Maz Kanata herself - as real as her CGI castle! It's fair to say that ‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ has inspired quite a few of our holidays since its release in 2015, with my husband and I visiting several of the filming locations in the intervening years. Our first holiday together was to the … Continue reading Searching for Maz Kanata’s castle in the Lake District
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Happy New Year! Welcome to 2026 and all the adventures that it may bring us! I very much enjoyed 2025. Myself and my husband had several short breaks, which of course involved the odd location or two. Some I actually managed to write about for this blog - the pub from 'Trainspotting' in Glasgow, and … Continue reading New Year, new focus, and the ‘Andor effect’
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
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
