Ballymena Trips

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Trips taken near Ballymena

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 »
The Giant's Causeway | Dec 27 06'

by Maripicante / MaK a real traveler from Prague, on vacation in Causeway Head

"An amazing time to follow paths along the coast..."

We spent the night in a Double Bee, beds were all nice and breakfast so tasty. It was the most colorful breakfast since we got to Ireland. Lady B... Continue reading »
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 »
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 »
A quick stop in Cookstown | Dec 28 06'

by Maripicante / MaK a real traveler from Prague, on vacation in Cookstown

"...where we made our tummies happy of delicious Irish dishes. Hmm, the Big Fresh Atlantic Sea Trout…"

We headed from Bushmills to Cookstown, and according the name we looked for a place where is served a good food besides a good beer. We found a r... Continue reading »
The Land of Bushmills | Dec 27 06'

by Maripicante / MaK a real traveler from Prague, on vacation in Bushmills

"In Old Finn MacCool's Pub we met happy Jimmy with a very Irish character written on his face."

Yup, we get there… Bushmill’s in night such a city of nice pubs, closed hotels and two options of Bankomat only (one out of order). The first pla... Continue reading »
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 »
Northern Ireland | Nov 28 06'

by Ellen & Mairin a female traveling as a family from Melbourne, on vacation in Portrush

From Carmels we had a short drive to get to Derry, just over the border to Northern Ireland. It was very strange going over the border - everything... Continue reading »
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 »
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 »