Winter on Europe’s Interrail
byThis whole Interrail itinerary started as no more than the idea of the Glacier Express; a rather spectacular train journey that cuts across the…
Bangor
Things to do in Bangor Northern Ireland: Tourism, Attractions, Stories and Events in Bangor and North Down on Northern Ireland’s Gold Coast.
Cesky Krumlov: A Bohemian Dream
byI’d say we’ve travelled fairly well in the winter months over the past few years, but were I to pick 3 highlights in this…
Takeaway Tuesday: Green Chilli Bangor
byThis Takeaway Tuesday comes (on a Thursday) from “The Green Chilli”, one of the longer standing Indian restaurants in Bangor (Dufferin Avenue), and is…
The Giant’s Causeway Coastal Route
bySandy beaches, cliff edge castles and a Unesco World Heritage Site. The Causeway Coastal Route is home to many of Northern Ireland’s iconic landscapes,…
Christmas in Northern Ireland
byFor 4 years now we have shared the various cultures and celebrations of Asia, so it just felt about time we shared the other…
Winter Road Trip: The Scottish Highlands
byIt has become like routine for us now to escape at winter, to chase the snow, as we did very similar in past years when…
Northern Ireland’s Chip Shop Treats
byI really don’t understand the whole ‘eating out’ thing, where you pay twice the price, for mediocre food, while sitting in stuffy, uncomfortable surroundings….
A Fairytale Christmas in Dublin
byI can say we had no real enthusiasm for this trip to Dublin, given we had both caught colds on arrival to Belfast, and…
Free Entry to the Giant’s Causeway
byPeople locally here know that there is Free Entry to the Giants Causeway, whereas most tourists think that it is exclusively a paid tourist attraction,…
Crawfordsburn Country Park
byIt has to have been a good 15 to 20 years since I last explored the top forests of Crawfordsburn Country Park. Or at…