When I was little, I used to think that you could only go to Orlando if you won the lottery. It seemed like this amazing, far away, expensive place, that I never dreamt I'd get to go to. I remember that Mum and Dad got one of those promotional VHS tapes about Disneyworld that you used to get, and I just used to sit and watch it over, and over. It's a little tragic when you think about it, however, I didn't watch it again after I pretended to be one of the people in the parade, did a cartwheel, fell over, landed on my elbow and broke it in two places. Good one 7 year old me!

Anyways, myself and my broken elbow have now been to Orlando three times, and although yes, it isn't one of the cheapest holidays around, it can still be done on a budget. No need for wistful VHS tape watching (though does anyone have a VHS player anymore")
We went to Orlando in June, and when we booked our holiday which was done on a bit of a last minute basis, we knew that the holiday had to stay on budget. After all, we are getting married next year and we all know that weddings cost about 21 million pounds (slight exaggeration) so we wanted to go, have fun, but not spend a fortune.

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