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…
Treasure Hunt: Bangor Coastal Path (Part 1)
Our past treasure hunts in Bangor have normally followed loopy circle routes ending up back where they started (like our Bangor Town Centre Treasure…
Treasure Hunt: Bangor Town Centre
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….
Strickland’s Glen Coastal Loop
“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…
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…
Ye' Olde Heritage Stuff
Halloween Traditions in Northern Ireland
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…
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…
Essential Eats
Bangor’s Weekly Wednesday Market
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…
Tuk-Tuk Bangor: An Introduction to Thai Food
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….
Essential Eats: Best Spicy Instant Noodles
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…
World Foods: Bangor’s Mini Asian Supermarket
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…
Out-and-About
Best National Trust Properties in Northern Ireland
We had planned on visiting every National Trust property in Northern Ireland through the space of a year, but with our stints in Asia,…
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…
Winter Road Trip: East Central Europe
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…
Winter on Europe’s Interrail
This whole Interrail itinerary started as no more than the idea of the Glacier Express; a rather spectacular train journey that cuts across the…
Winter Road Trip: The Scottish Highlands
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…