Travel Agenda: Legoland Florida; Maritime Experiential Museum and Aquarium; TNT Sun and Snow Travel Show; InterContinental Park Lane's Cookbook Café; Spanish Riding School of Vienna

Saturday 15 October 2011

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Today: Bricks and water are promised at the new Legoland Florida. The theme park doors are open, inviting visitors to whizz around on rollercoasters, take a factory tour, see recreated US cities made mini and watch swashbucklers at Pirates Cove (florida.legoland.com).

On the other side of the globe, the Maritime Experiential Museum and Aquarium are opening their doors in Singapore at Resorts World Sentosa(rwsentosa.com). Meanwhile in central London, the TNT Sun and Snow Travel Show is on (tnttravelshow.com).

This week: Also in London, the flavours of Peru are being celebrated at the InterContinental Park Lane's Cookbook Café, where dishes from Central restaurant, Lima, will be served from Monday to Sunday (intercontinental.com).

In the diary: The Spanish Riding School of Vienna and its Lipizzaner stallions are coming to London with a show called "Imperial Dream" at Wembley Arena from 24-27 November (livenation.co.uk).

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