
The Sometimes Sunny Seaside Town Bangor
Recently we have been spending more time in the (sometimes) sunny, seaside town of Bangor Northern Ireland, my hometown, which I admittedly did lose…
Recently we have been spending more time in the (sometimes) sunny, seaside town of Bangor Northern Ireland, my hometown, which I admittedly did lose…
Our past treasure hunts in Bangor have normally followed loopy circle routes ending up back where they started (like our Bangor Town Centre Treasure…
This is one of our resurrected ‘Jenny Watts Treasure Hunts’ only made simpler and more ‘tourist-friendly’ with circle routes and easier questions and answers….
“We’re so lucky to have this on our doorstep”. This would be the daily chitchat of locals on our ‘self-isolation escapes’ as we follow…
Recently we have been spending more time in the (sometimes) sunny, seaside town of Bangor Northern Ireland, my hometown, which I admittedly did lose…
The origins of Halloween date way back to the ancient Celtic festival of Samhain (pronounced sow-in) from around 2,000 years ago in Ireland and…
We put together the Jenny Watts Treasure Hunt back in 2015 to encourage local kids and young folk to explore the history of Bangor…
The name ‘North Down Museum’ is a little misleading for visitors to Bangor, given it’s named after the local borough council, just to keep…
The recordings and artefacts of Bangor’s earlier beginnings date back to circa 500BC, during the late Bronze Age, where significant treasures found in the…
Bangor Market takes place every Wednesday (07:00am to 13:00pm) in the ASDA car park next to Market Street. And were I to sum it…
I’ve known of Tuk-Tuk for a while now through its reputation as maybe the best Thai restaurant in Northern Ireland. Despite originating from Ards….
I am a bit obsessed with instant noodles when I travel in Asia and the 1st place I’d be at any new destination is…
I hate myself for not finding the new mini Asian Supermarket in Bangor (World Foods) before the whole self-isolation and COVID quarantine goings-on. As…
We had planned on visiting every National Trust property in Northern Ireland through the space of a year, but with our stints in Asia,…
Through this somewhat ridiculous near-month long road trip in France and surrounding borders, we share the sheer diversity of travel during summer in France…
We opt for a road trip on this winter adventure, as almost all attractions planned are well off the beaten path, and they’re really…
This whole Interrail itinerary started as no more than the idea of the Glacier Express; a rather spectacular train journey that cuts across the…
It has become like routine for us now to escape at winter, to chase the snow, as we did very similar in past years when…