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16 Marguerite Park, Bryansford Rd Newcastle, County Down, Northern Ireland, BT33 0PE, United Kingdom

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One Final City

A travel blog entry by jfinn

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... hall we ended up walking around Belfast for a while, until Natalija realized she had lost her passport. Yep, actually lost it. Couldn't find it. And although she was trying to remain calm, she was totally freaking out. So we headed back to our hostel in hopes that she had left it there by mistake, which luckily she had, thank goodness for that. But hey, what would a trip around the United Kingdom be without a little drama right?

After we found Natalija's ...

The Mourne Mountains

A travel blog entry by steveandkat

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... than against it and knock it down. The Mourne Wall is no different. As we reached the Mourne Wall, the winds became much stronger and brought on a piercing chill. Steve and I took cover from the wind by sitting up against the wall, but the cracks let some of the wind through.

We ate a little food, rested our legs and summed up the courage to continue. The top of Slieve Donar wasn't that much further, but from here on it was very steep. The path was ...

Royal County Down

A travel blog entry by eleanorcostello

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... Matt checks in and we walk along the harbour and meet him at a restaurant a few hundred yards away. I order lamb shanks and Guinness, incredible. It's around 8 and we get in the car for the drive back. I struggle to stay awake. We get back to Dublin around 10:30 and I'm exhausted. Emily, Jay, Zimm are outside the dorms and ask if I want to go out with them. Aside from smelling like golf course, I'm too tired from the long day.

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Chapter 2. Belfast and Nth Ireland

A travel blog entry by willnino

... town on the northern coast of Nth Ireland. The northern coastal road is a fantastic drive and towns like Ballygally adorn the coast on the way through. After a night with my dads side of the family, we enjoyed a very cold and crips walk along the beach path. Stunning flat beach and town was backdropped by the snow capped hills that sit behind the town. If the water was warmer, then this piece of coast would be up with the best in the ...

Belles of Belfast

A travel blog entry by zia14

I don't know if it was the company or the country, but this past weekend in Ireland was probably the best I have had since arriving in Europe. It was the same group this weekend as last, just interchange our buddy Chad with Steff's good friend Jess (she is currently studying in Florence) and you have the whole group of nine. We flew in using Aer Lingus, which was really wonderful. The tickets were only 73 euro and the planes were very nice, comfortable and lots ...