The adventures of Moose and Shanks

Hello and welcome you lovely lot. As I sit down to write this, I’m initially struggling to think what to write so you may well get an awful lot of rambling to begin with!

It’s difficult to think of some unique selling point for us, at least initially. Right now, no plans to reinvent the wheel so here it is!

So who are we. Well I’m Shanks aka Gareth and my partner in crime is Moose aka Cathryn. We’re a relatively (I think so at least!) normal couple living in Kent, England. We both work hard to pay for our holidays so the thought is, why not document what we’ve done and if it saves you time and a travelling faux pas or two then that’s a winner!

Sit back, relax and revel in our travels.

Welcome to Moose and Shanks!

Now as for me (Shanks), I’m quite a fussy individual with my travel arrangements so you’re very unlikely to see a true money saving tip with flights, hotels etc. Honestly, there are plenty of other sites out there than can do a job of that but what you will see is our true thoughts, reactions and reflections on what occurs both on the way and at the destination!

MOOSE & SHANKS

Moose and Shanks go running!

As I sit down to write this the reality of what I’ve just agreed to it’s finally starting to sink in. After a conversation with a friend of mine earlier today I have now agreed to do a half marathon next May for as part of Run Gatwick!  This is the bit in a tv…

Howl at the Moon, Orlando

Not long after we booked and told others that we were heading off to Orlando this summer, a trusted friend of Moose suggested we should look up Howl at the moon. A bar just off International Drive in Orlando. Now to call Howl at the Moon a duelling piano bar would not be doing it…

EPIC UNIVERSE, JUNE 2025

When we booked our 14-day tickets for universal, Orlando. We were fully aware that we’d only have the one day of the holiday in Epic Universe, (Universal’s shiny new park which only opened in May) therefore this would be the one day of the holiday that needed the most planning. Unlike every other day when…

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