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
The Legend of Jenny Watts
According to legend Jenny Watts was the youngest daughter of Jack Watts owner of the Jolly Fisherman, a tavern to the west of the…
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
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…
Takeaway Tuesday: Green Chilli Bangor
This Takeaway Tuesday comes (on a Thursday) from “The Green Chilli”, one of the longer standing Indian restaurants in Bangor (Dufferin Avenue), and is…
Northern Ireland’s Chip Shop Treats
I really don’t understand the whole ‘eating out’ thing, where you pay twice the price, for mediocre food, while sitting in stuffy, uncomfortable surroundings….
The Asian Supermarket Belfast
Earlier this year (2018) the Asian Supermarket Belfast moved from its otherwise lifelong location on the Ormeau Road to what is now a short-ish…
Out-and-About
The Causeway Coastal Route
Sandy beaches, cliff edge castles and a Unesco World Heritage Site. The Causeway Coastal Route is home to many of Northern Ireland’s iconic landscapes,…
The Travel Blog
The Jungfrau 3 Day Travel Pass (Switzerland)
Our visit to Switzerland was part of a road trip where we arrive from Lake Como in the Italian Alps before forwarding on to…
Essential Eating: The Best Foods of Europe
One of my lesser goals in travel is to eat the traditional dishes of every country in Europe. Something that is not as simple…
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…