So when someone says "let's go to Central Florida"...most everyone thinks of the tourist attractions including Walt Disney World, Universal Studios, SeaWorld of Florida, Wet'n Wild, Cypress Gardens, Kennedy Space Center, and many, many more places to visit as a tourist!

However, as someone who lives in the Greater Orlando/Longwood area, I find it even more interesting for many different reasons other than the tourist attractions! And here are several of those reasons. The State of Florida is blessed with many, many resources for visitation including lovely cities, retirement communities, beaches, lakes, parks, wildlife preserves, state parks, rivers, flowers, plants, animals, historical sites, golf courses, major colleges and on and on...that are present throughout this beautiful State. And Central Florida being located in a central part of the state offers the opportunity to visit a larger number of key places within 2 to 3 hours driving time...and many less than that. The point is that Central Florida and especially Orlando, is a great jumping off spot to travel to so many interesting areas including Jacksonville, St. Augustine, Daytona and Daytona Beach, New Syrmna Beach, Kennedy Space Center, Melbourne, Cocoa Beach, Vero Beach, Boca Raton, Ft. Lauderdale, Miami and Miami Beach, Key West, Naples, Ft. Myers, Sarasota, St. Petersburg, Clearwater Beach, Tampa, Gainesville, Tallahassee, The Villages, Ocala, Silver Springs, Winter Haven, Lakeland and many other lovely communities.

And it is important to mention many major colleges in Central Florida including the University of Central Florida, University of Florida, Florida State University, Rollins College, Stetson University, University of South Florida, University of Miami, Florida Atlantic University, University of North Florida, Bethune Cookman College, New College of Florida, Emery Riddle, University of Tampa, Florida Institute of Technology and more.

With such wonderful weather most of the year round, golfers have a field day playing more than 100 excellent golf courses located in the Central Florida area...and this number does not include those community courses found in retiremement communities like The Villages, Royal Highlands and hundreds of others.

Given this wide variety and large number of interesting places in Central Florida, all of which are in addition to the Tourist Attractions, there are always many places to go and activities to enjoy.

Recently a social networking site was introduced to the area by the name of
CentralFlorida Social.com and an internet address of http://CentralFloridaSocial.com. The purposes of this site are to provide enhanced communication, news and information to the residents and visitors of Florida, and particularly the Central Florida area. As one can see, there are more than enough activities and places to keep up with here. An internet social site focused on providing information across the area including major cities, towns, retirement communities, organizations, special interest groups and friends will be well received.

An example of activities that many people would never hear about without this new internet site is http://CentralFloridaSocial.com which is sponsoring a group cruise to the Bahama Islands on November 6-9, 2009. Internationally known Jay Golden PGA golfer will be a Social Consultant aboard the cruise offering golf instruction, lecturing and comedy entertainment. Norma Hunter, Social Consultant, will provide musical entertainment, dance contests, and activities for those who want to be involved.

There are many, many activities for pleasure and enjoyment in Florida, beyond the tourist attractions, and finding those activities and places can be very interesting and challenging. Perhaps this is a door-opener to you as to how to increase your knowledge and awareness as to the interesting and exciting places and activities in Florida.

Desirably, this information is enlightening for many who have never visited the Florida area and are considering doing so for vacation of relocation purposes.

Author: Dan Norris, resident of Longwood, Florida

Do You Have to Be an Extrovert to Find Love Online?

by: janey

If you're wondering "Is Internet dating only for extroverts?" wonder no more. In fact, introverts are the ones that may have the most success dating on the Internet. They can go at their own pace, be as cautious as they need to be, maintain their anonymity for as long as they want, and not have to meet anyone or even talk to anyone by phone until and if they are ready.

No, Internet dating is most definitely not only for extroverts. Many millions of people use and have used Internet dating, and many thousands of these at least have found the love of their life this way. These Internet daters are both extroverts and introverts.

Here are some more statistics about the folks who make a practice of Internet dating. What may surprise you is that three out of every single adult in the United States has used Internet dating at one time or another. This is often because they are introverts or because they are very busy people who don't have the time or inclination for the local bar scene.

Women who try Internet dating average about five emails every day they are members of a dating site, while the men only get one or two. What this means is that many of the women on these Internet dating sites are shy and careful, not extroverts at all. Of the males who use the Internet dating sites 40 percent of them admitted to lacking confidence about their first face to face meeting. See, not extroverted at all.

Other statistics about these dating sites include the fact that they're much less costly than they used to be. Probably because so many folks are using them that many others are cropping up and the competition has driven the price down.

Most women who use Internet dating sites, whether extroverts or introverts, prefer men that are older than themselves. Which is good, as it turns out, because most men who use Internet dating sites are looking for women who are younger than themselves.

Not that you know that Internet dating is not only for extroverts, here are some tips for giving it a try. The first thing you need to decide is what you want from Internet dating. Are you looking for a friend, occasional one night stands, a long term partner or marriage? Next find the right site or two or three. Find online reviews of the various sites and find the ones most suited for you. There are sites that are specific to age, religion, geographic region, body size, political views, sports choices and so forth.
Choose a site based on what you can afford as well.

Assume that it might take you six months to find the right person, especially if you're not an extrovert. Two Internet dating sites are better than just one. It won't cost you more if it takes you half the time by joining two. Even if you are not an extrovert, you can generally meet a few nice people, and perhaps the love of your life, through Internet dating.

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About the Author

Jane Saeman runs a membership site that features thirty Private Label Articles on the topics of dating and relationships. http://www.DatingNicheArticles.com