Northern Ireland

I have lived in Northern Ireland for most of my life, yet I admit I have been pretty much clueless about Belfast until recently. As in the 80’s and 90’s, and even the early millennium, it really was a destination more to avoid. When tourism was focused on little more than alcoholics, terrorism, and a […]

There are two travel options for the Belfast to Glasgow Ferry. First, by Coach, which boards the Stena Line crossing from Belfast to Cairnryan, before continuing on to Glasgow as a final destination. The other option is by “Sail and Rail” which follows the same crossing from Belfast to Cairnryan, only the connecting bus will

As much as I’d love to say it’s still a local “quirk” in Northern, and that it is something of the past. It would probably be irresponsible as well. Where it’s probably not a great idea to wave Irish tricolour flags around the Shankill Road or to do the same with British Union flags down

As far as we can tell, the M&D Theme Park day tours are no longer available with Stena Line. For up-to-date information check the Stena Line website. I really think M&D needs a proper rebrand, to something more generic, like Adventure World or Big Thunder Land, or just something to let people know that it’s

The Titanic Quarter is a relatively new tourist area in Belfast City Centre, or at least it was a bit of a mess before the rejuvenation of the Belfast harbour area spurred by the opening of the Titanic Belfast Museum (2012). This was soon followed by the development of further museums and tourist attractions like

Stormont is one of those overlooked tourist gems in Belfast, seen more as a quick photo-op from the open-top hop-on/hop-off bus tours. But I would forever recommend hopping off that bus as there really is more to Stormont, and the surrounding grounds of Stormont Estate to make it well worthwhile. And the same goes for

I never considered Dublin Airport as an easy travel option from Northern Ireland, opting more for flights from Belfast to London, which really just added an extra flight to most long-haul journeys. But, partly due to crap airports in Northern Ireland, I now prefer flights in-and-out of Dublin, and with simple buses between Dublin Airport

First off. The George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD) is very different than the Belfast International Airport (BFS) and full flight arrivals and arrival times can be found on the airport website. The airport is located less than 4 miles from Belfast City Centre (10-minute drive) in East Belfast and less than 10 miles (18-minute