I turned up in Belfast expecting decent pub grub and left genuinely annoyed at myself for not booking more dinners in advance. The city has Michelin-starred restaurants, a market that deserves half your Saturday, and a deli that has been doing its thing since 1897. I had no idea. Past-me was, frankly, underprepared. Here is […]
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I’ll be honest, I spent way too long agonizing over which part of Belfast to book before our first visit. I read everything, made a spreadsheet (yes, really), and still nearly ended up in entirely the wrong place. So let me save you the faff. Belfast is compact, walkable if you pick a central base, […]
I turned up to Belfast for the first time in 2001 with almost no idea what I was walking into. I’d done zero research (past-me was confidently underprepared), assumed it would feel like a smaller Dublin, and left two days later having barely scratched the surface of a city that genuinely surprised me at every […]
Glasgow has a funny reputation. Some people expect a rough, industrial city where it rains sideways and everyone shouts “aye pal” every five seconds. Others think it’s just a cheaper stop before heading to Edinburgh. Honestly? Both assumptions miss the point completely. The first time I wandered into Glasgow, I expected a quick overnight stop. […]
The best time to visit Vienna in 2026 is late April to June or September to October, when temperatures are generally comfortable for sightseeing and the city’s cultural calendar is busy without summer at its most intense. December is the best alternative for Vienna’s Christmas markets, while January and February are colder, quieter months that […]