Going : Myself and GF (Or should that be expressed as DGF?)
Duration : 11 Nights (Sept 13th - 25th)
Reason (if you need one) : To be out of the UK for when I turn 30.
I do not plan/book holidays months ahead of time well, at most three. This holiday was supposed to include a Disney cruise and immersion in WDW Resort hotels, but I kept waiting for AP rates to be announced. Of course, they never were for the duration of my holiday.
I was intending on postponing until early 2004, but the GF had booked the time of work and persuaded me that be both deserved a break.
Over the first few days of September I sat in front of my computer for many hours. I secured a fly-drive package with Virgin. Not a great deal, but I wanted to fly direct for 11 days duration and the choices were few.
Accommodation hmm I used priceline last year and had been happy with the hotel and price, so why not ?
For those thinking about using priceline, do your homework. Visit hotwire.com, biddingfortravel, etc and learn how it works. Also, I tend to book short stays, 3 nights. That way if the hotel isnt great then you arent stuck there for your entire holiday!
By the end of an hour of bidding and head scratching I had won WDW Hilton at £30 night and Renaissance Resort (SeaWorld) for £40 night. We planned to visit my parents at their condo near St Petes for a couple of days. So to finish the holiday we needed four nights somewhere
We wanted to stay in a Disney Resort hotel, but wanted to keep the cost down, so a Moderate resort was chosen, but which one? Much thumbing through Passporter, reading DIS and RADP the GF settled on the Coronado Springs Resort. Appeared to be a good choice. This was booked via Disneys website.
All booked! No countdown timer for me didnt seem worth it as we would be going in 7 days!
>> 6 Days Later .
Arrived home at 8.00pm. Strangely, I did not feel in vacation mood. I guess it was the last minute nature of this holiday Or maybe the fact I had loaned my car to a company director, only to discover that he had placed his previous vehicle on its roof
Packing involved throwing items of clothing into our new suitcases. I confess, it was a botch-job why did I put a pair of dress trousers and three smart shirts in? What compelled me to include three novels? Towels???
A last minute run to Tescos to find something quick to eat and grab last minute items preceded two hours sat in front of the television before finally calling it a night.
Duration : 11 Nights (Sept 13th - 25th)
Reason (if you need one) : To be out of the UK for when I turn 30.
I do not plan/book holidays months ahead of time well, at most three. This holiday was supposed to include a Disney cruise and immersion in WDW Resort hotels, but I kept waiting for AP rates to be announced. Of course, they never were for the duration of my holiday.
I was intending on postponing until early 2004, but the GF had booked the time of work and persuaded me that be both deserved a break.
Over the first few days of September I sat in front of my computer for many hours. I secured a fly-drive package with Virgin. Not a great deal, but I wanted to fly direct for 11 days duration and the choices were few.
Accommodation hmm I used priceline last year and had been happy with the hotel and price, so why not ?
For those thinking about using priceline, do your homework. Visit hotwire.com, biddingfortravel, etc and learn how it works. Also, I tend to book short stays, 3 nights. That way if the hotel isnt great then you arent stuck there for your entire holiday!
By the end of an hour of bidding and head scratching I had won WDW Hilton at £30 night and Renaissance Resort (SeaWorld) for £40 night. We planned to visit my parents at their condo near St Petes for a couple of days. So to finish the holiday we needed four nights somewhere
We wanted to stay in a Disney Resort hotel, but wanted to keep the cost down, so a Moderate resort was chosen, but which one? Much thumbing through Passporter, reading DIS and RADP the GF settled on the Coronado Springs Resort. Appeared to be a good choice. This was booked via Disneys website.
All booked! No countdown timer for me didnt seem worth it as we would be going in 7 days!
>> 6 Days Later .
Arrived home at 8.00pm. Strangely, I did not feel in vacation mood. I guess it was the last minute nature of this holiday Or maybe the fact I had loaned my car to a company director, only to discover that he had placed his previous vehicle on its roof
Packing involved throwing items of clothing into our new suitcases. I confess, it was a botch-job why did I put a pair of dress trousers and three smart shirts in? What compelled me to include three novels? Towels???
A last minute run to Tescos to find something quick to eat and grab last minute items preceded two hours sat in front of the television before finally calling it a night.
