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Orlando - January 2023

Day 5 – SeaWorld Orlando!

Hi all! Today was another super busy day! I went to SeaWorld in Orlando! It was the perfect weather today, cloudy with sun peeking through with highs of 20c today, which is ideal for me! On the way there, the Uber driver explained that Floridians like this weather as they sometimes get fed up with …

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Orlando - January 2023

Day 4 – Island of Adventure

Following on from yesterday, today was the day to tackle the other Universal Park, the Island of Adventure. Today was an early admission day allowing hotel resort guests into the park an hour early. It is only sections of the park, namely World of Harry Potter and Jurassic Park. I used the shuttle bus again …

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Orlando - January 2023

Day 3 – Universal Studios Day

So today was my first theme park visit, and I learned some valuable lessons along the way!! Hi all, today was my Universal Studios Day; it’s one of the parks within Universals 3 parks. It was an awesome day, and I took way too many pictures. It was also very hot! So equipped with several …

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Orlando - January 2023

Day 2 – Chilled day

Hi all! So day two has changed! I initially planned to go to my first park for the holiday however due to how late I was yesterday I was not in the mood to go to a park as I was exhausteded so I opted for a chill day! So today started with me waking …

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Orlando - January 2023

Day 1 – Travel Day!!

So the day has finally arrived!! It has been an eventful day, really; lots to think about, but overall it went OK! I started the day with a quick blog below; note I said Heathrow terminal 4…when my terminal was 3…..I was tired, OK! So after I had gotten myself ready, I went downstairs and …

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The Premier Inn, Bath Road
Orlando - January 2023

Day 0 – Pre-travel day!

Well…I can’t actually believe it, but I have arrived at my pre-travel day! It has come around really quickly! Today was focused on getting to my hotel for tonight before my flight tomorrow. I initially chose a hotel so I could get my COVID-19 test before my flight, but the US no longer requires it. …

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Sainsbury's Springfield
Orlando - January 2023

Packing Day – Part 2 – 2 days to go!

Good evening all! So as I left it yesterday, I had done most of the packing, I still had a few things to do, and I had family coming around. So this morning, I got up and finished off. Firstly I took a trip to Sainsbury’s to get some essentials. Then, I got myself some …

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Orlando - January 2023

Packing Day part 1 – 3 days to go!

Hi all, as I said yesterday, today is my packing day or at least the start of it!! I have got my suitcase out and have begun to pack! Follow along with me! First things first, let’s get my suitcase and open it up! As I said at the beginning, I am very new to …

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Orlando - January 2023

4 Days to go!!

Wow… I can’t actually believe I am saying this… I only have four days to go until I go on holiday! Today marked my last shift at work, too, so I had to temper my excitement as I had to focus on my job. So now, I am sitting in my room drinking a cup …

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Orlando - January 2023

10 days to go!!

So today is the 10-day mark until I go to Orlando!! I can’t believe it; it has come up very quickly! I am still getting a few things ready for my holiday, I bought myself a luggage tag to identify my case when it arrives in Orlando! It’s an aluminium tag, so should keep it …

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