DIARY OF A GHOST HUNTER

 What have we done to the Paranormal on social media? Has it just become this voyeuristic free for all without consequence? Ghost hunting groups trespassing for the sake of a live feed to attract views. Or calling 'demon' at anything that is, or is not there? Is it possible that the pendulum of truth has swung so far that now it is too late to draw it back? Over the past year or two I have seen an escalation of DRAMA in most shows  to do with ghosts. It seems that finding sweet old grandma Doris is not enough to attract the thirsty viewers who want the thrill of something truly horrifying. Grandma Doris might still be a ghost, and still be sitting in her favourite chair in her old home that is now occupied by someone else. She may occasionally move some furniture or you might hear her walking down the hallway but that really doesn't make a show does it?!!! Grandma is just too sweet and she never growls, bites, pulls the sheets off you or writes crude words on the wall wi...

Before returning home, Anne and I spent a few days in London and even though we hired a car we avoided driving around the city because of the traffic and crazy road rules. It requires a steely nervous system to take on driving in inner London and, even though we used Google Maps, we were both glued to the road and checking and double checking the route and still made mistakes. So, the less nerve wracking alternative is the Underground - or 'THE TUBE'. The London underground was the world's first starting in 1863 between Paddington and Farrington. Horrifyingly, it used gas lit wooden carriages hauled by smelly steam locomotives when it first operated. It was such a novelty that people delighted in travelling the short rail line even though it would have been claustrophobic, smelly and very dangerous. The underground now has 11 lines that cover just over 400 km and stop at 270 stations. Anything up to 5 million passengers take the journey daily and at peak time there can be ...

 We took some time off recording to experience something that many of you just wont be interested in - Newgrange and Checking out Galway. It was another down time we allowed ourselves. Newgrange has been on my bucket list for years and the last time we were in Ireland we rocked up only to find out that bookings were necessary it it was not going to happen. This time the tickets had been booked for us and we could hardly contain ourselves. Newgrange is a 5,200 year old passage tomb. It is one tomb were you can go inside to see what it looks like although you are packed in with at least 30 other people and once inside you cannot move around. All cameras and recording equipment are left outside and the tour guide tells you why it is so special. It IS VERY SPECIAL.                                                    Museum.ie We were allowed about 15 to 20 mi...

 We arrived in Ireland the day before yesterday exhausted from travel, plane, airports and then getting to our first night's destination in Belfast. We had to transfer most of our luggage into one bag and leave the rest with our travel buddy, Gayle so we could guarantee being under the weight restrictions for Ryan Air or the charges are exorbitant. We made it and when we arrived at our B and B for the evening we knew we have made the right choice. GWEEBARRA Bed and Breakfast in Holywood is a pure joy for rest and respite. The owner, Tim, is a beautiful soul who has an amazing attention to detail and made sure we had everything we needed for assure comfort. We met his crazy two year old Labrador Dylan and found out he is also a Medium and so into all the things that we are! A match made in heaven. We slept from the moment out heads hit those beautiful comfortable pillows. In the morning our mission was to have breakfast and head to MUFF - our last stop on our Naughty Names Trail. I...

 Today was really all about getting to Chillingham Castle ....and finding a spot for breakfast. After a few failed attempts we finally got to a place called SUTRA and I can safely say we were the youngest there BUT it was lovely and the food was delicious. So pumped with coffee and good food it was on to Chillingham and of course we arrived much sooner that admission time so we thought we would soak in as much of the Castle as possible we unfortunately tomorrow we must get up early to head to the airport and leave for Ireland. So we arrived and parked the car in the public car parking space and took the walk to the Castle through a small woodland walk. Upon arrival we were met with another gobsmakingly awesome edifice. The magnificent wonder of it all and that we were staying the night was a bit much and we learnt later on as we walked around that the LADY GREY APARTMENT is the most popular of all of the rooms (I now know why) and is now solidly booked out for two years!!! Or so th...

 Where these tours good? Hell yes! The Greyfriar's Tour was booked with City of the Dead Tours who have been running the tours at Greyfriar's for years. We had a wonderful guide named Charlie and she was an anatomist plus guide plus worked for the NHS plus another two jobs and worked on these tours most nights. She was amazing and managed to tell us the truth behind many of the myths and legends about Greyfriar's Kirkyard and the legend of Bloody McKenzie and also served up a good dose of spookiness to make us feel uneasy at the same time. Why some people tell tales on these tours always amazes me because fact is always stranger than fiction! This time a treat for me as we actually went inside the Covenanter's Prison which houses the Black Mausoleum which is the haunting ground of the ghost of McKenzie where over 140 encounters have been recorded - from scratches to fainting to smells to burning sensations. I actually had smells.  Whilst in there I smelt a really weird ...

 Last night Anne and I headed out to the Abbey ruins to do some filming and a 'live' for our followers to see if we could catch any of the ghosts that are supposed to haunt the Abbey. We picked a walkway where we placed down some motion sensor balls, K2 Meters and Rem Pods and Anne started to play some Cistercian Monk Chants. This would act as a trigger to bring in the monks as we asked them to join us and walk down the walk way. We were hoping to see something during this short investigation and we were not disappointed. The motion sensor ball started to flash in answer to our questions. We do think it was one of the monks, maybe even the famous ghost of the Abbot. Especially when we asked him to walk up to us and stand near us and the motion sensor ball right near our feet started to light up! We were very happy with that - but this was all. No other instruments were activated and no other energies were felt. To bed it was as it was getting quite cold outside. Another wonderf...