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
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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
A Tearoom Where You Can Feed Highland Cows? Yes Please!
Our friend Megan is a huge fan of Highland cows (also known as Heilan coos), so we made several attempts to see them while on our trip to Scotland. We did get to see them a couple of times, but we all wanted to go one further by having some kind of Highland cow experience, rather … [Read more...] about A Tearoom Where You Can Feed Highland Cows? Yes Please!
Saga 2025 Days 8-9: Isle Of Skye – Whisky, Fairies, Castles, Waterfalls, Views & More
Having spent three fantastic nights in Fort William, we moved on to the Isle of Skye for another three nights. Due to how (relatively) late we arrived and how early we had to leave on our final day, we only had two full days to explore the island. On the one hand that wasn't … [Read more...] about Saga 2025 Days 8-9: Isle Of Skye – Whisky, Fairies, Castles, Waterfalls, Views & More
The Three Chimneys Restaurant Review (Isle Of Skye, Scotland)
Having had a wonderful time going on a Cask Draw & Tasting Experience at Talisker, my birthday fun continued with our friends taking us out to dinner at The Three Chimneys restaurant on Skye. Over the course of its history, The Three Chimneys has won dozens of awards and … [Read more...] about The Three Chimneys Restaurant Review (Isle Of Skye, Scotland)