Life's about experiences. These are mine.
And now, as they say, for something completely different. This morning Helen and I left the boys in bed and went off for an air boat ride at Boggy Creek. This is as far removed from Disney as you can possibly get and the closest to the real Florida as you are likely to get. …
Another day, another park. Today was the turn of EPCOT. EPCOT is a little unusual compared to the other Disney parks in that while it has the traditional rides it also has what it calls its World Showcase. This contains distinctive buildings and themes from a dozen countries around the world. For example Italy has …
There are many things missing from US roads, small cars for example, but the most noticeable is probably the absence of roundabouts, so it was quite a surprise to find one in the community our villa is on. As you can see from the picture below a roundabout is such a rarity that it requires …
We had a slow start to the day today as we had been hitting the parks pretty hard over the last few days and we knew we were in for a late night as the boys were going to a concert (New Found Glory) in the evening. So we started the day with brunch at …
Another early start to beat the crowds – if you have teenagers you will know what a challenge this can be but the lure of another trip to Universal seemed to do the trick. Once again Universal was empty in comparison to yesterday’s trip to Disney’s Animal Kingdom and it was easy to move around …
Another Disney day again today, this time it was Animal Kingdom. As a contrast to Universal this park was heaving with elbow room only available. I don’t think I have ever seen it quite so busy. On the busy days you have to be organised to get the most out of the park. So we …
Today was chilly and very windy so it was on with the jumpers as we made our way to Universal for the very first time. Even though this is our fifth time to Orlando we have never been to Universal before – partly because of the additional cost but also because there has just been …
Weather was predicted to be wet today so we elected to go shopping rather than the parks. As it happened it only rained once and that was as we were walking from the car to the shops – hey ho. There is nothing like the British High Street here in Orlando but outlets are big …
The last time we came here the park was called Disney MGM Studios so there has been a rebranding since then. However, all the attractions remain the same and it is still our favourite park. Probably because it’s the park with the most adult attractions. Including Indiana Jones, the Star Wars ride Star Tours, the …
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Whenever I go to Old Town (off marker nine on the 192), Blackpool springs to mind. Old Town is packed with small shops selling tat along with the usual selection of places to get fast food – including an “English” chip shop. At one end is a fun fair and a giant A frame to …