Stalking Indiana Jones – UK edition Part 2 – North Yorkshire Moors Railway

In my previous blog here I wrote about a 2023 trip with my husband to Bamburgh, where the castle was used as a location for some of the fifth and final Indy film ‘Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny’. As part of that trip we also made a short visit to the North Yorkshire … Continue reading Stalking Indiana Jones – UK edition Part 2 – North Yorkshire Moors Railway

Mon Mothma’s Montserrat Mansion – visiting Chandrila on a budget

I hadn’t expected to be able to do another Andor related blog post so soon but having just watched the first few episodes of season 2 I realised that I’d already been to Chandrila… Spoiler free! There are no spoilers for those who haven't seen the first 3 episodes of Andor: A Star Wars Story … Continue reading Mon Mothma’s Montserrat Mansion – visiting Chandrila on a budget

Andor – A Star Wars Story at the Barbican, London

How a Brutalist experiment became the Star Wars planet - Coruscant. In another life I might have been a town planner. I did study it for a time, but after working in my local council planning department I realised it was more about money and less about what is best for residents. Despite that I’ve … Continue reading Andor – A Star Wars Story at the Barbican, London

Stalking Indiana Jones – UK edition. Part 1 – Bamburgh Castle

When it was announced, way back in 2016, that there was going to be a new Indiana Jones film I don’t think I ever imagined that I’d have to wait until the summer of 2023 to finally see it! I distinctly remember it being the subject of conversation on my first date with my then … Continue reading Stalking Indiana Jones – UK edition. Part 1 – Bamburgh Castle