As you may know if you have seen my Twitter for the last...65 days, I am heading back to Walt Disney World in now only 24 days!
Yes, I have been counting for over 70 days. No, I am not ashamed. Yes, I am extremely excited!
I have figured this out to be about my 8th trip, but the numbers may not be entirely accurate. And, as I am sure many of you will ask, I am not sick of it!
We are doing things slightly differently this time. We are still staying at the Port Orleans French Quarter, near-ish Downtown Disney for all you Disnerds out there.
But this time we get to fly in a bit more luxury as we are going with Virgin Atlantic again! We haven't flown with them in so long (I not-so-secretly have my fingers crossed for their new Dream Liner!).
Thanks to My Disney Experience we have been able to use the FastPass+ service and have actually booked all our FastPasses for our entire 2 week visit. So if you are heading there any time soon I would definitely recommend it - either online or on their app (Apple and Android compatible).
So, I sat down in my crazily excited mood and wrote out 28 things I want to do over the two weeks in Disney. Once I am back I will do an updated bucket list with pictures, and I am also hoping to do a few videos whilst I am over there, so watch this space!
1. Go on the Magical Express
2. See the Magic Kingdom rope drop
3. Do a round trip on the monorail
4. Eat lunch and watch Sunny Eclipse at Cosmic Rays
5. Buy a pair of Mickey ears
6. Stay in a park until close
7. Experience a character dining
8. Explore New Fantasyland
9. Eat a Mickey pretzel
10. See the Festival of Fantasy parade
11. Ride some new rides
12. See all the firework shows
13. Do all the mountains in one day
14. Watch Wishes from Splash Mountain
15. Explore all the countries at World Showcase
16. Go to DisneyQuest
17. Rent a bike at BoardWalk
18. Brave the Tower of Terror
19. Get the front row on Expedition Everest
20. Park hop to all 4 parks in one day
21. Find some hidden Mickey's
22. Use my Disney's Hidden Secrets book
23. Play Sorcerer's of the Magic Kingdom
24. Become a Galactic Hero
25. Swim with the sharks at Typhoon Lagoon
26. Eat a Mickey bar
27. Find some of the rare characters
28. Visit the Japan gift shop
So that is my bucket list for Disney!
Let me know in the comments what your top 3 must-do things are for the Disney Parks!
Summer is fast approaching - as is the end of my degree, thank god - and I am starting to think about the things I want to do. Unlike last year where I spent every waking second at work, I am taking it slightly easier this year. I have a holiday, a trip to a theme park (or two...), and some day trips planned; plus my obvious trips back down to Plymouth.
I thought there would be nothing better to do to get myself in the mood for summer, and distract (procrastinate) from exam stress than to make a bucket list of the things I want to do this summer.
1. Lose weight
I say this as I am sat here munching my way through a pack of Hula Hoops. I have sort of neglected my body over the last few years and put on rather a lot of weight, so I think this is about the time I sort that out. I plan on going to the gym several times a week, and cutting all the crap *echem, hula hoops* from my diet.
2. Take more photos
I used to take photos of everything, but as soon as I gave up drinking I sort of stopped. I got myself a new camera at the end of last year (mainly in relation to number 7), so hopefully I can put that to more use this summer.
3. Go on more walks
I really enjoy going on walks, exploring new areas, and slowly getting lost in fields. Unfortunately for me, my dog is rather stubborn and doesn't particularly like to walk very far so I don't have the luxury of taking her on longer walks. Maybe I should borrow someone else's proper dogs?...
4. Smile more
The last 6 or so months have been complete hell, and I have found myself on a daily basis being incredibly miserable. Luckily, I have been able to escape back home for job interviews (although I have been rejected on all of them - more of that in a later post). I may actually post about all that in a later post because I think I could share some pretty good advice. But I am hoping being back home in a happier environment, with people who don't hate me, and be somewhere where I am not actually scared to leave my room. Oh, and also having my dog around will be much better for me.
5. Blog more
I have sort of rejected you guys for a little while because of deadlines, dissertations, and now exams. Now that I don't have any of that rubbish (almost) to deal with, I can spend more time blogging and doing things I want to do! That also may mean more rants - possibly another airport/flying themed one in September!
6. Save some money
I am hoping to move out in the next couple of years, so I am hoping to save a significant amount of money towards that. I also owe my parents a rather large chunk of money because I borrowed some to buy a new car - whoops. But it will be nice to treat myself to some new clothes and treats once I have lost a little weight, too.
7. Vlog in Disney
Yes, you read that right. I am hoping to add a little video element to this blog! Panic not, I shan't be turning into a YouTuber; mainly because I don't really have enough confidence to spend all my time in front of a camera. I am hoping to do more of a series of montage-y videos so that I don't have to bore you with my voice! I am in Disney World and Universal Studios etc. for 2 weeks at the end of August, so look out for those coming out around the middle of September.
8. Drink more coffee...yes, seriously
If you follow me on Instagram (shameless self-plug) you will be all too aware that I drink a lot of coffee. But I want to go for coffee more with friends and family, rather than on my own.
9. Keep in touch with some university friends
There are a select few friends I will put all my effort in to keeping in touch with. Luckily for me, a few of them live quite close so I can drive/get the train to see them reasonably often. Maybe I could do some awesome stuff with them to vlog/blog about?!
So there we have it, 9 things I really want to do in summer. Knowing me most of these will probably just start in summer rather than be completed...but it's the thought that counts!
Tell me in the comments below what do you want to do this summer?
Thank you for reading, and I will see you next time!
I am suffering from severe wanderlust at the moment, and I won't be able to satisfy that until the end of August - gah.
I love, love, love travelling, but I haven't had the opportunity to do much exploring yet. So I thought I would share with you my top 3 places I would like to visit and explore!
1. Tokyo, Japan
Everything about Tokyo entices me. I love Japanese culture, and I am a big fan of Anime. I've watched so many vlogs on YouTube where people visit Tokyo, and I am dying to go. I want to see the differences in cultures, experience some of the crazy attractions, taste the food, and visit the Ghibli museum. I will go there in the next few years.
2. South Africa
I've always wanted to visit anywhere in South Africa, but Ben Brown on YouTube is really fuelling this. I really want to visit Cape Town - it has amazing beaches, and loads of really good coffee shops by the looks of things. But I also want to see all the wildlife, and visit Kruger National Park. Going on safari is on my lifetime bucket list, so I really want to tick that off. I also would loooove to visit the Cango Caves, where you can do an adventure tour!
3. Siem Reap, Cambodia
Siem Reap is home to the ruins of the Angkor temples, which literally scream exploration. It also is so close to the main parts of Cambodia which are the best places to go travelling. Typical backpacking destination, but it looks incredible!
Do you want to go travelling? Or maybe you have a bad case of wanderlust just like me.
Well I may have the answer for you....you can enter this competition by Transun to win a trip for you and one person to see the Northern Lights.
All you have to do is write your top 3 places you want to visit and tweet them @Transun with #TransunLights to be in with a chance of winning this amazing trip!
Hello there, buddies!
Ok I am going to tell you aaaallll about my bucket list! This list could grow with time and it is something I will definitely be coming back to all the time so keep an eye out! I also think I will tick things off as I go along.
Be prepared because some of them are going to be ultimate fangirling.......
Feel free to comment in the box below all about your bucket list, or things you think I could add to mine!
1. Move to New York
2. Live in Sydney
3. Raise loads of money for Cancer Research ü
4. Travel the world
5. Break a Guinness World Record
6. Get my dream job
7. Live in London
8. Have a theme park all to myself for one day
9. Graduate uni with a good grade
10. Visit Walt Disney World 10 times
11. Go on safari
12. Sky dive
13. Bungee jump
14. Get retweeted/followed by Tyleroakley (Tyler Oakley) ü
15. Get retweeted/followed by Danisnotonfire (Dan Howell)
16. Get retweeted/followed by Amazingphil (Phil Lester)
17. Get retweeted/followed by MarcusButlerTv (Marcus Butler)
18. Get retweeted/followed by Pointlessblog (Alfie Deyes)
19. Get retweeted/followed by Jacksgap (Jack and Finn Harries)
20. Meet all of the above!
21. Get my blog recognised ü
22. Make YouTube videos
23. Climb a mountain
24. Make a scrapbook with loads of memories in it ü
25. Get married
26. Have kids
27. Buy my first house
28. Move out of home ü
29. Kick my caffeine addiction
30. Visit every Disney park in the world
31. Personally save a life
32. Road trip across the USA
33. Get retweeted/followed/favourite'd by Tanyaburr (Tanya Burr) ü
34. Go to Comic Con International in San Diego
35. Get retweeted/followed by Sprinkleofgliter (Louise) ü
36. Kick my Nandos addiction
37. Get paid to write/blog
38. Have an out-of-the-box job
39. Meet someone ultra famous
40. Help complete someone else's bucket list ü
I think that will do for now!
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