I wonder how many people travel passed Bowes Railway on a daily basis but never stop? I was guilty of that, daily for 5yr and recently we fixed that thanks to an open day!
The Bowes Railway was built to bring coal from the pits of Durham right down to the coast. Having grown up in Beamish, we had the remnants of ‘the line’ which now forms part of the C2C route. The same line is also still operational, at Tanfield just outside of Stanley.
I don’t normally make a habit of staying in hotels so close to home but last weekend I attended an event on the Quayside and priced a taxi. The Ramada Encore Gateshead came back only slightly more expensive than a taxi so I pushed the boat out and booked in.
Tucked away just behind the Baltic art gallery, the Ramada Encore is a great option for the budget traveller or those that need parking.
It’s a hard, hard job but I have to visit a Sephora and Ulta while I am on holiday to pick up a few American Beauty souvenirs for my blogging gals. The things you do for friends eh? I go to America regularly enough to have a few firm favourites from the drugstore and beyond that I need to stock up on.
I have been watching new releases and US bloggers new posts and I’ve come up with the following shopping list…..
I recently whisked my Mam away to Amsterdam for a weekend adventure to not only celebrate Mothers Day, but her 63rd Birthday which fell at the same time too.
We went on a DFDS Mini Cruise for £79 (£99 including transfers) and spent a few hours just wandering round central Amsterdam…. There’s not many words to go with this post… and not many photos either as we just enjoyed having some quality Mother Daughter time… and a few naughty giggles at the shop windows!
The Tan Hill Inn is the highest pub in the British Isles at a whopping 528m above sea level. It also sits slap bang in the middle of the Yorkshire Dales National Park. You may ask yourself why would a pub be so popular there?