16/05/15 A Day Of Fun

Wakening up in Manchester to a lovely bright sunny day was a delight.

Steven & I had a leisurely breakfast then Steven headed to the hotel gym while I got myself back to bed for a snooze.

We then spent the day wondering the shops before heading back to the hotel to get ready for our boys night out.

It was so good to not have to rush to get ready we relaxed had a few drinks in the hotel room before heading to Manchesters Canal Street around 730pm.

The bars were getting busy and had a great atmosphere. 

We started off our evening the Via which is a stunning bar with the most fantastic decor.

We then moved on from there to Bar Pop where we enjoyed an evening of cheesy camp tunes & we met so many friendly people to chat to. 

We spent the remainder of our night in the bar and I as usual took to the dance floor.

We headed back to the hotel around 1am very tired but very happy after a great night.

15/05/15 Manchester Bound

After waking UK this morning in my own bed I knew yet again I wouldn't be tomorrow.

Today I worked from home in the morning and had the afternoon off.

I had to travel from Earlswood by train to London Euston to meet my good friend Steven for the train up to Manchester for the weekend.

Steven's friend Marie Ann joined us for the train journey which was full of laughs and a few cans of M&S Gin & Tonic.

We had a 4 seater table and I had a man sitting in the seat next to me well actually he was half in my seat too. 

The train wasn't busy with lots of 2 seat areas free we dropped so many hints but the man didn't take us up and sat next to us the whole journey.

Who knows why he would want to do that.

Anyway when we arrived at Manchester Picadilly we said our goodbyes to Marie Ann & Steven & I got a cab to our hotel in the city centre.

It was a quick change then off to Oxford Road station for a trajn to Bolton to see our lovely friend Denise Welsh in her play the ancient secret of youth. The play was fantastic & Denise's acting was outstanding.

We managed to catch Denise for a coffee & chat after the show and then she dropped Steven & I back at Bolton station for our train back to Manchester. 

When Steven & I finally for back to the hotel it was after midnight & time for bed.

Scottish Boy In The South

Scottish Boy In The South

Howard MacKinnon 

Hey my name is Howard MacKinnon, for most of my life I lived in the central belt of Scotland in a new town called Livingston.  This is where I was brought up and continued to be based from and in fact where my family, My Mum (Helen), My sister (Helen), My niece (Iona), My brother (Kenny) & his family still live to this day.  I spent many years traveling around the country for work & pleasure mainly by car.
Now after living in Surrey (England) for the last 2 years & commuting most days into London  by public transport this is a very different experience for me.
My blog is based around my travels, experiences & exploits during my day to day life.