192/I drive/I4/route 27. Driving in Florida could not be any easier. Whatever your mode of transport car, pickup truck or sports car you are going to have fun! The roads are laid out in a basic grid fashion (anyone who’s been to Milton Keynes will get the basic idea) and on the whole the locals […]

Read More Getting around in Orlando.

If you’re thinking about getting married in Orlando whilst you are on holiday, we can thoroughly recommend it. Go on – do it!! It was easy to sort out and we did it all pretty cheaply, and we had a wonderful day. There are lots of options available and we investigated them quite thoroughly but […]

Read More Getting Married in Orlando

Extra midweek blog – hints tips.   Some of you lucky folks are going or have already landed in Orlando! Not jealous much… so here’s our few little hints and tips to get you through the holiday without breaking the bank or having a melt down.   1.Take your own snacks and drinks into the […]

Read More Hints and tips for enjoying the parks

Shopping in Orlando – what can we say except IT’S GOT EVERYTHING!! And then some…… Mall at Millenia  Let’s start at the top and work down to the bargains.  Mall at Millenia is one of our favourites.  It’s a super pretty shiny Mall – some regular American stores and department stores and also some high […]

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Where to begin? Brand new waterparks. You’ve got em. Old school and still a brilliant day out. You’ve got it. Well step right up! We thought we would start with the two new kids on the block. Universal’s Volcano Bay and Margaritaville’s Island H20 Live! These have opened just over a year apart and they […]

Read More Water parks – the like of which you’ve never seen before!

It’s true, there are so so many other things to do in Florida and the Orlando area as well as the famous and fabulous theme parks. So are you wondering what else is on offer that does not involve a visit to the Mouses House?? We can tell you for sure you could spend the […]

Read More Things to do in Orlando – not theme park related!

If you like your food then you’re in for a treat. Florida and the Orlando area can offer you the most amazing array of food you could ever imagine. A great deal of it is not on the healthier side of things – but hey ho that’s what holidays are for. Healthy choices can be […]

Read More FOOD FOOD FOOD AND MORE FOOD!

If you are looking to book your holiday, or park tickets or plan your Orlando trip you may be seeing various terms and phrases such as “Fastpass” “Photo Pass” “Universal Express” – and have absolutely no idea what they mean, or how they will help you book and plan your fabulous holiday. We can assure […]

Read More DISNEY AND UNIVERSAL TERMINOLOGY EXPLAINED

Someone we asked to have a look our last blog (‘cos we’re still learning and interested in feedback) suggested we should post how we booked the last Orlando trip we went on and who we used. So as a follow on from the last blog we thought we’d do just that. We booked a fly […]

Read More OUR LAST TRIP (AS IN LAST ONE WE WENT ON – NEVER GOING TO BE A “LAST” TRIP)