Welcome to the unofficial tourism website for Bangor Northern Ireland. 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, welcome to the sometimes sunny seaside city of Bangor-by-the-Sea.
The Sometimes Sunny Seaside City of Bangor
Recently we have been spending more time in the (sometimes) sunny, seaside city of Bangor…
Things to Do in Bangor Castle Park
Castle Park will likely be the first place you see when arriving to Bangor, with…
Bangor’s Victorian Walled Garden
I never planned on writing this post on the Walled Garden Bangor, but after passing…
The Coastal Path: Bangor to Holywood
The North Down coastal path, as you may have guessed, is a path that lines…
The Coastal Path: Bangor to Groomsport
Already we have covered the better-known route of the North Down Coastal Path from Bangor…
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 Food Guide: Essential Eating in Bangor
Bangor was touted recently as becoming the new foodie destination of Northern Ireland. Something I…
Best British Breakfast: The Perfect Fry Up!
To truly appreciate the greatness of a proper fry up, you really need to escape…
Fanfan’s Kitchen: Proper Thai Food in Bangor
Fanfan’s Thai Food Delivery is Currently Closed for the Winter. Check our Facebook for further…
Best Sichuan Hot Pot Soup Bases to Make at Home
Hot Pots… our new going out! With the whole lockdown in Bangor in Northern Ireland,…
Bangor’s Weekly Wednesday Market
Bangor Market takes place every Wednesday (07:00am to 13:00pm) in the ASDA car park next…
Tuk-Tuk Bangor: An Introduction to Thai Food
I’ve known of Tuk-Tuk for a while now through its reputation as maybe the best…
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.
Winter Sunshine in Portrush
There would be 3 big seaside destinations in Northern Ireland. Bangor with its proximity to…
Overnight Stay at Hogwarts (Christ Church College Oxford)
Our overnight stay at Hogwarts was very much an impulsive adventure after scrolling through Facebook…
Johnnie Walker: Journey of Flavour Experience (Edinburgh)
I’m half Scottish. My mum’s from Edinburgh. I spent most of my young adult years…
Beginner’s Guide to Tollymore Forest Park (Shimna River Trail)
I’ve probably covered all the waymarked routes in Tollymore Forest Park in one way or…
Belfast to Liverpool Ferry (Stena Line)
The ferry ports in both Belfast and Liverpool are much quicker/easier to reach than the…
Belfast’s Continental Christmas Market
Belfast Christmas Market returns in 2024 and will take place on the grounds of Belfast…
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.
Road Trip in Egypt: The Red Sea to the Nile
We nearly gave up on our Hurghada to Luxor road trip before we even began after initial research brought up sensational articles like…
Road Trip in Turkey: 10 Days Itinerary
On this episode of ‘Extreme Sightseeing’ (where we travel silly distances to photograph nice things… and then on to the next), we fly…
Andalusia Road Trip in Southern Spain
On this episode of extreme sightseeing (where we travel silly distances to photograph things before moving onto the next) we are on a…
September Sun in Mallorca (Balearic Islands)
The worst part of a holiday to Mallorca is getting there. At least with the no frills low cost carriers (Ryanair EasyJet etc)…
Ireland’s Ancient East Road Trip Itinerary (North to South)
Did you know you could circle the entire coast of Ireland following 4 interconnecting road trip routes? In Northern Ireland we have the…
The Ultimate Road Trip in France
Through this somewhat ridiculous near-month long road trip in France and surrounding borders, we share the sheer diversity of travel during summer in…