If you follow me on Instagram then you will know that I recently took a trip to Florida, one of my favourite places. The main reason I went was to surprise my friend Sarah for her 21st, I bought the flight tickets  3 months in advance and with help from her mum (Thanks, Vicki), I managed to keep it a secret. Although it was a hard one I pulled it of, I never even posted that I was at the airport before I went, and that killed me! (lol) 

Here's a candid pic when I arrived at the airport, Sarah cried, I cried and it made the 24-hour travelling and the spewing on the plane all worthwhile!!

Other than shopping, shopping and more shopping one of the biggest things we did was take a trip to Orlando, and after 3 years of waiting to go back to the parks, I finally got to go!!
On the first day, we went to Epcot (for no more than 10 mins because we were so confused, lol|) Hollywood Studios and the Magic Kingdom.
Big shoutout to Delk for the tickets!




 
 






I had an absolute blast and it was amazing to spend it with these to amazing girls!
We spent most of the week shopping and chilling and enjoying the Florida weather!
Thank you, Sarah and her Family for having Maddie and I for the week!
This post was soo overdue, I just haven't been in a blogging mood.
But I am back!
Hope you are all having a great week!
Love, Emma
xox

If you don't know already I am a massive lover of travelling, for a girl that couldn't fly 3 years ago, I have certainly flipped a corner and now there is no stopping me.

I was so excited when Destination2 got in contact and asked me to share my Travel Bucket, they have amazing places and some greats deals.
Going to America is still a massive deal for me, however, I still want to branch out and go to more exciting and exotic places.
Here are my Top 5 places I want to  go:
 

The Maldives

Dubai

St Lucia 

The Bahamas 

Greece

If you don't know I have been gluten-free since 2012, it has become a lot easier now to get GF products and food in restaurants, most places have gluten-free menus.  However, I always find going abroad a lot harder and one place I have been a lot is Disneyland Paris. Every year I tend to research to see if they have added any more detail to information about allergies but it just seems to be the same. I thought I would share my tips, experiences and my Best and Worst Restaurants.




First things first breakfast, most restaurants are buffet styled. The fruit and veg are gluten free and most of the meat plus you get hard boiled eggs and omelettes. If you ask one of the waiters they will come out with a basket of free-form food, Cake, bread, and crisps bread. My mum had an omelette on the bread, it isn't the best bread but its something.
I actually put ham on the crisps bread, took some fruit and ate this for lunch.

Which leads me on to inside the park, obviously the waffles and crepes are off limits, however, the popcorn is gluten free as well as the toffee apples at that time of year. Most of the crips are gluten-free just like the chocolate. You just have to check, lucky for us gluten is gluten in French.
One really great thing is that Disney's ice cream they use is Ben & Jerry's, so it was really easy to work out what was GF, just ask it without the wafer. I went with Peanut Buttercup, which was heaven!!
I would say, nevertheless, take food from breakfast and bring snacks with you just in case.

Top Places to go:

Planet Hollywood- This is the one of the best! They have an actual GF menu. I would avoid the pizza if you don't like frozen pizzas, however, they have amazing Gluten free buns/rolls that can be put on any burgers. I went with the chicken burger which was yummy!! The menu is great and has a wide selection.
It is however quite pricey and it's not excluded in any half-board offers. But in my opinion, it is so worth it!

Restaurants De Stars- We did a little more research this year and found this place was great. It is a buffet and we were a little worried as buffets can be hit or miss, but this was a major hit.
The best thing was that they knew exactly what we were talking about and had an allergen menu for us. (Sorry about the pic, I felt awkward as the waiter was holding it!)
They have a great range of salad, but also rice, stew and the best part was the meat. They had the chef cut the meat for you. My mum and I went with the ham, rice and veg.
They also had a range of deserts, trifle and the floating island was the winner for us.
We actually went 2/4 days as we loved it so much, this is included in the half board deal.

Places to bear in mind:

Rainforest Cafe- They don't have a gluten-free menu, but they are a bit more clued up. The steak and salmon are GF as well as the Cobb Salad. I have also had the Ceasor salad without dressing and croutons.
If you like that they bear that in mind, it is very expensive though so maybe not worth it either.

Walts Diner-  This is a recent find, this restaurant is located on Main Street.  Again they don't have a GF menu but they are willing to try,  just like Rainforest they have salads. Ask without croutons and it is perfectly fine, again maybe not worth all that money for some leaves and chicken.

McDonald's: If you want a cheap simple meal, then maccy dees is the way to go. You can only eat the chips, plain salad and burger without the bun but like I said it is cheap and quick!

Places to avoid:

My biggest advice is to do your research, take snacks and just don't worry!
If you have any more questions just ask!
Have a great time in Disney!
Love Emma
xox

As Summer has officially ended and we are now into Autumn,  I thought I would share my summer highlights before it gets too cold and cosy and Summer is a thing of the past. 

As you know I spent my summer in America in a Summer camp, it was the best thing I ever have done, however, I was lucky enough to travel before and after camp, as well as days off. 

I started my travels in New York, New York as to be my favourite place to visit, I don't know what it is but I just feel at ease. Here are some touristy moments I had on my trip!





During camp, we had days off, one of my favourites places that I visited whilst in Michigan was Mackinac Island! It was beautiful, the town reminded me of Disneyland! We rode around the island on tandems, ate ice-cream and just had just a chill day!!!








Nashville was next!!