Belfast, United Kingdom Travel Blogs

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Jul 25, 2006

... in Malaysia and said we had a family emergency and needed to get home ASAP. We were then booked the whole way through to Belfast.. for no cost. Although we had over 24hrs of travelling ahead, we were glad to get the flights and looking forward to coming ...

belfast pin
Aug 28, 2007

belfast pin

Getting ready to go again
Aug 21, 2006 (10 photos)

Well hello to everyone. We are heading away from Belfast again on 3rd September. In our time back we have done our best to catch up with everyone possible and will do over next few weeks. If we don't, i am sure you all realise we are up to our eyes ...

Passport to Rio
Sep 3, 2004

Well folks the long awaited day has arrived and in an hour`s time we`ll be on our first flight of many! So excited!!! We`ll finally get into Rio at 08.10 tomorrow after 15 hours on the plane, but it`ll be worth every minute! We`ll keep you updated and ...

Our First entry
Feb 13, 2006

Nothing to say yet...... But at least we have our first entry

Here Comes the Sun
Oct 12, 2006 (37 photos)

... the boy scouts, so we didn't trust it one bit and went to our fall back plan, which was spending the night in Belfast. Thankfully, by this point, the sun had gone down and Heather had relinquished the wheel so I could breathe easy, relax my shoulders and ...

June and Tris Wedding in Belfast
Jun 25, 2008 (9 photos)

... is exactly what we got.  Following morning and it was time to get ready for the big day.  We popped into Belfast city to purchase those items that Nic had managed to do without for the last year....makeup, hair products and deodorant (OK, so ...

Belfast
Aug 6, 2007 (17 photos)

... of all it is and was, has been extremely enlightening.  Where Derry had a more historical focus on its struggles, Belfast's strife seems much more contemporary as it still remains a very divided city. Although there have been many recent positive ...

Easter in Belfast
Apr 25, 2005 (6 photos)

... it would come down in his lifetime. The concrete wall is signed by many people including Bono but I couldn't find his signature. Belfast is also where the Titanic was built. We saw the dry dock where it was built, it is about as enthralling as that ...

One Week To Go!!!
Aug 26, 2004

... the hell, let's do it, don't wait any longer, let's just go... We called into the wonderful people at STA Travel in Belfast and told them we wanted to go travelling for 4 months and showed them our list. Now, our list has been accumulating since the ...

Northern Ireland
Jun 10, 2006 (1 photos)

... ... just curious as to get their perspective like I was with Buddhism in Thailand. The signs of the past are evident in Belfast with fortified police stations, slogans on city walls etc. Not the most attractive city I've been to! I'm hanging out to ...

Home i couldn't finish this travelogue ...
Jun 8, 2002

Home I couldn't finish this travelogue without thanking a few people for the last year, so here is where I make a few enemies by omitting a name or two. Forgive me if I do, but it has been a long year and so many people have come my way and it is a ...

Home and settled now and i thought i would ...
Aug 3, 2002 (1 photos)

... it. p.s. I took the travel bug one step further this week, and as of the 12th August i will be behind the counter of STA travel in Belfast. So those of you in need of a holiday now know where to come (as i need the commission) c ya all AB

Drink Driving Laws in Ireland
Jun 8, 2006 (8 photos)

... people to be that friendly. I stand by my convictions that South East Asian people are the friendliest on the planet. Belfast is great... I found the entertainment strip and spent most of the night talking to a flight attendant from New York City... ...

Taxi Trip
Jul 22, 2007 (47 photos)

... and headed towards the capital. A nice leasurly drive through the countryside, and a couple of hours later, we were arriving in Belfast. Honestly, I've never really wanted to come here, maybe that is why it has taken me so long to get here, but I was ...

Pot of Gold
Oct 27, 2003 (19 photos)

... spend centuries covering it over in stone and earth....or so the story goes. Our next puzzle was, where do you stay in Belfast when Rotary hold a convention in town....solution, way outside the city! But if you get a concierge who knows a cook, who ...

Easy Decision
Jun 9, 2006 (15 photos)

I had a relaxing day yesterday... spent most of the day at the B&B. I plan to do a drive to the most northern part of Ireland today. Apparently, it is north Ireland's most visited region. Given the recent falls on world markets (which I'm heavily ...

Back in the UK
Jun 7, 2006 (6 photos)

... quite deserted which kind of concerns me (I was expecting more)... I don't like walking around deserted cities, especially ones with Belfast's past! I've found a couple of streets with what seems to be some kind of night scene, but it is nowhere like the ...

travel tip 98: in ireland the words lets ...
Oct 1, 2002

... anything touristy - in our case 3 - Then take the number of days to work your way from one spot (Dublin) to another spot (Belfast), taking into account stoping at the 1000's of pubs on the way to speak to the locals. So there you have it a ...

Crazy times in the Emerald Isle
May 28, 2005 (6 photos)

... an hour, but was fairly steep - or perhaps I'm just soft) to the top to be rewarded by fantastic views of Belfast and the surrounding countryside. We walked down the other side into Belfast through green green countryside and a brief rainshower - It's ...

Welcome to Ireland
Sep 12, 2008 (23 photos)

... Protestants to vs USA.  We then went to the castle and took a hike to the top to see a breath taking view of Belfast while eating blackberries along the way.  The castle was donated by the noble family to the city of Belfast, and ...

Belfast, Northern Ireland
Sep 27, 2006

Got to Northern Ireland yesterday. Bit of a hole to be honest. Not a city that is very pleasing to the eye. Not much to do either. Think I'll go on a tour to Giant's Causeway tomorrow, really looking forward to that.

A day trip in Belfast
Oct 22, 2006 (1 photos)

... from my group to go out that night and we had a lovely evening at a pub called George. We discussed our experience in Belfast and we all agreed that we hope that someday the people in the north Ireland can heal their wounds and replace their murals with ...

Homeward Bound
May 5, 2008 (1 photos)

Saturday 3rd May 2008 Checked out of our hostel for the very last time and headed to Times Square to dwindle away our last few hours in New York.  As usual, we wondered how we were ever gonna pass the time but instead ended up barely making it ...

Belfast, Part 2
Sep 11, 2006 (5 photos)

Ok, so I have been able to blog more frequently than I thought before I left home. We got through our tour of Belfast without incident. It was astounding. For one, there is grafiti on every available surface, but for another, nearly all of it is political. ...

Belfast
Jan 9, 2008

Blog to come Taxi tour of Derry Giants Causeway

Northern Ireland
Feb 14, 2007 (16 photos)

We had a nice time up north. It was beautiful scenery and lovely cites.

A flying visit...
Jun 5, 2007

Returning to London I had one night with my family in Birmingham before driving back down to London and flying across to Belfast for an interview with the US Embassy. My trip to the US depends on whether I am granted a working visa and with only 9 days ...

Belfast , Armagh and Games
Nov 23, 2006 (26 photos)

... to Belfast. We met Phelan the coach driver and went on a tour through the areas of West and East (British Flags) Belfast. We travelled along the Falls road and went through the recent history of Northern Ireland. We travelled through West Belfast and saw ...

Preparing for Uganda
Apr 6, 2006

Hi Folks Im busy preparing my return to beautiful Uganda. Ive got one week left of my work contract and then 2 weeks for R&R, saying goodbye to family and friends and no doubt some panic buying (camcorder, shorts, swimmers etc) Please keep in ...