Welcome to the unofficial website of Bangor Northern Ireland (because the official website is a bit rubbish). Here we share all the exciting assets of our lovely wee seaside town, from a sugar cube Bangor Castle oe feeding overfed ducks at Ward Park, to going monkey on a cannon, and, of course, the Pastie Supper Lover. There’s really a lot going on in Bangor.
I never planned on writing this post on the Walled Garden Bangor, but after passing through to Bangor Abbey, we never did make it to …
Recently we have been spending more time in the (sometimes) sunny, seaside town of Bangor Northern Ireland, my hometown, which I admittedly did lose love …
The North Down coastal path, as you may have guessed, is a path that lines the coast of North Down, leading in both directions; east towards …
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) is …
Already we have covered the better-known route of the North Down Coastal Path from Bangor to Holywood, where the path leads from the Pickie Pool …
Sharing our Love for Grub!
Surprisingly food is the most popular section of this blog, as people seem to be more excited by instant noodles than our lovely wee stretch of Northern Ireland’s scenic Gold Coast. So here we share our love for food, mostly Asian food, but we do dabble as well in local stuff, and share some reviews of takeaways in Bangor.
Hot Pots… our new going out! With the whole lockdown in the U.K, hot pots have become our new weekly date night, where we’d fire …
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 up …
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. And …
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 in …
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 I’ve …
Aside from the underlying hardships and horrors of this lockdown, I’ve really been having a grand ol’ time in isolation… catching up on gaming, I …
The U.K. and Eire
Bangor is renownedly known as a ridiculously scenic seaside town in Northern Ireland. A destination that more or less puts the rest of Northern Ireland to shame. But as ‘travel journalists’ we do force ourselves out to explore the wider parts of these isles, often jumping the borders to Ireland (the Republic of), and crossing over to explore the rest of the U.K. We share this stuff here.
We had planned on visiting every National Trust property in Northern Ireland through the space of a year, but with our stints in Asia, and …
What always put me off with camping in Northern Ireland is reading the reviews beforehand as there always seems to be problems (at some point) …
In the past Belfast has been more of a city to avoid, with the “troubles” and the conflict, and there are few cities that I …
Fanfan is kind of obsessed when it comes to flowers here in Northern Ireland, to the point when she would try to have me take …
We have been recently looking for newer pastures to explore in Northern Ireland on our National Trust Pass, as we aim to tick off some …
Until recently Greyabbey was little more than a road sign along the coast of Strangford Lough and the Ards Peninsula to me. As I really …
The Travel Blog: Europe and Beyond
We do travel fairly often, aiming annually for half the year in Europe, and the other half in Asia. Sharing our Asian adventures over on our Live Less Ordinary website. Otherwise, when it’s not sunny in Bangor (or anytime really), we’d jump on a flight, or boat, to do some travels in Europe and whatnot. We share these wider travels here.
Through this somewhat ridiculous near-month long road trip in France and surrounding borders, we share the sheer diversity of travel during summer in …
We opt for a road trip on this winter adventure, as almost all attractions planned are well off the beaten path, and they’re …
This whole Interrail itinerary started as no more than the idea of the Glacier Express; a rather spectacular train journey that cuts across …
It has become like routine for us now to escape at winter, to chase the snow, as we did very similar in past years …
