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If there was one thing that saved us a lot of money during our visit to Northern Ireland, it was our National Trust membership as many of the sites we wanted to visit were looked after by them.
Our first visit of our holiday was to the Giant’s Causeway and…
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One of the first buildings we caught sight of on our visit to Belfast was the stunning Titanic Belfast Museum, which was sat beautifully lit in pinks and purples on the banks of the River Lagan.
Titanic Belfast opened on the centenary of the Titantic disaster in 2012, on the…
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Knowing what to pack when travelling with the family can be a challenge, especially if you are visiting somewhere with a temperate climate like ours.
We prefer to travel out of season as the destinations we head to are often cheaper and quieter, however, it can also mean that the…
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When we started planning our visit to Belfast, we had a list of places we wanted to visit.
Crumlin Road Gaol wasn’t on it – who wants to visit a grim prison? However, a chance meeting with our AirBnB host and his recommendation for it as a brilliant day out,…
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There are a number of reasons that we chose Northern Ireland for our half term break this year, but one of the main ones was to find as many of HBO’s Game of Thrones® filming sites as possible.
With a young family in tow, we decided against doing a structured…
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During February half term, we were invited to stay at Staybridge Suites Manchester.
Situated in Oxford Road, in the heart of Manchester’s Knowledge Quarter, the suites are nestled in between The University of Manchester and Manchester Metropolitan University Campuses.
The hotel does not have its own car park and I have to admit…
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Way back sometime last year, Hubby booked tickets to see The Full Monty at the Mayflower Theatre as a Valentine’s Date Night with a difference.
The stage show, adapted for the stage by Oscar-winning writer Simon Beaufoy, has been running for an incredible six years, but this is the first…
Are we nearly there yet? is a new online blog run by me, Kara Guppy, and is named as such thanks to my daughter Eliza who always asks that very question when we are less than 5 minutes up the road heading off on our adventures. You may know me from my other family blog chelseamamma.co.uk
