That was the year that was. Not sure we will ever do quite so much in such a short period…

I was up early to make the most of our last few hours and as I went through to the…

Another lazy morning start. It actually wasn’t meant to be as we had Typhoon Lagoon on the plan, but when…

We are definitely getting used to this place and weather, although perhaps the fact that our time remaining is short…

The last of our theme park days for this trip and the year. First of all I swapped messages with…

Today was the day I hadn’t been looking forward to at all. If anyone recalls our trip here in May…

Another early start and another exciting day beckoned. Everyone was excited for our day in Hollywood Studios aswe hadn’t visited…

Another hot morning and another early morning walk. I could really get used to this. Neil wanted to visit the…

I just realised that yesterdays blog was my 100th of the year. Wow that is a lot of verbiage, I…

Another early start as we had to check in for our Ferry Crossing by 8am. Fortunately the terminal was only…

Another day in paradise. The sun was up early and so was I for another constitutional stroll around the estate.…

Our plan had been just been to drop the boys off at Universal Studios but they were keen for us…

Another lovely morning and so I decided to go for another early walk before anyone else was up. Today I…

Our original plan had been for the boys to go to Universal Studios followed by Halloween Horror Night but due…

For those of you playing Starbucks bingo, then this is nil points day. In the words taken from ‘Frozen’, “For…

Today we set a 7am alarm so that we could in the car ready for the drive to Epcot. It…

A lazy start to the day, although we had been woken at 4.20am today by an agency offering Karen a…

Today was going to be another glorious day although we were rudely awoken at 6.30am by a spam call on…

This morning we woke to beautiful blue skies albeit with the temperature early on on the cooler side. After breakfast…

Today we woke to rain but as the forecast was for it to clear by 10am we were not too…

Today was pack up and move day. We are very quick and organised at this by now and so despite…

When we returned from Bruges, this trip had seemed a long time away. However the days and weeks in between…

A more leisurely start to the day meant we didn’t make breakfast until gone 9am. Such holiday decadence. However one…

Another month and another trip. This time courtesy of 20000 Nectar points which was enough to book return tickets on…

Yes, the title is still wrong – live with it. Today we had decided to catch the ferry to Bainbridge…

Yes I know, Seattle is not in Canada but for the purpose of this blog it is much easier to…

Today was the last day for Vancouver to change our opinion of the place before moving to Seattle. I woke…

A much more gentle start to the day saw me actually having to wake Karen up to ensure we didn’t…

Today we were rudely awakened at 5am with the alerts from Karen’s Mum alarm going off at home. Despite being…

Today was another bright and early start. By 8am we had had breakfast and were walking the 800m from the…

Today was moving day again. We were in no rush and so had a leisurely breakfast watching ‘Kelly & Ryan’…

If yesterday was our chill day then today was to be our thrill day. We had a leisurely breakfast and…

Today was a planned chill day with the car safely ensconced in the car park we were looking to walk…

This morning I woke just as the first match of the season at Carrow Road kicked off. I found the…

Most days on holiday are really good days. I try not to go too overboard with my descriptions. I also…

Another planned early start had us enjoying our Motel breakfast before 8am again. Today we were off to the Revelstoke…

We survived the night in Golden with all of our arms intact. Despite everything we had a really good nights…

Another day, another early start. We are starting to think we might need a holiday from this holiday! Today we…

Another fully planned packed day ahead had the alarm set to go off early today but we were instead rudely…

Today was moving day so we were packed and on the road before 9am. We knew we had a long…

Today we had a relaxing start to the day. It was also by pure coincidence that it was also the…

In the style of Bar Luhrmann in which he gives the advice to the ‘Class of 97’ of ‘Wearing Sunscreen’,…

Another bright and early start for breakfast. After this as we had arranged for a late check out we left…

I slept surprisingly well but was very awake by 6am. I started with the Holiday ‘admin’ until Karen awoke at…

Here we go again. Since the last blog post, I have spent money – real money on the blog site.…

Typically the weather was lovely again today. We were packed and ready before 9am so sat outside for a while…

At last we woke up to a beautiful clear blue sky after many days of mostly cloud and a lot…

Another day for Karen & I in paradise. This morning as the weather was cloudy but dry we decided to…

Yet again today the forecast was for more rain. The lowest percentage of it happening was first thing in the…

Today seemed a rather a flat day not just because Neil had gone home but also because of the weather.…

What is this blog all about? Well the premise was to try and record our trips and share them with…

Today the weather was again forecast to be showery all day. This was now getting seriously annoying especially for Neil…

Today didn’t get off to the best of start. In fact the day was only 30 minutes old when the…

Today was a day I had been looking forward to, a visit to one of Florida’s oldest attractions Weeki-Wachee Springs.…

Today was one of those days where the all best plans didn’t all come to fruition. As part of our…

Another day. Another early start. Another theme park. Are we getting too old for this? I think the fact we…

Today was a special day. It was 37 years ago to the very day that Karen & I went out…

Bright and early start for our first theme park day of the trip. We were on the road at 7.45am…

Today we woke up and found the weather damp and cloudy, not what we had ordered and paid for at…

As the weather was scheduled to be gorgeous again today we decided to change our fluid schedule and go to…

Today was moving day. 285 miles up the Keys and along the Turnpike. So we were all up early for…

Women – I don’t think I will ever understand them. At home Karen is always wanting the heating turned up.…

We woke up this morning to an early morning shower, but it had cleared away by just after 9am. This…

Today was a moving day. We were all packed up and ready to leave at 9.15am. We loaded the bags…

A comfortable night in the apartment saw us all up early again today. Well before 9am we decided to walk…

Todays timing all centred around picking Neil up from Miami airport. The problem was he hadn’t replied to my question…

As usual a early start to the first day of the holiday saw us up and in breakfast by 7.30am.…

OK, I know I haven’t published anything from our trip to Madeira yet. Worry ye not, a single longish blog…

The trip has been and gone, and finally a blog entry. Sorry. My intention was to be much more disciplined…

Well, we have now been home a week and we are just about got ourselves sorted from this epic trip.…

I was awake by 1.30am way before the alarms I had set. It felt like I had hardly been asleep…

We were determined to make the most of our last day by doing very little. When we drew back the…

Anymore days like today and this blog will start to get even more repetitive and boring than it already is.…

Today started much the same as the day before with a long leisurely breakfast outside. Karen went and nabbed the…

A cloud covered sky greeted us as we pulled the curtains back on our Garden View room. The room is…

5.45am alarm meant we were able to check out by 6.25am and in breakfast for 6.30am. The fastest full breakfast…

Today was another grey start to the day. It was still lovely and warm however as we set off from…

The pace is definitely slowing. This morning Karen didn’t even wake up until 8.15am, what decadence. Anyone would think we…

Today marks 4 weeks since the start of our trip. This is now the longest holiday we have ever had…

A lovely relaxing start to the morning didn’t see us leave the hotel until 9.30am when we caught the train…

Today was yet another good day. The weather was cloudy as we set off after a hot breakfast in the…

After a good nights sleep it was lovely to wake up to a Norwich away victory. Even better was the…

A very leisurely start to the morning meant that Karen didn’t even wake up until 8.15am. We were all sorted…

Today was another day where we just had to get up and go. So we got up and went and…

Today was the last driving day of the holiday for me. It was a planned 2 ½ hours to Greymouth.…

A familiar early start saw us on the road by 8.30am as we knew we had a 4 ½ hour…

Today was planned to be more relaxing…. However we were out of our room at 9am making the short stroll…

Six am alarm call this morning. We had to be up, packed, parked the car and ready for our tour…

Another early start for our 3 ½ hour drive today meant we were on the road again by 9am. This…

This morning was an easy start as our pre booked trip on one of the worlds great scenic railways didn’t…

Today was scheduled to be another long drive with the Sat Nav showing an elapsed time of 4 ½ hours…

A relatively lazy start to the day meant we didn’t leave the room until 9.15am. A quick walk took us…

A long drive today, not helped by a 10 mile detour due to roadworks that took us over some mountains…

Another early start as today we had a ‘date’ with a Dam at 10am! We were packed up, checked out…

Another early alarm as Karen wanted to take advantage of the free laundry facilities and managed to get 2 loads…

We survived the night without air con, by having the window wide open, the fan on full, no covers on…

Up early, checked out and on the road by 9am. Just as well. Our first mistake (and subsequent heated discussion)…

Another early and frantic start. Feeling as though we need a holiday from this holiday. Off this morning to be…

Today I was awake from 3.30 am worrying about our cases. Crossing another 6 timezones also didn’t help my body…

Well the flight to Sydney itself wasn’t too bad, once we got underway 25 minutes late. We had aisle and…