Enchanting Eindhoven

This is such and overdue blog post. It's almost a year since we went to Eindhoven in the Netherlands. Ryanair had cheap flights so we decided to go somewhere different and somewhere that we hadn't really thought about before - so Eindhoven was the place. We had no preconceived ideas about the place, although I... Continue Reading →

A flying visit to the UK

Last weekend meself and himself headed over to the UK. Andy's family liveĀ over there so it was lovely to see some of them and also some friends. We had to fly to Gatwick because Andy doesn't have a passport so there was a lot of driving to do. I saw a lot of motorways and... Continue Reading →

Coronation Street Tour

This is a very overdue blog but better late than never. Last year I went to Manchester for a couple of days and visited the Coronation Street Studio Tour. The tour was meant to finish in October but has proved so popular they've carried it on. The tour is of the old Coronation Street set... Continue Reading →

Back to the 1940s

Over the weekend I went to Manchester with Jono. I will do a proper blog about that later but when I was looking at the Manchester Facebook page someone had suggested that visitors might like to check out the 1940s weekend at the East Lancashire Railway. I'm a real train fan and when I found... Continue Reading →

Magnum in Wolverhampton

I had a very short visit to the UK over the weekend to see Magnum playing at the Wulfrun Hall, Wolverhampton. For those of you who don't know I'm called Magnumlady after a rock band...and I'm still a groupie after 30 odd years of being a fan! The photo above was taken somewhere over Birmingham... Continue Reading →

Mullaghmore Heritage Walk

Yesterday I went along to explore Mullaghmore. Seatrails were holding a heritage walk so it was a brilliant opportunity for me to find out more about the area and to experience a Seatrails walk. I was in good company, along with award-winning travel writer Pól Ɠ Conghaile, Auriel from Seatrails, author and historian Joe McGowan... Continue Reading →

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