An abandoned town & coastal walkway

Name an attraction or town close to home that you still haven’t got around to visiting.

I have been meaning to visit the hidden village of Galboly:

Galboly is a village in Northern Ireland that was once a thriving rural community, but became abandoned by the mid-20th century. The village is located near the Antrim coast, surrounded by hills and sea. The villagers lived off farming, fishing, and working on the nearby Garron Tower Estate. The village was also known as the “robber’s village” because of its reputation for robbing tourists. The last resident of the village was a monk who died in 2013. The village has since become a popular film location and a hiking destination for tourists who want to explore the stone-walled buildings and thatched cottages that remain.

Another close by to-do is the Gobbins pass:

– The Gobbins walk is a cliff path along the eastern coast of Islandmagee, County Antrim, Northern Ireland, on the Causeway Coastal Route.
– The path was created by a railway engineer named Berkeley Deane Wise in 1902 as a tourist attraction for the Belfast and Northern Counties Railway Company.
– The path runs across bridges, past caves and through a tunnel, offering stunning views of the sea and the cliffs.

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I’m William

But feel free to call me Willy. I qualified with a BSc (Hons) in Architectural Technology and worked as an Architectural Technologist for over 15 years before moving into BIM Information Management. Since 2015, I’ve been working with BIM and digital construction workflows, and in 2023 I stepped into my current role as a BIM Information Manager. I am also BRE ISO 19650-2 certified, reflecting my commitment to best-practice information management. On this blog, I share insights on BIM and Information Management, along with personal reflections on investing and balancing professional life with family.

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