In 1995 Bangor FC deliberately lost their final game 2–0 away at rivals Ards in order to secure promotion to the new Premier League (NIPL, Northern Irish Premier League). If Bangor had DRAWN or WON that match, they would have been relegated to the second tier (Division One). It might seem bizarre, but that’s exactly Read more about The Day Bangor FC🟡🔵 Deliberately Lost 2-0 To Get Promoted To The Premier League⚽[…]
I asked Chat GPT “Who is starogard Girl?” and this is what they said… ChatGPT said: “Starogard Girl” is a term coined by Northern Irish travel writer Jonny Blair. It refers to a Polish woman he met in Starogard Gdański, a town in northern Poland. The story of their relationship — including meeting, falling in Read more about Who Is Starogard Girl?🌟🏰🩷👱♀️ According To Chat GPT…[…]
Here I am trying to compile a full list of EVERY Oasis song ever released, rumoured, recorded or played live by Oasis from 1991 to 2025. I have included the collaborations that Noel and Liam did with other bands during the era 1991 to 2009, but none of their solo stuff unless it was also Read more about Every Oasis Song 1991 To 2025⬛⬜️🧨📢🎼🎸🎤🥁🎻💿[…]
“Johnny ‘crackers’ Knoxville” – Chris Bilsland. The Time I Was In A Country For 3 Days But Had A Passport Stamp In And Out On The Same Day! This has to be a nuts one. Doesn’t it? I arrived back in Tunis, Tunisia in December 2024 in what was an absolutely sentimental return…you see I Read more about The Time I Was In A Country For 3 Days But Had A Passport Stamp In And Out On The Same Day![…]
“Holy mountain” – Noel Gallagher. Backpacking In Northern Ireland 💚🔴🤚☘️: Hiking Up Holy Slemish Mountain, County Antrim It wasn’t until early July 2024 that I finally hiked up to the top of Slemish, arguably Northern Ireland’s holiest mountain. It’s also arguably not a mountain. But I’m not having that. This is my blog and I’m Read more about Backpacking In Northern Ireland 💚🔴🤚☘️: Hiking Up Holy Slemish Mountain⛰️, County Antrim[…]
“You should never fight your feelings. You have to follow nature’s law” – Embrace. I arrived into Dominica a little later than expected and it was really a crazy few days of whackpacking travel in December 2021. Here is why – I was backpacking in Dominica during the pandemic, after some truly personal struggles and Read more about Thirsty Thursdays: Top 11 Bars in Dominica🇩🇲The Green💚Island🏝️[…]
“The courtyard of my heart seems lonely” – Band Baaja Baaraat (song – Mitre). In a lot of countries, and cities I am in, I do love a quirky random pub visit – often I like to visit the oldest pub in a city. I have managed to do this in quite a few places Read more about Thirsty Thursdays: A Pint Of O’Kell’s In The Mitre, The Oldest Pub In The Isle Of Man🇮🇲[…]
“Everyone’s changing; I stay the same” – The Corrs (2004). Sentimental journeys are no stranger to my wandering heart or backpack. Neil Finn said it long before I rode my weary soul onto the streets of Bournemouth Town in 1994…my first trip to the iconic seaside town…10 years later I’d be working in a bar Read more about Backpacking In Bournemouth🍒🏖️England🏴: Returning To The Carrington House Hotel Where I Graduated, 16 Years Later[…]
While I’m certainly not a food freak, a foodie, a food blogger or a fat bastard, I still run my Friday’s Featured Food series. This series started way back in 2012 when the blog became more specific and tailored. And so, in an attempt to backdate and foodpack my way through 5,000 plus meals from Read more about Friday’s Featured Food: Bajan Fish🐟Balls🍡, Bank’s Beer🍺And Choco-Cherry🍫🍒Freeze At The Tiki Bar, Hastings, Barbados🇧🇧[…]
“Stand by me; nobody knows the way it’s gonna be” – Noel Gallagher. I certainly didn’t go to Niger for a booze up or even to pub crawl it, nobody does that do they? But somehow in the madness of it all we actually still managed to drink in 5 different bars in 4 days Read more about Thirsty Thursdays: The Only 5 Bars I Visited In Niamey, Niger🇳🇪[…]