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Travel Blogs from Newcastle
Intervarsities
... was some good fun. After that, thought, I had to rush back to the hostel to watch the Fightin' Irish take on the Trojans to complete our undefeated season and win a spot in Miami for the BCS National Championship. I can't believe we're going to the championship!!! Nobody on the volleyball team understood my excitement about American football, especially the French guys who heard the American pronunciation of Notre ...
The Peace Maze
... Right turn here, left turn there, dead end over there. But within this one it was really hard to tell because once you took a right turn it might very well swing you around to where you had just been. There were several spots in the maze which circled around a tree. Standing beside this tree you were faced with 6 or 7 possible directions to choose from. I must have spent a good 5-10 minutes mapping one area like this out. If you chose door # 1 you would ...
The Giants Way
... which happen to be at the back of a craft
shop. It's smart marketing; as you dance around to keep your pants dry, you're surrounded by cute little nick-nacks, and by the time the toilet is free you've managed to convince yourself to buy something. I only know this because it worked on me, and cause I studied business.
Northern Ireland is really pretty, it looks similar to the South. I'd say the major difference is the lack of stone ...
Taking the training wheels (and hubcaps) off
... along on the two-lane road, locals zoomed by us.
At one point, Andrew hit a pothole (one of many) and the Micra lost a hub cap. I heard a ding and looked behind the car to see it rolling away and off the side of the road. We found a driveway to pull into and ran back to get it, opting to leave it in the trunk rather than put it back on.
After checking the GPS to get us back on track, I went into the settings to ...
A Taste of the Belfast, North Ireland Weather
... sometimes did extra background checking when they were suspicious of certain visitors. Flying into Belfast, we saw snow- not pure white snow but a brownish white snow which happens when there is a light snowfall on muddy ground after some rain. Belfast was cold...one could have 4 layers of clothing yet could feel the biting cold on one's cheeks or hands as soon as one steps outside. After ...
Location
Other places to stay in Newcastle
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Burrendale Hotel, Country Club & Spa
51 Castlewellan Rd, Newcastle | 3 star hotel -
Newcastle City Centre (Millenium Bridge)
City Road Quayside, Newcastle | Hotel -
Briers Country House
39 Middle Tollymore Road, Newcastle | Hotel -
Harbour House Inn
4 South Promenade, Newcastle | Hotel -
Golf Links House
109 Dundrum Road, Newcastle | Hotel -
Avoca Hotel
93 - 97 Central Promenade, Newcastle | Hotel -
Donard Hotel
Main Street, Newcastle | 2 star hotel -
Beach House
22 Downs Road, Newcastle | Hotel -
Cherry Villa
12 Bryansford Road, Newcastle | Hotel -
Grasmere
16 Marguerite Park, Newcastle | Hotel -
Widow's Row
161 South Promenade, Newcastle | Hotel -
Roma
46 Bryansford Gardens, Newcastle | Hotel -
Enniskeen House Hotel
98, Bryansford Road, Newcastle | Hotel
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