The eighth and final Game of Thrones series opens Sunday April 14. We were on a quest to a spooky place, deep in the countryside. Night was closing in. Malign forces were messing with our satnav. Or were we just out of signal? The clammy Northern Ireland mist did not help. Now, what did… Continue reading
Posts tagged Northern Ireland
On the trail of the Game of Thrones in Northern Ireland
Series 7 of the Game of Thrones will premiere on July 16th, 2017. And, once again, much of it has been filmed in Northern Ireland. The many locations in the province link to make a full and rewarding tourist trail, even if, like me, you have never seen a single episode. We were on a quest… Continue reading →
How good food became Northern Ireland’s big selling point
Wine and Brine, a small restaurant in Northern Ireland, was named as local restaurant of the year in the Waitrose Good Food Guide 2017. Another culinary coup for the province in 2016, which is Northern Ireland Year of Food and Drink. —- I was delighted to see Wine and Brine in the small Northern Irish town of Moira… Continue reading →
Touring Northern Ireland in a motorhome
Tourist boards will have us believe the places they promote are blessed with unending sunshine. Think, when did you last see an umbrella in a travel brochure? I’m sure Ireland wouldn’t stoop to such meteorological subterfuge. What’s the point pretending they bask under skies of cerulean perfection, when we know the rain they had this morning… Continue reading →
We are all Northern Ireland tourists now.
There was a long time when we looked the other way. You didn’t go there. Northern Ireland was toxic, a place of self-destructive conflict. It was a terrible family argument, spilling, metaphorically, out into the street. Even passers-by were in mortal danger. Those days are over, and it’s hard to believe they will ever return…. Continue reading →