happy holidays- there's a place about, well, I would say 2 hours away (my dad drives like a lunatic and gets there in an hour and a half) from orlando near st.petersburg called fort desoto part, its got some of the most beautiful beaches, photos online really dont do it justice, it has bbq areas play ground etc and from there you can get to a place called egmont key, they do 4 hour snorkeling/ dolphin watching excursions from there so beautiful! St.Petersburg is well worth a visit any way, The Don Cesar is a huge pink hotel on st. pete beach and they have a really nice ice cream shop, and next door if you're looking for a cocktail theres a place called the undertow which I frequented for a bit, really friendly staff..... thats all i can think of right now. Oh how I wish I was there right now!