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 city, from a Bangor Castle made from sugar cubes, feeding overfed ducks at Ward Park. And, of course, the Pastie Supper Lover who’s recently gone amiss (where are you?). Anyway, there’s really a lot going on in Bangor.
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 …
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 city 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 …
Castle Park will likely be the first place you see when arriving to Bangor, with the old Town Hall (or Bangor Castle as it’s now …
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 (following our other life as food bloggers in Asia), but we do dabble as well in local stuff, and share some reviews of takeaways in Bangor.
Bangor was touted recently as becoming the new foodie destination of Northern Ireland. Something I can get 100% behind but with an equal amount of …
To truly appreciate the greatness of a proper fry up, you really need to escape the safety of the basic English Breakfast and venture over …
Fanfan’s Thai Food Delivery is Currently Closed for the Winter. Check our Facebook for further details. During lockdown (2020) I started a local food blog …
Hot Pots… our new going out! With the whole lockdown in Bangor in Northern Ireland, hot pots have become our new weekly date night, where …
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 …
Staycations in U.K. & Ireland
Bangor is renownedly known as a ridiculously scenic seaside city 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.
As of May 2022, there are 6 cities in Northern Ireland since Bangor in County Down was awarded city status after scrapping it out with …
Anyone who has travelled to Ireland will tell you that this wonderful Island is one of the most mesmerizing places they’ve ever laid their eyes …
Covid has taken its toll on tourism and hospitality in Ireland (as expected), and after the lockdowns and strict restrictions, uncertainty still remains now, 2 …
Did you know you could circle the entire coast of Ireland following 4 interconnecting road trip routes? In Northern Ireland we have the Causeway Coastal …
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) …
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.
Did you know you could circle the entire coast of Ireland following 4 interconnecting road trip routes? In Northern Ireland we have the …
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 …
