Doctor Who Experience

It's the end, but the moment has been prepared for...   I made a final and unexpected visit to the Doctor Who Experience in Cardiff last week. I’ve been many times, twice already this year and hadn’t really planned on going again. But my brother mentioned wanting to see it before it closed and I … Continue reading Doctor Who Experience

Then came the night of the first falling star

Few people I’m sure have romantic notions of Woking, even less will have a visit there on their bucket list. But I don’t think many people will appreciated it as one of the locations featured in the one of the earliest science fiction novels ever written - The War of the Worlds by H.G.Wells, first … Continue reading Then came the night of the first falling star

Skellig Part III

In the footsteps of Rey and Luke... I costume as Rey with a Star Wars costuming group so there was a temptation to cosplay – but I resisted (also it’s the wrong costume – I’ve still to upgrade my Jakku Rey to Resistance Rey). But as Star Wars was the primary motivation for visiting Skellig … Continue reading Skellig Part III

Skellig Part II – On the steps

Getting off the boat at the tiny landing site on Skellig Michael was an experience in itself on the choppy waters. Only one boat can dock at time and once you’re off it leaves immediately and another quickly takes its place to discharge its own cargo of twelve. With a time to be back for … Continue reading Skellig Part II – On the steps