Tourism and Tourist Attractions in Northern Ireland as excursions from the seaside town of Bangor on Northern Ireland’s ‘Gold Coast’ (North Down).
When it comes to road trips the Wild Atlantic Way has to be among the best in the world. However, it can be so much better when removing the limitations of borders and restrictions of inland attractions. As technically the Wild Atlantic Way only include destinations on the west coast of Ireland. But many must-see …
This post is about a good friend of mine named ‘Winker Watson’, who is a bit of a rebel, and this article shares his shenanigans which I obviously don’t approve of. So through the 6-months prior to this toll fine, Winker Watson had been road tripping through Europe, where he paid countless tolls and acquired 7 …
As an “Irish” blogger I am often asked about Irish things, like “where’s best to celebrate Saint Paddy’s day”, which is just a ridiculously hard question to ask me, given I’ve never celebrated Saint Patrick’s Day in my life. Because in Bangor, along with many ‘unionist’ parts of Northern Ireland, there are no celebrations. And …
A trip to Rathlin Island may sound like a full day itinerary in itself, but it can easily be added to a wider itinerary along the Causeway Coast. On our visit, for example, we started out from Bangor, we stopped for breakfast on Belfast’s Laganside, before making a detour past Ballymoney for the Dark Hedges. …
Belfast Christmas Market 2021. It’s Back. Update: Belfast Christmas Market returns in 2021 and will take place on the grounds of Belfast City Hall between 20th November – 23rd December 2021. The Belfast Christmas Market is located on the grounds of Belfast City Hall which bang in the centre of the Belfast City Centre and …
In Asia, I found the secret to many a girls’ hearts was through cute, fluffy, adorable, sheep. And this was no different with Fanfan, and I remember on her first visit to Bangor and Northern Ireland, when she’d sit in the back seats of the car, with my 3-year-old nephew, glued to the window, and pointing out …
We do spend much of our years in Asia these days, so I find myself occasionally craving for the unlikely comforts of Northern Ireland food. Where in SE Asian cooking it is rare to find even an oven in a home kitchen, and I can think of few regional beef dishes other than Thai Massaman, …
