Florida Holidays

Jags..class · April 24, 2013

Will be paying my final payment for disney holiday tomorrow

Will be my family first time in America. Anyway i'm staying in Disney resort but will want to escape to a beach, for those who have been lucky enough to do this, what the best beach and the best way of transport, dont want to drive so no hire cars.

Little Ralphy · April 24, 2013

You can go to the beach local mate. There is so much to do in Florida it's almost a waste to spend time on the beach while there.

Jags..class · April 24, 2013

Little Ralphy said:
You can go to the beach local mate. There is so much to do in Florida it's almost a waste to spend time on the beach while there.

which beach is that mate?

McBain · April 24, 2013

I'd steer clear mate.

I heard Florida hates tourists.

bluelord49 · April 24, 2013

Nearest beach i know of is Cocoa Beach, which is about an hour or so away...but i,d say a car is essential..

McBain · April 24, 2013

[TABLE="width: 700, align: center"]
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[TD="colspan: 10, align: center"]Violent Crime in Florida, 1991 - 2011
Click on specific year for by county details.[/TD]
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[TR]
[TD="align: center"]Year[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Population[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Murder[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Forcible
Sex
Offenses[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Robbery[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Aggravated
Assault[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Total
Violent
Crime[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]% Change
in Number[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Violent
Crime Rate
per 100,000[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Rate
Change[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="align: center"]1991[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]13,195,952[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]1,276[/TD]
[TD="align: center"] 12,390[/TD]
[TD="align: center"] 53,076[/TD]
[TD="align: center"] 91,439[/TD]
[TD="align: center"] 158,181[/TD]
[TD="align: center"] --[/TD]
[TD="align: center"] 1,198.7[/TD]
[TD="align: center"] --[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="align: center"]1992[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]13,424,416[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]1,191[/TD]
[TD="align: center"] 13,429[/TD]
[TD="align: center"] 48,957[/TD]
[TD="align: center"] 97,560[/TD]
[TD="align: center"] 161,137[/TD]
[TD="align: center"] 1.9[/TD]
[TD="align: center"] 1,200.3[/TD]
[TD="align: center"] 0.1[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="align: center"]1993[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]13,608,627[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]1,187[/TD]
[TD="align: center"] 13,752[/TD]
[TD="align: center"] 47,742[/TD]
[TD="align: center"] 99,108[/TD]
[TD="align: center"] 161,789[/TD]
[TD="align: center"] 0.4[/TD]
[TD="align: center"] 1,188.9[/TD]
[TD="align: center"] -1.0[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="align: center"]1994[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]13,878,905[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]1,152[/TD]
[TD="align: center"] 13,413[/TD]
[TD="align: center"] 45,263[/TD]
[TD="align: center"] 98,007[/TD]
[TD="align: center"] 157,835[/TD]
[TD="align: center"] -2.4[/TD]
[TD="align: center"] 1,137.2[/TD]
[TD="align: center"] -4.3[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="align: center"]1995[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]14,149,317[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]1,030[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]12,259[/TD]
[TD="align: center"] 42,142[/TD]
[TD="align: center"] 94,777[/TD]
[TD="align: center"] 150,208[/TD]
[TD="align: center"] -4.8[/TD]
[TD="align: center"] 1,061.6[/TD]
[TD="align: center"] -6.7[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="align: center"]1996[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]14,411,563[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]1,077[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]12,942[/TD]
[TD="align: center"] 41,643[/TD]
[TD="align: center"] 95,688[/TD]
[TD="align: center"] 151,350[/TD]
[TD="align: center"] 0.8[/TD]
[TD="align: center"] 1,050.2[/TD]
[TD="align: center"] -1.1[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="align: center"]1997[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]14,712,922[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]1,014[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]13,224[/TD]
[TD="align: center"] 40,703[/TD]
[TD="align: center"] 95,860[/TD]
[TD="align: center"] 150,801[/TD]
[TD="align: center"] -0.4[/TD]
[TD="align: center"] 1,025.0[/TD]
[TD="align: center"] -2.4[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="align: center"]1998[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]15,000,475[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]966[/TD]
[TD="align: center"] 12,702[/TD]
[TD="align: center"] 36,130[/TD]
[TD="align: center"] 89,875[/TD]
[TD="align: center"] 139,673[/TD]
[TD="align: center"] -7.4[/TD]
[TD="align: center"] 931.1[/TD]
[TD="align: center"] -9.2[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="align: center"]1999[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]15,322,040[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]856[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]12,583[/TD]
[TD="align: center"] 31,996[/TD]
[TD="align: center"] 83,424[/TD]
[TD="align: center"] 128,859[/TD]
[TD="align: center"] -7.7[/TD]
[TD="align: center"] 841.0[/TD]
[TD="align: center"] -9.7[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="align: center"]2000[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]15,982,378[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]890[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]12,388[/TD]
[TD="align: center"] 31,392[/TD]
[TD="align: center"] 83,371[/TD]
[TD="align: center"] 128,041[/TD]
[TD="align: center"] -0.6[/TD]
[TD="align: center"] 801.1[/TD]
[TD="align: center"] -4.7[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="align: center"]2001[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]16,331,739[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]867[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]12,756[/TD]
[TD="align: center"] 32,808[/TD]
[TD="align: center"] 83,892[/TD]
[TD="align: center"] 130,323[/TD]
[TD="align: center"] 1.8[/TD]
[TD="align: center"] 798.0[/TD]
[TD="align: center"] -0.4[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="align: center"]2002[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]16,674,608[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]906[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]12,810[/TD]
[TD="align: center"] 32,413[/TD]
[TD="align: center"] 81,776[/TD]
[TD="align: center"] 127,905[/TD]
[TD="align: center"] -1.9[/TD]
[TD="align: center"] 767.1[/TD]
[TD="align: center"] -3.9[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="align: center"]2003[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]17,071,508[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]924[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]12,756[/TD]
[TD="align: center"] 31,512[/TD]
[TD="align: center"] 79,044[/TD]
[TD="align: center"] 124,236[/TD]
[TD="align: center"] -2.9[/TD]
[TD="align: center"] 727.7[/TD]
[TD="align: center"] -5.1[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="align: center"]2004[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]17,516,732[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]946[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]12,427[/TD]
[TD="align: center"] 29,984[/TD]
[TD="align: center"] 80,340[/TD]
[TD="align: center"] 123,697[/TD]
[TD="align: center"] -0.4[/TD]
[TD="align: center"] 706.2[/TD]
[TD="align: center"] -3.0[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="align: center"]2005[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]17,918,227[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]881[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]12,230[/TD]
[TD="align: center"] 30,092[/TD]
[TD="align: center"] 82,622[/TD]
[TD="align: center"] 125,825[/TD]
[TD="align: center"] 1.7[/TD]
[TD="align: center"] 702.2[/TD]
[TD="align: center"] -0.6[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="align: center"]2006[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]18,349,132[/TD]
[TD="align: center"] 1,129[/TD]
[TD="align: center"] 11,567[/TD]
[TD="align: center"] 34,123[/TD]
[TD="align: center"] 82,682[/TD]
[TD="align: center"] 129,501[/TD]
[TD="align: center"] 2.9[/TD]
[TD="align: center"] 705.8[/TD]
[TD="align: center"] 0.5[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="align: center"]2007[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]18,680,367[/TD]
[TD="align: center"] 1,202[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]11,214[/TD]
[TD="align: center"] 38,112[/TD]
[TD="align: center"] 81,253[/TD]
[TD="align: center"] 131,781[/TD]
[TD="align: center"] 1.8[/TD]
[TD="align: center"] 705.5[/TD]
[TD="align: center"] -0.04[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="align: center"]2008[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]18,807,219[/TD]
[TD="align: center"] 1,168[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]10,823[/TD]
[TD="align: center"] 36,232[/TD]
[TD="align: center"] 77,849[/TD]
[TD="align: center"] 126,072[/TD]
[TD="align: center"] -4.3[/TD]
[TD="align: center"] 670.3[/TD]
[TD="align: center"] -5.0[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="align: center"]2009[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]18,750,483[/TD]
[TD="align: center"] 1,017[/TD]
[TD="align: center"] 10,227[/TD]
[TD="align: center"] 30,881[/TD]
[TD="align: center"] 71,290[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]113,415[/TD]
[TD="align: center"] -10.0[/TD]
[TD="align: center"] 604.9[/TD]
[TD="align: center"] -9.8[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="align: center"]2010[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]18,771,768[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]987[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]9,885[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]26,074[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]64,960[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]101,906[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]-10.1[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]542.9[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]-10.2[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="align: center"]2011[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]18,905,048[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]985[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]9,880[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]25,617[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]61,701[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]98,183[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]-3.7[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]519.3[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]-4.3[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="colspan: 10"]SOURCE: Florida Statistical Analysis Center: FDLE (1991-2011). Crime in Florida, Florida uniform crime report [Computer program]. Tallahassee, FL.[/TD]
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According to the Stats, crimes down right across the board mate.

You should be fine.

toffeeben15 · April 24, 2013

Went florida in 2006 and clearwater was boss

ianefc · April 24, 2013

Clearwater is the one, just south of Tampa.

On Timmy Cahills Head · April 24, 2013

Hell of a trek though if he does not want to hire a car

LTblue · April 24, 2013

ianefc said:
Clearwater is the one, just south of Tampa.

This beach is very good, also I lived in Tampa for a while and it's a boss city to visit if you get the chance. Orlando and Disney world is just boss altogether so you'll enjoy yourself mate.