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…
A Tour of Castle Park
Bangor Castle Park will likely be the first place you see in Bangor, where the Town Hall (or Bangor Castle as it’s also known)…
Crawfordsburn Country Park
It has to have been a good 15 to 20 years since I last explored the top forests of Crawfordsburn Country Park. Or at…
Bangor’s Victorian Walled Garden
I never planned on writing this post on the Walled Garden Bangor, but after passing through to Bangor Abbey, we never did make it…
Ye' Olde Heritage Stuff
Jenny Watts Treasure Hunt
We put together the Jenny Watts Treasure Hunt back in 2015 to encourage local kids and young folk to explore the history of Bangor…
Bangor’s Heritage Centre (Museum)
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…
A Brief History of Bangor
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…
In the Footsteps of Saint Columbanus
In 2015, to commemorate the designated Year of Columbanus, myself and Anne set off in the footsteps of the greatest Bangorian of all times. A…
Essential Eats
Yaks Bangor: Eats from the Himalaya
Outside of traditional chip shops in Bangor, it’s pretty much standard Chinese, Indians, pizza and kebabs that make up the culinary landscape of Bangor’s…
Culinary Adventures: B&M’s Food Shelves
The original title for this somewhat pointless series was ‘eating weird stuff from weird shops’. Chosen by my wee nephew (the son of my…
Vegetarian for a Week: Asian Eats!
I am a crap cook. Not because I don’t like cooking, but because I am surrounded by kickass cooks who complain when I do…
Frugal Fine Dining at Stormont
In my many years of blogging, I don’t think I have ever mentioned the 4 years that I wore a suit and worked up…
Out-and-About
The Ultimate Tourist Guide to Belfast!
In the past Belfast has been more of a city to avoid, with the “troubles” and the conflict, and there are few cities that…
The Travel Blog
The Ultimate Road Trip in France
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…
Essential Eating in Scotland
Before my adventures into the exciting (and ridiculously unhealthy) world of Scottish cuisine I really never quite realised how many Scottish foods and drinks…
Whisky Heaven: A Day Trip to Islay
A visit to Islay (pronounced eye-la) has been at the top of my to-do list since I first started blogging back in 2013. But…