Northern Ireland Travel Ideas
It is difficult to avoid reference to epic fantasy series Game of Thrones in Northern Ireland these days. The guide on the Belfast tour bus proudly announced Titanic Studios in the capital’s rejuvenated docklands as the “home of Game of Thrones” and that was only the start of the Game of […]
Strange how a simple row of trees in the middle of nowhere can become an internationally renowned tourist attraction. The sinisterly-called ‘Dark Hedges’ in County Antrim, Northern Ireland, have become a magnet for photographers and Game of Thrones fans. I’m sure the Stuart family who planted the trees in the […]
While driving along the Causeway Coast of Northern Ireland this summer we stopped at the tiny coastal village of Glenarm on an impulse because we could see there was a fair or festival happening on the main street, with bunting and Irish music. I don’t know if I have any […]
I only had one day in Belfast on my recent trip to Northern Ireland so I decided to one of those open top bus city tours. It promised a whistle-stop tour of Belfast and it was certainly fast – the driver sped around all four ‘quarters’ of the city at […]