Tokyo Disneyland gave me the Happiest Birthday

The big day arrives as The Parks for the Thirty-Fourth – Tokyo Drift gets properly underway with my first visit to Tokyo Disneyland for my birthday! This celebration includes a Mickey Waffle for breakfast, showstopper E-Ticket attraction The Enchanted Tale of Beauty & the Beast, Walt Disney’s classic The Jungle Cruise, Pooh’s Hunny Hunt – Disney’s first trackless dark ride, Country Bear Vacation Jamboree, buffet lunch at the Crystal Palace Restaurant, Star Tours, Mickey’s Magical Music World, Splash Mountain, Big Thunder Mountain, Mickey’s PhilharMagic, my first time seeing a Disney electrical parade in over a decade with Tokyo Disneyland Electrical Parade Dreamlights and more!
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Turkish Airlines Economy: London Heathrow to Tokyo Narita via Istanbul

The Parks for the Thirty-Fourth – Tokyo Drift gets underway at last! This trip takes me to Japan to celebrate my 34th birthday by visiting not one, not two, not three but five theme parks – including the bucket list dreams of Tokyo Disneyland and Tokyo DisneySea at the Tokyo Disney Resort! But first, I had to get there! I flew with Turkish Airlines in Economy from London Heathrow to Istanbul Airport aboard an Airbus A321neo and then on to Tokyo Narita on a Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner. You’ll see my lunch at Carl’s Jr in Istanbul, all the food and seat facilities onboard each flight, my lunch the next day at Saizeriya in Ikspiari at Tokyo Disney Resort, a look around my hotel room at the CVS Bay Hotel and all my first day purchases from Bon Voyage, the Disney Store and my first visit to a Japanese konbini (convenience store), Lawson!
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The Parks for the Thirty-Fourth – Tokyo Drift Trailer

A quick taste of what’s to come in my #Japan #Vlog Series, The Parks for the Thirty-Fourth – Tokyo Drift. This trip includes flights between London Heathrow and Tokyo Narita via Istanbul, Tokyo Disneyland, Tokyo DisneySea, Universal Studios Japan, Nakashima Spa Land, Fuji-Q Highland, Tokyo, Osaka, Nagoya, journeys on the Shinkansen, a load of Japanese food and more!
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So I Tried The M&S Strawberry & Creme Sandwich

For the 2025 Wimbledon Championships, Marks & Spencer have released a Limited Edition Sandwich – the Red Diamond Strawberry & Creme sandwich – based on the famous dessert sando sold at conbinis in Japan. Ahead of my trip to Japan later this year, I decided this was the perfect time to try one to see what all the fuss is about and so I can compare it to the real thing when I’m visiting Tokyo & Osaka.
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P&O Cruises MV Ventura to Amsterdam – Part 4 (#BackAtSea)

Join me for the conclusion of #BackAtSea, my P&O Cruises voyage to Amsterdam aboard MV Ventura! Part 4 includes my sea day, enjoying the onboard dining and entertainment in the Arena Theatre with a screening of The King’s Speech & a performance of the Headliners Theatre Company’s original jukebox rock musical, Paradise City! Plus all the fantastic sea views and surprise cameo from MS Iona on disembarkation day!
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P&O Cruises MV Ventura to Amsterdam – Embarkation Day (#BackAtSea Pt1)

Join me for the first day of #BackAtSea, my cruise to Amsterdam onboard MV Ventura with P&O Cruises! Including the journey to Southampton from London, my time in a Day Room at Jurys Inn Southampton, my Standard Inside Cabin on Deck 14 (Riviera) numbered R204, the buffet lunch, steak dinner at Saffron restaurant & live music in the Arena Theatre from Rock On!
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Weekly Vlog: March 1-7, 2021 – Xbox Series X Unboxing

In this week’s instalment of my Weekly Vlog series, my long-delayed Xbox Series X arrives for an unboxing and I get my first taste of its next-gen gameplay with Forza Horizon 4 and Destiny 2, while also brute forcing better performance out of a beloved classic in Grand Theft Auto IV. Plus more walking, a brand new Daniel Ricciardo T-Shirt from McLaren F1 Team and I get to enjoy a pizza party at work!
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