Trainspotting in Glasgow

Disclaimer – contains strong language! This location visit took place in July 2025 during an amazingly hot summer weekend in Glasgow. The temperature reached 30 degrees Celsius – I repeat, 30 degrees in Glasgow! My husband and I first visited Glasgow on our honeymoon back in 2019 and for our 6th anniversary we thought it … Continue reading Trainspotting in Glasgow

Time is running out for The Dark Hedges

If you've ever wanted to see the iconic row of trees made famous by the series ‘Game Thrones’, I’d suggest you go sooner rather than later… I made a visit to them back in April 2025 while I was on holiday with my husband to Belfast. We thoroughly enjoyed exploring the city and it has … Continue reading Time is running out for The Dark Hedges

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

Being in ‘In Bruges’

When planning holidays and short breaks my husband and I draw from our pool of combined interests and ‘wouldn’t it be nice’ list, as well factoring in our budget and time restraints. For our fifth wedding anniversary, in the summer of 2024, we thought we would do a city break in Europe to somewhere neither … Continue reading Being in ‘In Bruges’