Joanne Padley

Disney World will always be the place that makes me smile the most and a holiday close to my heart. It was my first time to experience Disney in 2018 with my family, the reason it was such a special holiday was my partner asked me to marry him standing in front of the castle during the fireworks! Most magical moment of my life.

Us as a family had such an incredible experience seeing the whole magical element of each individual Disney park. There is something there for everyone, whether you’re a family or a couple.

We stayed in one of the Disney themed hotels which I highly recommend, especially because of the offers you can get with the Disney Dining Plans and Park tickets. There are other hotels or villas you can stay at just outside of Disney if you want a cheaper accommodation. Outside of Disney you have multiple of other parks such as Universal, Islands of adventure, Busch Gardens (which is in Tampa). Also, if you want them all important rest days in between those hectic park days then you have the most amazing waterparks, the new Volcano Bay, Aquatica, Discovery Cove which you can pay to swim with dolphins, you also got the two waterparks on Disney too Blizzard Beach and Typhoon Lagoon.

If your going to do any trips while in Disney I highly recommend a visit to Kennedy Space Centre, it was such an amazing experience to learn the history of the launches that took place and what they are currently working on to this day. Seeing the old shuttles, how they all worked, and you can sit inside a capsule from a shuttle just to see how small it is. You get to hear from an actual astronaut and the experiences they have been through which was incredible.

Overall this is one magical holiday I will never forget and without a doubt will be returning.

Tenerife for me will always have that second home feeling as I have visited this island numerous of times and will always be my favourite Canary Island. I have stayed in a few of the south resorts, to name a few

Playa de las Americas is well known for its lively nightlife well suited for stag/hen/group holidays, you have the famous Veronica strip for the main nightlife. This resort also hosts surfing competitions due to its exposed beach and reef break.

You got Los Cristianos which is on the other end of the scale its more known for being more of a quiet fishing village. There are also several excursions you can do including dolphin and whale watching.

Costa Adeje is a best of both worlds resort, this resort offers relaxation, fun and adventure. While being here you must experience Siam Park water park, according to Trip Advisor it is the best water park in the world, it is defiantly worth a visit.You have resorts in the north of the island which I have not had the pleasure of experiencing yet.

The North of Tenerife is a lot greener and you can get to experience the ‘Real Tenerife’ in resorts like Puerto De La Cruz and Santa Cruz, where there are smaller bars, café’s and restaurants which gives you your quieter side of Tenerife.

Rome again will always be special as this was the first holiday with my partner and I must say is such a romantic city.

There is so much to experience in Rome from the Vatican City to the Colosseum to even experiencing the food.

You must see the Trevvi fountain which is beautiful day and night. Don’t forget to make those memorable wishes and flip those coins into the fountain.

While we were here, we got to visit all the key attractions which are St Peter’s Basilica, Colosseum, Spanish Steps, Pantheon, Sistine Chapel and many more which were all incredible in their own unique way.

The food in Rome is incredible from Pizza’s, Pasta dishes to Sea food and wash it all down with a perfectly good glass of Italian white wine! You can’t forget the famous Italian ice cream for dessert.

There’s so much to see here so be prepared for a lot of walking or you can get on the open top buses which we used to go to see the Colosseum as we had a good deal as a package.