Today I took the train from Sligo to Boyle. I'm researching my new project which will involve different forms of transport. More about that in the coming weeks. There were a group of nuns on the train, I didn't think anything of it until they started reciting the rosary! I mean I know they are... 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 →
The Deserted Village, Achill
Following on from my first Achill post I stopped at The Deserted Village. There are around 100 cottages at the base of Slievemore mountain along a mile long stretch. Now it was called the deserted village but I wasn't alone. I had an audience of sheep! So there I was minding my own business and... Continue Reading →
Paris in September
Another blog I was meant to do way before now. This time our visit to Paris, we were so lucky to have travelled this year, we don't usually go anywhere! It was Lucy's 18th birthday in September and she has always wanted to go to Paris so we headed there for a few days. I... Continue Reading →
Milan in May
As it's coming to the end of the year I thought I really should catch up on the blogs I should have written! This is the oldest one about our trip to Milan. I was lucky enough to win flights from Ireland West Trad. we could pick any destination from Ireland West Knock airport (except... Continue Reading →