Ever since I visited Lotte World on my first ever trip to South Korea last year, I have been looking for new ideas of things to do, especially as I am now lucky enough to be able to visit Seoul on a regular basis. Whilst many people have heard of Lotte World and Everland, there is another theme park located just outside of the city called Seoul Land (서울랜드) which does not get quite as much attention from international tourists. (more…)

As I am now lucky enough to be able to visit Seoul frequently due to work, I am always on the lookout for new things to do as well as new places to explore. After visiting the DMZ during my very first trip to South Korea, I read about a Starbucks that you could visit where you could sit and drink your coffee with a view overlooking North Korea, and I knew immediately that I had to go. (more…)

On the final morning of our two week Panama Canal cruise onboard the Disney Magic, I woke up early once again just after 6:00am, ready for what would turn out to be a truly wonderful day. Even though I had been hoping to wake up a little later, it was perfect timing as the sun was just starting to rise in the Pacific as I walked out onto our verandah. It was such a beautiful morning and we sat in bed with tea and pastries and there really was no better way for us to start our last day. (more…)

After having simply the best and most wonderful time exploring Cabo San Lucas the previous day, it was finally our last full day at sea onboard the beautiful Disney Magic on our fourteen night Panama Canal cruise before our final port of call in Ensenada. I woke up just before 8:00am, which with the recent time changes on our long journey north towards San Diego in California, was the latest I had slept in on the entire cruise. It really felt so good to get a little extra rest, so I ran up to Deck 9 to grab us both a cup of tea along with a Pineapple Danish to enjoy while sitting in bed as we slowly woke up and got ready for the rest of our day on the ship. (more…)

After spending the previous four days at sea in the Pacific Ocean since we had transited the incredible Panama Canal onboard the Disney Magic, today was the day where we were finally due to set foot onto dry land once again. I was definitely excited to visit Cabo San Lucas in Mexico as I had never been there before and it was somewhere that I was really looking forward to exploring for the first time ever. (more…)

It was just before 6:00am when I woke up once again on our two week Panama Canal cruise on the beautiful Disney Magic. While I usually sleep so well onboard the ship, part of me always wishes I could sleep for much longer, as a lazy sea day is the perfect excuse for a long lie-in. We had very few plans for the day, which was ideal as this was our final day at sea before arriving in Cabo San Lucas the next morning. (more…)

On the sixth sea day of this two week Panama Canal cruise on the beautiful Disney Magic, I woke up early yet again just after 7:00am. Walking out onto our verandah felt absolutely wonderful as it was another beautiful morning outside with barely a cloud in the sky. As we had a very lazy start to our day planned, we sat in bed with a cup of tea, taking our time to do absolutely nothing since we had no other plans until a little bit later that morning. (more…)

After our first overnight time change of the cruise where we thankfully gained an extra hour of sleep, I woke up feeling incredibly well rested just before 7:30am. Once again I had slept so well and I was definitely happy that I had remembered to pack earplugs with me on this trip, as they worked really well at blocking out any noise from the annoying squeak in our stateroom, which was slowly starting to drive me a little mad as our cruise progressed. (more…)

Waking up on the first morning after two of the most tiring days that I have ever spent on a Disney cruise ship, I only had one goal in mind for the day and that was to do absolutely nothing. On every long cruise, there always comes a time when you just want to take it easy and do as little as humanly possible, and for us, this was definitely it. (more…)

There are not many days in your life where you start your morning in the Caribbean Sea and then fall asleep that same night in the Pacific Ocean, but that is exactly what happens when you transit the Panama Canal onboard the beautiful Disney Magic. It was truly one of those bucket list experiences that I had been dreaming of for such a long time, and I could hardly believe that the day had finally arrived. (more…)