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Golf Links House Newcastle

109 Dundrum Road Newcastle, County Down, Northern Ireland, BT33 0LN, United Kingdom

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One Final City

A travel blog entry by jfinn

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... opening myself up to new things, and really trying to experience and learn about as many different cultures as possible. So, really, why not go to Northern Ireland?

Unfortunately, by the time we arrived to Belfast at 11pm on Tuesday night, Natalija and I were both mentally and physically exhausted, as well as sick. So in hindsight, we both probably didn't give Belfast a fair shot.

The city itself isn't very beautiful. It has a gorgeous city hall that ...

The Mourne Mountains

A travel blog entry by steveandkat

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... so readily available in Ireland, it was the best and cheapest recourse they had to work with. When they built their walls, they didn't use cement, grass or even mud to hold them together. They simply stacked the rocks on top of one another. Therefore, the walls have lots of holes throughout them. This is actually advantageous for the walls longevity because Ireland has very strong winds and the holes within the walls allows that wind to pass through the ...

Royal County Down

A travel blog entry by eleanorcostello

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... got all the room in the world, but the heather creeps around everywhere. There's a small pond in the middle of the fairway just breaking the line of sight to the green, with its 7 surrounding bunkers.

18. Home stretch, you can see the clubhouse and realize what a test this golf course has put you through. Tough green.


The round is over. We pack the clubs back up and drive over to a hotel just in the seaside village ...

Bound For Troubles

A travel blog entry by trockie

... pub songs.

When we arrived back in Dublin we headed to the Temple Bar area to find a pub and some dinner. We had dinner at a restaurant serving traditional Irish food and I tried "Boxties", which is basically like a potato pancake or thick potato crepe, wrapped around various fillings. I opted for the seafood and it was good. Yet another use for the ubiquitous ...

In and Out of Belfast

A travel blog entry by broony79

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Day 195. Scenes of a Zombie Movie 26/10/08 Arrived in Belfast 06.30 after sleeping for 2hrs on the back seat of the coach. Just me and the driver on a 50 seater coach for the whole journey. Once dropped off my iFriend guided me to the hostel. There I met Roanna who I was here visiting having travelled together in Thailand/Laos. She was working at the hostel so I had breakfast, tried to sleep then headed in town. It was around 10:00 on a Sunday. Botanical Gardens ...