And the Nominees Are…

We are very happy and proud to announce that we have been nominated for an Ireland Press Award in the online category! Next Wednesday the winners will be announced and we we can tell you, we are nervous and excited! To celebrate our nomination we added some pictures of the...

Belfast by Black Hackney

Belfast is quite big and spread out, so it’s not the easiest city to see on foot. If you’re only staying for a few days and want to see as much as possible, book a Black Taxi Tour with Ken Harper. First of all it’s fantastic to be driven around in a black...

Avoca, Belfast

We asked a stranger on the streets of Belfast where we could get a healthy, organic lunch and he told us to go to Avoca. After some searching we found a shop with this name. Not exactly what we were looking for, but after browsing the entire collection of fashion and...

Dean’s Deli

We were surprised to learn that Belfast has so many more food options than the local pub. A short stroll from our hotel we stumbled upon a cosy yet chic eatery. And to make it even better, once inside you could choose to sit on the right side of the restaurant in the...

Oh Yeah Music Centre

After a beautiful road trip along the Causeway Coastal Route to Donegal we are back in Belfast. And let me tell you something else this city is known for:  Music. A lot of well-known, respected musicians are from Belfast and therefore this city is known for its live...

A Pilgrimage to Slieve League Cliffs

The rugged landscape that I imagined when thinking of Ireland came to life before me in the area of Slieve League Cliffs. The hard rocks, the soft green grass, a few sheep scattered along the fields. This is Ireland. And then…when you reach the top of the hill you...

40 Shades of Green

Close to Lough Eske Castle we take a hike following a path near Dun a lu lake in the most beautiful forest we’ve ever seen. Johnny Cash once wrote his song 40 shades of Green as a gift to Ireland and I think this is exactly where he got his inspiration. Although, after...

King Of My Castle

We are blessed in many ways, and getting the opportunity to stay in the world’s most beautiful hotels is definitely one of those blessings. Lough Eske is a picture-perfect-romantic-getaway-hotel just over the border in Ireland. In fact, it’s a castle with huge...

Custom House, A Great Tip

The best advice is usually from locals. So we often just ask someone their favorite restaurant and then try and test it ourselves. Our guide, Martin McGrossan, whom we wrote about before told us we had to have dinner at his friends restaurant Custom House. A wine bar and...

Sleeping with Bill Clinton

OK, I’ll be honest: We did not have sexual relations with this man, Bill Clinton. But we did sleep in the same bed (only not exactly at the same time). The Beech Hill Country House oozes old glam mixed with Georgian elegant estate and we understand why Bill choose...

Making Friends in (London)Derry

Another great city full of  history is Londonderry or Derry, no one is still really sure what name to use these days. It’s here where the trouble began, and while our guide – the great Martin McGrossan from Derry City tours – takes us for a stroll on the...

Bushmill’s Inn

What better way to end a day full of exploring than pulling up a chair near an Inglenook fireplace with a home-brewed Whiskey. The Bushmills Inn is said to be the oldest distillery and so after a day of hiking in the rain (this is Ireland after all), we stop at the...

Dunluce Castle

Another must-see along the Causeway Coastal Route is Dunluce Castle. A spectacular ruin on an even more spectacular location. The remains of this palace are located on the very steep end of a rock in the middle of the sea. Impressive? Yes. Creepy, a bit. Especially when...

Giant’s Causeway

I love myths, legends and fairy tales and – lucky me- Ireland is full of them. Like the story about the Giants Causeway. The legend says that Irish Giant Finn McCool built a road from Ireland to Scotland through the sea to fight his rival giant Benandonner. Once...

Carrick-a-Rope Bridge

Along the Causeway Coastal Route you must stop at the Carrick-a-Rede rope bridge. This bridge was originally built by salmon fishermen. Only then it was no more than a single rope and some slats that the men would cross with a net full of salmon they caught from the...