Belfast Travel Blogs

Seeing as this hostel sucked and they never even told us what time check-out was we decided to just sleep in and not set an alarm and get up when we felt like it. We woke around 10ish I think and then just started to pack up our stuff to leave. They had storage for bags so that was nice and we left…

I set out to collect my biggest son Rudi from Belfast International Airport and took the camera along as the weather was changeable with occasional sun. I drove the back roads from home (Ardsbeg, Gortahork - Donegal), over the Muckish Gap (Muckish is a local mountain see description), pas…

Summer Madness is a yearly event run by a Christian organisation called Exodus to serve Irelands youth and give them a Soul Survivor-like experience.I first sent a demo in to Summer Madness about 8 years ago in my old band. Did try 2 more times over the years but never got a chance to go over. Ho…

Today I spent the day on a tour visiting such sites as the Carrik-a-rede Ropebridge, Bushmills Distillery, Giants Causeway and Dunluce Castle.  It blew my daily budget of £30, but it was worth it. The drive up on the coastal road was breathtaking, despite the overcast weather.  Definite…

So here I am, just over a week to go before the off and yet I still haven't bought a suitcase. I decided a few months ago I needed a change of scenery. I needed to stop just plodding along and get myself out there and experience other cultures and places. There is so much out there that is worth se…

Queens university was founded by Queen Victoria in 1845 but it's roots go back as far as 1810. The university is set in a beautiful part of Belfast,next door is the Botanic Gardens.    

Heading into Northern Ireland was very odd.  Once again my police ID helped smooth the way as I went through the border.  The country is still in the grips of terror and I saw several graffiti slogans as the train came closer to IRA country.  Belfast must be the quietest city in …

This profile shot seemed too dark for me, so I lightened it a little. Brings the attractive girls' face out more!  Lou, (silvercircle) said she liked the shot like it was so as to show off the cliffs and ocean behind her, but I felt I could lighten her face some without detracting from the bac…

A bloke phoned me up and asked me: 'Hey how about a beer?' And I said: 'Sure.' 'And how about a beer in Dublin?'And I said: 'Sure.' And so we went to Belfast. The three of us. I know it doesn't make sense. Hang on.There was three of us because we phoned a third guy, and it was Belfast because we di…

Now me and Lori both woke up feeling pretty yukky, we were both sneezing, coughing and watery eyes :( we got changed and ready and checked out of the minging hostel and had a walk into Belfast city centre but everything was closed as it was a Sunday of course so we sat in a McDonalds for a while an…

This trip came about because I had a week left of my holidays to take off work, and I loathe having time off and not DOING something with it. Now, don't get me wrong, I have plenty of things to do at home when I'm off, but that isn't the point. So when I was in work one day (on a lunch break...clea…

Home ready for the next trip! Since this is a retrospective look at some trips I have done as I didn't have this account at the time, I'll just swing right through onto my next forrage up the coast. This time it was with mum on a sunny day in March....

My birthday weekend "abroad". The German band "Subway to Sally" once sang a song about Carrickfergus. I only realised this place existed in reality, when already staying in Dublin. I just had to go there!

We arrived in Belfast in the early evening.  After dropping things off at the hostel, we were taken on what's known as the "Black Cab" tour.  This "tour" takes you to some of the places in Belfast where conflict has occured in the recent years between the Catholics and the Protestants.&nb…

Belfast is only a 2 1/2 hour ride on the train. I wasn't to keen on driving up there as I got lost there once and you'd be knackered driving all the way up too. And needless to say, I wouldn't be able to enjoy a drink either :) Trains are normally quite expensive in Ireland but a return ticket was…