exploring Naples
Today we explored Naples and took a mega step challenge, climbing a staggering 500 steps up 50 flights of cobbled steps to ascend to the top of one of the biggest hills surrounding the city. Half way up we were … Read more
First day in Naples
brief report: after arriving and collecting the car, we braved the nutters on the road ( the locals) and navigated to our hotel. Not sure how we arrived in one piece without any collisions as the only highway code rule … Read more
Day 14 – Busch Gardens
Sad news folks! Today we have to pack all our stuff, clear out the villa and return to the airport. But we had one last surprise for Sophie and Dan (and as it turned out an unfortunate one for our … Read more
Day 13 – last day
I can’t believe today is our last full day in Orlando, strictly speaking, we’ve been staying in Kissimmee. Having missed the Orca Experience Show at SeaWorld last Tuesday due to the rain causing play to be abandoned, we returned today … Read more
Day 12 – Epcot
Epcot is one of the original Disney parks along with Magic Kingdom but isn’t a fully-fledged rollercoaster park, and instead focuses on discovery and knowledge. We began our day by riding on Journey into Space, a space travel simulator which … Read more
Day 11 – Universal
Sister park and essentially the first / other half of Islands of Adventure which we visited last Saturday. The biggest difference between the two is this park boasts a lot of VR attractions, whereas the other has more rollercoasters. We … Read more
Day 10 – a tale of two tours
NASA 3, 2,1 blast off. It’s one small leap for man, one giant leap for mankind. That’s right it’s Nasa day for Sophie, Dan and Tim. When you turn up at Nasa you pay the $10 parking fee and then … Read more
Day 10 – A tale of two tours
Hollywood Studios For the first time since we arrived here, this morning we split into two groups. Tim dropped Lizzie, Charlotte and I at Hollywood Studios, before heading to NASA at Cape Canaveral. To recount their adventures, I’m going to … Read more
Day 9 – Animal kingdom
A park centred around its animal inhabitants, rather than the white-knuckle rollercoasters it boasts. Before I recount our activities, I need to acknowledge our fantastic navigators. Tim and I have shared the driving but neither of us would have successfully … Read more
Day 8 – Aquatica
As he was freshly rested, our patriarch rejoined the party today as we set sail for Aquatica, the second water park on our list that nobody had visited. The park wasn’t too busy, so we were able to enjoy “bottomless … Read more