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When it's Almost Spring in Belfast

I know what everyone wants me to talk about in this entry. Probably wondering why I haven't brought it up since it happened. Honestly, the reason is that I'm not entirely sure what I want to say about it. On March 7, the Real IRA, a splinter of the Provisional Irish Republican Army, shot and...

permalink written by  ebienelson on March 23, 2009 from Belfast, United Kingdom
from the travel blog: "She is the Belle of Belfast City..."

Claustrophobia

I remember having a discussion with Anita, my New Zealand friend when we were studying in Belgium, about the size of countries and how it affects the mindsets and feelings of people living there. Anita asked me how I could live in a place so big - didn't I feel lost and out of touch with the...

permalink written by  ebienelson on March 5, 2009 from Belfast, United Kingdom
from the travel blog: "She is the Belle of Belfast City..."

Different Rules

Last night, Tomas and I stopped at the chippy in Andytown and ordered 2 fish and 1 chip. I wanted ketchup. He hates ketchup. So I said, just put ketchup on mine, thinking they would put it on the chip portion of my fish and chips. Now. Tomas knows that ketchup goes on chips. He also must've...

permalink written by  ebienelson on February 27, 2009 from Belfast, United Kingdom
from the travel blog: "She is the Belle of Belfast City..."

These Streets

I have several things to talk about today, most of them about the challenges and annoyances of this past long and busy week. But first. Today, I experienced another Belfast first. Or rather, a Belfast impossiblity, an urban myth... that's right folks, you didn't think he existed: The Cautious...

permalink written by  ebienelson on February 20, 2009 from Belfast, United Kingdom
from the travel blog: "She is the Belle of Belfast City..."

The Wool Over Our Eyes

I'm about to write a somewhat controversial blog post. Perhaps not controversial, but asking questions that most people around here would not ask, and I feel there are very important. I also feel that these are things to consider for anyone out there following what transpires in Northern...

permalink written by  ebienelson on February 11, 2009 from Belfast, United Kingdom
from the travel blog: "She is the Belle of Belfast City..."

My First Security Alert

This morning on the way to work, I experienced my very first Belfast security alert. I was in the black taxi with Tomas, and as we we neared the roundabout at the Glen Road (only the second one from our house on the trip down the Andersonstown/Falls Road), traffic was suddenly backed up....

permalink written by  ebienelson on February 10, 2009 from Belfast, United Kingdom
from the travel blog: "She is the Belle of Belfast City..."

Conossieur of Warm Liquids

I have become an eternal seeker of warm things. I spend quite a bit of time hunting for my next hot coffee, burning hours sitting in La Boca consuming gallons of free hot tea. I even spent 2 pound 50 on a hot chocolate at the Europa Hotel on Saturday, to stem the flow of the ever present wet...

permalink written by  ebienelson on February 9, 2009 from Belfast, United Kingdom
from the travel blog: "She is the Belle of Belfast City..."

I Should've Packed Hair Products

This morning I had a job interview with Deloitte in Belfast to be a Technology Integration Consultant. Long boring story short, the guy figured out quite quickly that I hadn't a clue what I was talking about. I don't think they'll call me back. After the much bullshit-ed through interview,...

permalink written by  ebienelson on January 21, 2009 from Belfast, United Kingdom
from the travel blog: "She is the Belle of Belfast City..."

Northern Ireland - sans troubles

We discovered the bad part of leaving it until the night before to book flights - they were double the price - still very reasonable though. The bus into the city from the airport was pretty interesting, we sat next to a genial Irish man who had been partaking in a wee bit of the whiskey me...

permalink written by  10bastards on December 12, 2008 from Belfast, United Kingdom
from the travel blog: Eurotrip

Leaving Samson and Goliath

So this is the date and this is the starting point of our trip. Nothing a good challenge to start with, we jump in at the deep end with a 5am flight to Frankfurt then a 13 hour wait in airport before 10 hour flight to Singapore!

permalink written by  benpriceni on November 27, 2008 from Belfast, United Kingdom
from the travel blog: benpriceni's Travel Blog

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