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Strangford Lough Islands Northern Ireland – Half-Day Itinerary

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    The Strangford Lough islands just outside Comber in Northern Ireland offer a morning dillydallying among mudflats, snapping happy pics of a cerulean spring sky that is honestly beyond capture. Mini causeways connect tiny islands, secluded residences, and a series of early medieval fieldstone and greywacke ruins. Somewhere in the backdrop, gently swirling eddys lap and […]

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    Mussenden Temple on the Scenic Seacoast Road Castlerock Northern Ireland

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      Mussenden Temple is perched on the cliff edge directly above Downhill Beach on Seacoast Road in Northern Ireland. It’s just up the road from Castlerock, a seaside resort just outside Coleraine. Crafted with local materials in a classical Graeco-Roman style, it is a double-height sandstone structure set on a basalt basement. Designed by well-travelled Irish

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      Sallagh Braes Walk – Game of Thrones Riverlands Filming Location

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        The Sallagh Braes walk traces a 100 metre high, 2km long basalt scarp that rises above the North Channel coastal village of Ballygally in Northern Ireland. It is also the location for Riverlands, the fictional village in Game of Thrones, Season 6, Episode 7, ‘The Broken Man’. The Sallagh Braes walk in the Glens of

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        Things to Do Ards Peninsula – 1 Day Itinerary

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        view from Ballyquintin Point across fields toward the Mournes
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          The Ards Peninsula protrudes from the County Down mainland on the east coast of Northern Ireland and protects Strangford Lough from the Irish Sea. It offers mind-bending discoveries such as neolithic remains older than the pyramids of Egypt or Sudan and a plethora of historic windmills earning its former nickname of ‘Little Holland’. This low-lying

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          Exarcheia Athens Greece – Flashpoint of Anarchy or Community Activism?

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            Mention Exarcheia to Athenians and you’ll get a quizzical eyebrow in return. Its beautiful yet ramshackle, neo-classical buildings, oversized graffiti and reputation for riots entice nervy photo-journalists. But, do its hip restaurants, thriving markets, burgeoning AirBnB industry, and assured man-bun cafe culture call the casual visitor? Exarcheia Athens in Greece is the location of a

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            Train from Bucharest to Transylvania – Romania By Train

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              Trekking by train from Bucharest to Transylvania sounded like the best option when it came to discussing our next trip. We’re both (aspiring) amateur literary buffs and my travelling companion was keen to see Dracula’s Castle(s). It was decided – Romania by train was next. No better reason, eh? Romania by train from Bucharest to

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