seek the thrill, the Kraken was built. A high-speed roller-track the fastest and longest one to Orlando. Also interesting and as exciting of Manta, another roller coaster of your breath is bringing to a standstill. Should that be too extreme, then there's the Shamu Express, a family roller coaster with the SeaWorld star. Another attraction is the sunken Atlantis, which you can explore a log flume. At SeaWorld, as well as in the other parks in the city for the physical well taken care of. Let your kids some breakfast with Elmo from Sesame Street or enjoy a lunch at the "Sharks" Underwater Grill.

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Universal Studios - Orlando, FL

For anyone who likes movies and sometimes looks like to understand their origin, should the Universal Studios will not be missed. Many original film scenes can be admired here. At the entrance stands the universal ball and welcomes visitors to the park. There, the visitor is the great feeling conveyed in the film to participate. By all sorts of effects and a few splashes of water, there is a lot of fun. A further highlight and must see is Terminator 3D. This action on the stage show combines the film with real actors. Not to mention "Jaws". This adventurous show, you are led to similar venues, as in the eponymous film by Steven Spielberg. They take a boat over to the movie scenes where the skipper armed with a gun is. This weapon is, of course, been loaded with blanks to endanger anyone. Now a strikingly realistic fake shark emerges from the water and the boat picks with the visitors again and again. A gas station and exploded in the second part of the movie "Jaws" the life of the creature ends on a high-voltage cable. This all happens in original size and all have clearly enjoyed the spectacle. Other attractions you might consider are "disaster" and "The Simpson Ride" where you will experience fantastic adventures in Krystyland. Once started, you go into a small chamber in which you meet the "mummy" for the first time. Then the train goes backwards briefly and suddenly you are up a mountain with incredible speed catapults, which ends in a dark room. We can assure you that you will falter a few times but the breath of this course is really hit and is only recommended. As the park holds many attractions, it is beyond the scope of this page to describe exactly blow up everything and it would take you to the fun, even a little cover to develop. For food and beverages on the premises is lots to do. Enjoy your adventures in Orlando and Universal Studios. Open the Universal Studios ® are from 9.00-18.00 clock. During holidays and public holidays, these times can vary slightly longer response time.

The Orlando Magic - NBA Team

The Orlando Magic are a basketball team in the Eastern Conference of the National Basketball Association in Orlando, Florida. Its owner is Richard DeVos and the team is coached by Stan Van Gundy. The team colors are blue, silver and black.





The time until today

The Orlando Magic contested until the end of the 2009-2010 season playing their home games at the Amway Arena. Since the 2010/2011 season home games at the newly built Amway Center will be held. The team could still win no championship. In 1995 they were first attracted to the Conference and their first time in the NBA finals, where she was beaten by the Houston Rockets 4-0. 1995, 1996 and 2008 to 2010 led to the end of the season, the Atlantic Division.

Amway Arena - Orlando

After the NBA Draft 2004, Dwight Howard the center of it at first Auswahlten place, they returned to winning ways and Back are constantly be finding strength in the playoffs. 2008 where the team lost in the Conference semi-final with 2:4 games against the Detroit Pistons. 2009, the Magic reached for the second time in its history, the NBA Finals by both the defending champion, who beat Boston Celtics, as well as the best team so far this season, the Cleveland Cavaliers with the MVP of the Regulars season of 2009, LeBron James, . In the 2009 NBA Finals, they defeated the Los Angeles Lakers with 1:4.

After the playoffs in 2010, in which she started as a conference runner-up behind the Cleveland Cavaliers in the first two rounds of the Charlotte Bobcats initially and then the Atlanta Hawks each had beaten 4-0, they had to in the final of the Eastern Conference of the Boston Celtics defeated with 2:4.

During the 2010/2011 season, the Magic fadelten schlagkraftiges a few trades a team can set up for the Play Offs. Among other things Gilbert Arenas and Jason Richardson found their way to Orlando. In return, players like Vince Carter, Marcin Gortat (both to the Phoenix Suns) and Rashard Lewis made (to the Washington Wizards). But already in the first Round had the Playoffs, the Orlando Magic defeated the Atlanta Hawks 4-2.

Vacantion at Miami Florida, USA

We went to Florida, the weather is great as her destination.

This time we did not pre book all but up on the flight and one, night, we wanted to leave everything to come to us.

We arrived in Miami at night, so we had time to drive to the hotel to take a snack and dead tired at the booked Howard Johnson Miami, North Beach, to fall into bed.

The hotel was very good and was right on the beach, but what we have no further interest, because we were going to make us right on track. Miami, we wanted to look at the end of the trip because of the jerk flight went so well from there.

We drive through Everglades National Park, we stopped there for us crocodiles to look at and actually lying around here on the edge of the road just was a little queasy the feeling already, especially since we made signs at the risk and speed of the animals carefully. It read: "Please do not approach each no longer than 3 meters," but was not route as wide. But we made it alive from it.

In the evening we reached even Naples, where we see the second Spent the night.

A beautiful promenade and shopping street e invited to linger, but the place was pretty Overcrowed.

The next day we drive up to Sanibel Iceland, river a beautiful island where you can find great shells. The state parks of the island were all destroyed much of the previous autumn.