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  • judexo

    Home Trip | Aug 03 07'

    by judexo a 22 year old female from Melbourne, on vacation in Carrickfergus

    "Remembering the good old days."

    Since I have been home, I have not stopped eating, and drinking, and staying out late. I went to the Castle, the old dam, the war memorial, heading... Continue reading »

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  • El_Chico

    New Life | Nov 19 06'

    by El_Chico a male from Sydney, on vacation in Belfast

    In the early hours of the morning the bus crosses the border. We pull up into a town called Newry soon after and I hop off to get some fresh air. T... Continue reading »

  • Kev-Jules

    Day in Belfast | Sep 08 07'

    by Kev-Jules a 31 year old male traveling as a couple from Gold Coast, on vacation in Newtownabbey

    Waking a little seedy this morning, we agreed early on that it was well worth it (a rare realization!). We headed straight down the coast to Belfas... Continue reading »

  • Tracer1

    A Terrible Beauty | Dec 05 06'

    by Tracer1 a female from Minneapolis, on vacation in Belfast

    "Northern Ireland is definitely worth exploring more"

    The title to this entry is a line from a poem by William Butler Yeats, the nationalist Irish poet writing about the time of the Irish Easter Rebell... Continue reading »

  • John Shawn and Dan

    Back Into English Territory | Nov 21 06'

    by John Shawn and Dan a male from Vancouver, on vacation in Belfast

    Well we have made it back into the place where english is the first language!  It's been fun trying to learn other languages but it makes it s... Continue reading »

  • My Playground

    Is the conflict really over? | May 12 06'

    by My Playground a 30 year old female, on vacation in Belfast

    Belfast is a "new" city in that the conflict just having ended in 2001, Belfast is still in the process of rebuilding after the turmoil.  Ther... Continue reading »

  • Gorjess

    Belfast, Ireland | May 04 06'

    by Gorjess a real traveler, on vacation in Belfast

    Belfast, Ireland Ferry from Stranraer (Southwest of Glasgow) "Imposing architecture... foot-stomping music in packed out pubs" sounds pret... Continue reading »

  • EliAnne

    I left my heart in Belfast | Oct 28 05'

    by EliAnne a 25 year old female from Cincinnati, on vacation in Belfast

    "I fell in love"

    We went up to Belfast from Dublin, it's pretty cheap and easy to take the bus, I recommend it. So many people just come to Ireland to see Cork and... Continue reading »

  • The Phoenix

    England = Jerks | Oct 08 06'

    by The Phoenix a 25 year old female from Wiesbaden, on vacation in Belfast

    "I felt like I walked into the end of an argument."

    14:06I have never felt so uncomfortable in my life.  Belfast is beautiful and so...tension filled.  I felt safe--don't get me wrong. ... Continue reading »

  • nathan u

    Does this count as another country? | Sep 08 07'

    by nathan u a 31 year old male from Milwaukee, on vacation in Belfast

    Eoin took me up to Belfast for the weekend. The big event was on Sunday when I got a walking tour of the city with Eoin`s friend David. It was real... Continue reading »

  • jordan_norstrom

    Belfast | Oct 19 02'

    by jordan_norstrom a real traveler, on vacation in Belfast

    We took the train from Perth to Stranraer switching trains in Glasgow. From Stranraer we took a ferry across the Irish Sea to Belfast. The harbou... Continue reading »

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