I mentioned in my last post about the Afternoon Tea experience at the Harry Potter/Warner Bros Studio Tour London that I've been at least six times... what I didn't mention is that also included two visits in eight days 🫣. Yes, I went the week before the Afternoon Tea for a … [Read more...] about Harry Potter Warner Bros. Studio Tour London: Special Events & Changing Exhibits
International Travel
Visiting Raby Castle in County Durham, England
Less from 10 minutes from where we live is Raby Castle. Dating back to (mostly) the 14th century, the castle is still in excellent condition with beautifully maintained grounds and gardens. The castle frequently runs special events like car shows, outdoor movie nights and … [Read more...] about Visiting Raby Castle in County Durham, England
Visiting The High Force Waterfall & Low Force Waterfall In County Durham, England
My parents came to stay with us recently in County Durham, so we decided to visit a bunch of local attractions. One of those was the fantastic Raby Castle which posted about here. The Raby Estate also contains a couple of waterfalls, so on a different day to visiting the … [Read more...] about Visiting The High Force Waterfall & Low Force Waterfall In County Durham, England
Finding Thomas Dambo’s Trolls At Whipsnade Zoo
Back in March, Shae and I managed to get tickets for a behind-the-scenes tour of Thomas Dambo's studio just outside of Copenhagen, Denmark. He's the artist who's built more than 150 troll sculptures around the world and we've had a chance to find 50+ of them. During that tour, … [Read more...] about Finding Thomas Dambo’s Trolls At Whipsnade Zoo
How To Find Dobby’s Grave At Freshwater West Beach In Wales (Harry Potter Filming Site)
A few months ago, we spent a few days in Fort William in Scotland and visited six Harry Potter filming locations, plus we rode the Jacobite steam train which appears in the movies as the Hogwarts Express. One of the other Harry Potter movie locations that Shae had most wanted … [Read more...] about How To Find Dobby’s Grave At Freshwater West Beach In Wales (Harry Potter Filming Site)
10+ Fun (& Mostly Pet-Friendly) Things To Do In Pembroke, Wales
Shae, Truffles and I just spent a few days in Pembroke, a town in southwest Wales near the coast. Despite it being a fairly small town (its population is ~7,500), there's a lot to see and do in the area. With a castle, palace, gardens, beautiful beaches, an unusual church in a … [Read more...] about 10+ Fun (& Mostly Pet-Friendly) Things To Do In Pembroke, Wales
Visiting The Pet-Friendly Barnard Castle (Part Of English Heritage)
Back in May 2020, there was a bit of a scandal in the UK when a high-level government adviser seemingly broke COVID lockdown rules to drive to Barnard Castle. His reasoning behind the trip was that he wanted to get his eyesight tested. At the time, we were in the US and I … [Read more...] about Visiting The Pet-Friendly Barnard Castle (Part Of English Heritage)
Saga 2025 Day 12: Aberdeen – Time Travel, Castles, Coos & More
After an amazing Scotland trip of almost two weeks with our friends, it unfortunately had to come to an end. However, we did still manage to cram in some last moments of fun on our final day before our friends flew down from Aberdeen to London before making their longer flight … [Read more...] about Saga 2025 Day 12: Aberdeen – Time Travel, Castles, Coos & More
Saga 2025 Day 11: Inverness To Aberdeen – Standing Stones, Pyramid, Castle & More
After a fun evening in Inverness, it was time for us to head to the last destination of our trip to Scotland with our friends - Aberdeen. I'd picked Aberdeen as there was a castle I wanted them all to visit (more about that in our next post), plus it had a good flight option … [Read more...] about Saga 2025 Day 11: Inverness To Aberdeen – Standing Stones, Pyramid, Castle & More
Saga 2025 Day 10: Skye To Inverness – Coos, Castles, Nessie, Another Whisky Experience & More
After three nights on the Isle of Skye (which we would've loved to have been even longer), it was time to move on to our penultimate destination - Inverness. That's a 3.5 hour drive, but we knew it would take longer than that as we had a few places we wanted to stop at along … [Read more...] about Saga 2025 Day 10: Skye To Inverness – Coos, Castles, Nessie, Another Whisky Experience & More