The Florida Page – May 2012
MIAMI April 18, 2012. From right: Florida’s Consul-General Kevin McGurgan, 1988 Olympic Champion British boxer Lennox Lewis and Roy Yates President of the South Florida Royal Society of St George. One hundred British Embassies around the world celebrated the 100 Days Countdown to the London Olympics with various flamboyant events in cities from Kuala Lumpur [...]
The Florida Page – April 2012
UNLESS YOU’VE been isolated by Somali pirates, you’ll have heard of the latest British eruption since Susan Boyle stumbled into our life in that yellow dress and bad hair: One Direction, the British boy band created by Simon Cowell, is Florida-bound. They are the only UK band ever to debut at Number one with their [...]
The Florida Page – March 2012
MOST BRITS don’t celebrate St Patrick’s Day by swilling green beer and indulging in all the fake Irishness that erupts here. We respect Irish people too much … you know, the real ones with Irish accents and Irish passports! But if you do head out to an Irish pub to celebrate, as I have over [...]
The Florida Page – February 2012
HEREWITH two changes that affect your expat life in Florida. 1) GROAN … blame this on the European Union. As if we weren’t paying outrageously high fares to the UK, new 2012 EU green taxes will add about $45 per person on return UK-USA flights. This Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) means airlines which exceed their [...]
The Florida Page – January 2012
JANUARY IS for vowing to do better than last year. So herewith some UK-USA tips from me in the business arena. 1) I run an internet business so deal with all the servers and found constant Send/Receive problems only with btinternet.com. Single business emails (not spam) often never landed in the UK recipient’s Inbox. Bad [...]
The Florida Page – December 2011
‘TIS THE SEASON to decide whether you’ve been naughty or nice. And Boy, have some Brits been naughty. In the last two months (1) A British teenage girl of 17, bound for a return trip to the UK, was found by Miami airport police trying to smuggle packages of cocaine disguised as cake mix in [...]
The Florida Page – November 2011
LET’S WELCOME a huge, purpose-built and brand-new British-owned business to Florida: Legoland, the theme park in Winterland. Do you have any young children in your life? Legoland is built specifically for children under 12, while parents watch from the sidelines. Legoland Florida will be the fifth park, the first opened in 1968 in Denmark, home [...]
The Florida Page – October 2011
LANDING IN a foreign country gives an immediate fresh eye on that country’s mores and differences. Clearing out boxes last week, I found three forgotten handwritten pages ripped from a 1988 journal, random observations on my first six months on American soil (Tennessee, not Florida). Over 23 years later, some American traits have seeped into [...]
The Florida Page – September 2011
1) Sarasota’s former Coach and Horses pub has been remodelled, refurbished and renamed The White Horse pub (941) 358-1353 by its new British owner Fay Pellew. I am always thrilled when an authentic British pub stays afloat in Florida, so I encourage you to pop in for a pint and peruse. Also see their ad [...]
The Florida Page – August 2011
FOR THE first time in ten years I had reason to make the long drive to Orlando…Footers. Newcastle United had flown over to play the newly launched Orlando City Soccer Club in a friendly. The first thing noticed on arriving was the huge numbers of Toon Town fans in Newcastle black and white strip. Many [...]
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