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Orlando - September 2023

Day 8 – Home time…

So….sadly, the time has come! Like every great holiday, you don’t see the end coming! It is Saturday, 17th September 2023, and it is time to go home. Well, where did that time go?! It seemed like yesterday that we were getting excited about our holiday, and now it is over; as I said above, …

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Orlando - September 2023

Day 7 – Disney Springs

Hi all! As I said on Thursday, I wasn’t sure there would be enough to post on Today as Mum wanted to chill. However, she changed her mind at the last minute! Join us for a trip to Disney Springs! After lots of deliberating, Mum decided she wanted to do something on our last day; …

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Orlando - September 2023

Day 6 – EPCOT

Evening all! So today was EPCOT. It was also our last trip out for the holiday! Let’s see what we got up to! Our first stop was Spaceship Earth; this attraction is a tour of human history on a slow-moving ride navigating history. Dame Judi Dench guides us through our trip. It was excellent, and …

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Orlando - September 2023

Day 5 – Magic Kingdom

Hi all! So today saw us visit Magic Kingdom! This is my second visit and mum’s first. Come with us for an adventure! As we entered the park, Mum was overwhelmed; she didn’t know where to start! So we began to look around and explore the centre of the park. It was all decorated in …

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Orlando - September 2023

Day 4 – Florida outlet and relax

Evening all! So today was meant to be a rest day, and we did technically rest…but we decided to go to the Florida International Outlet Mall! I had wanted to go here in January but didn’t have time. So today we decided we’d explore the outlet mall. Initially, we were disappointed until we turned a …

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Orlando - September 2023

Day 3 – SeaWorld!

So today, we visited SeaWorld. This was my favourite park from my trip in January. Hopefully, Mum will enjoy our trip! It was SeaWorld time! As I said above, this was my favourite park in January. The park opened at 10:00 a.m. today. Luckily, Mum and I slept in today, which was good! It was …

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Orlando - September 2023

Day 2 – Wal-Mart and chill

Hi all! Today is our first full day in Orlando and we just used it for stocking up and enjoying then sunshine! Well, jet lag genuinely kicked in for me today! I was awake by 0300 a.m. Florida time! I tried to get back to sleep, but I couldn’t. Mum was an utter tank and …

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Orlando - September 2023

Day 1 – Travel Day!

Hi all! We are finally here – travel day! We had an early start this morning, we set our alarms for 05:30, but we both were up at 05:00! Guess it was the excitement that woke us up! We got showered and headed downstairs for breakfast. Here’s a quick video. Breakfast was OK…but we were …

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Orlando - September 2023

Day 0 – Pre-Travel day!

So the time has arrived! We have reached our pre-travel day. It did creep up on us! Welcome to our pre-travel day! Today we head to Gatwick Airport and get our self checked in at the hotel we are staying at! Honestly I am surprised at how quickly it has appeared! I finished my last …

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Orlando - September 2023

4 Days to go – Packing Day!

Wow… 4 days to go! Time does fly!! Today I am packing for Mum’s and my holiday as this is the only opportunity I will get! So, let’s get started, shall we? I have learned a lot from my holiday in January, so this process was slightly more straightforward than when I first did it! …

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