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 town centre. And while you do find the odd trendy take on Asian fusion etc. adding a bit to the diversity of eats in town, they don’t really share the same …
The original title for this somewhat pointless series was ‘eating weird stuff from weird shops’. Chosen by my wee nephew (the son of my big nephew) when poking around the weird and wonderful food at our local B&Ms. Saying “bet you wouldn’t eat that”. So it became a challenge of sorts. However I have renamed …
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 things wrong. And… why bother. But I am familiar with food, and what I like, and have picked up some simple recipes and cooking techniques just by watching others. So now, …
I still find myself a bit lost in this part of Scotland, where Tarbert is included in various regional and geographical locales, although it’s probably best known as “Tarbert Loch Fyne” due to its position on an inlet of the wider Loch Fyne. But it is also part of Kintyre, it’s part of Argyll, and …
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 and the nearby region, from the scorching sand dunes of the Vendee to the snow-capped mountains over Chamonix. From the Pink Flamingos of the wet and wild Camargue to the purple …
Before my adventures into the exciting (and ridiculously unhealthy) world of Scottish cuisine I really never quite realised how many Scottish foods and drinks I was otherwise already familiar with. Which may be due to close family connections, given my mum along with half my family are from Scotland, so my memories of Scottish food …
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 would less rather explore. And as someone who was born and bred in Northern Ireland, I would honestly be completely lost for recommendations if asked what to do in Belfast? …
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 it has always been scuppered through past visits with Fanfan given I am the only one that can drive legally in the UK. So any visit to Islay would have been …
A road trip in Scotland will likely start where you arrive, however, our Scottish road trip itinerary kind of loops around, like a figure 8, meaning you can begin pretty much anywhere from our destination list below. For example, from Edinburgh, I would probably start at St. Andrews, and from Glasgow, I would maybe start …
The Portavogie Seafood Festival was our 3rd preferred outing for the day, where our first choice was a National Trust tour of the Causeway Coast, and my personal least preferred the Traction Engine festival in Greyabbey. Because my nephew’s big into Traction Engines. But I was otherwise happy enough when the weather became too miserable …
