Florida 2019: Universal Studios Top 5

A friend described Universal Studios as Walt Disney World's poor cousin and the park definitely falls a little flat having been to WDW. The problem is that Disney do their parks brilliantly, with a real attention to detail and finesse that unfortunately their neighbours can't quite match. That's not to say the place is terrible, …

Book Review: Race to Dakar by Charley Boorman

I've read a couple of Charley Boorman's books before, about the two journeys he completed with Ewan McGregor. I quite liked these books, even if they got my feet itching and made me wish I could ride a motorbike, so when I came across this in a charity shop I thought I'd pick up a …

Walt Disney World: Epcot Top 5

Epcot, or Experimental Prototype Community of Tomorrow to give it's full name, differs from the rest of WDW, and feels a bit more grown up. There are still rides and characters about, but it might be a bit dull for younger visitors, and there is an educational vibe to much of it. There was also …

Walt Disney World: Animal Kingdom Top 5

Much as we enjoyed Animal Kingdom, it was definitely my least favourite of the parks. Given how much I loved Hollywood Studios and Magic Kingdom this isn't harsh criticism. It's just that I left both of those parks with a list of things I still wanted to do, whereas here it felt like I got everything out of it …

Walt Disney World: Meeting Characters

I have a friend who went to Walt Disney World and refused to have pictures with the characters. I guess they saw it as childish or lame. I think they were wrong. Meeting the characters is a lot of fun. Sure, I felt a little odd and self conscious at first, but like the whole …

Walt Disney World: Magic Kingdom Top 5

WOM favours Hollywood Studios but for me this is the best of the parks. It's got the iconic castle, a variety of different themed areas and more rides. It even has a section devoted to my favourite Disney movie Tangled. With so much here narrowing down a top five was tough, so here are a few honourable mentions: …

Walt Disney World: Hollywood Studios Top 5

We started our honeymoon here, at WOM's favourite of the four Disney parks. Boasting some traditional Disney stuff alongside Star Wars and Pixar things, this park seems geared at the middle range of pre-teens to adults. There's plenty to do here and it was good first taste of what the parks are like. Here's my …

Mad MWF: The Road Warrior

The M5 slowed to a crawl as the cars filtered into the inside lane to pass a lorry standing still in the middle lane. In the outside lane was a car facing the wrong way, the driver side of the bonnet mangled, showing the cause of the delay. Truck vs car. Luckily all seemed unhurt …

London Part 6: Trains > Buses

Loaded up with caffeine, MWF and I headed for the bus and joined a worryingly large queue. If all these folks are getting on our bus, I thought, it's gonna be cramped as hell. Thankfully, many were going to Bristol. These were the lucky ones. The rest of us poor souls are boarding the bus …

London Part 5: Chicken and Cats

Dan took us to a place called Ma' Plucker a small place that did chicken. You picked a base, sauce and type of chicken and I went for maple waffle, fried chicken and gravy. It sounds weird but it really worked. The atmosphere was laid back and food was a little slow but we didn't …