Dreamscapes Travel & Lifestyle Magazine
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l ooking for a winter vacation home for a week or more? Kissimmee, in central Florida, offers more than 50,000 short- or long-term rentals, from two-bedroom condos to eight-bedroom single-family homes that can easily accommodate a multi-generational family. some back onto golf courses, so you can head to the clubhouse for dinner if you don't feel like cooking. homes come with fully-equipped kitchens and you can even hire a chef. Many of Kissimmee's homes and resorts are minutes from the gates of Walt disney World and close to lEGoland Florida, universal orlando, seaWorld orlando, beaches and other highlights of a typical Florida vacation. experienceKissimmee.com F rom october 24 to 26, head to dominica (do-min-EEK-a) in the Eastern caribbean for three nights of pulsating rhythms during the 18 th annual World creole Music Festival. headline acts include jamaican dancehall artist jah cure, nigeria's afro-beat sensation Flavor of nigeria and award-winning merengue singer Elvis crespo of Puerto Rico. neighbouring islands Guadeloupe and Martinique will send their Zouk masters, while haiti is sending Tabou combo, masters of the modern meringue-style compas. not to be outdone, local artists such as The Triple Kay Global band and legendary Midnight Groovers will also perform. dominica is also known as the "nature island" for its hiking, diving, whale-watching and canyoning experiences. dominica.dm c hincoteague Island, a 26-square-kilometre island off the northeastern tip of Virginia, has been rated one of the happiest seaside Towns in america by coastal living maga- zine. Nestled between a national wildlife refuge and a NASA fl ight facility, Chincoteague has evolved from a sleepy fi shing village to a haven for wildlife and hiking enthusiasts and wild pony watching. Space geeks fl ock to watch rocket launches, some bound for the International space station. but mostly, the island is a place to relax, unwind and enjoy plates of fresh oysters and clams. chincoteague chamber.com; virginia.org randall rose florida leisure vaCation homes Courtesy disCover dominiCa authority M eet justine, a 3,000-year-old mummy, at ThEMusEuM in Kitchener, ontario. Estimated to be in her 20s when she died and excavated in 1904, justine is one of more than 400 artifacts on display in the unwrapping Egypt exhibition, which spans 5,000 years of Egyptian history from Pharaonic, Greek and Roman, coptic and Islamic times. highlights include stunning replicas of items from King Tutankhamun's tomb, as the originals aren't allowed outside their homeland. unwrapping Egypt continues until january. themuseum.ca themuseum Fa l l 2 0 1 4 43