How To written 24 April 2008
I explored this hidden Victorian gem by land, sea and air in less than three hours, and for less than £40!
As viewed from the Belfast Wheel, it's easy to see how (aapparently) Jonathan Swift found his inspiration for "Gulliver's Travels".
The iconic cranes and the "pickle" observation deck of the new Victoria Centre, as as seen from the Belfast Wheel.
60 meters above the city, and a ride you have to take!
Currently under restoration in Belfast, it's the last White Star Line vessel afloat.
The only Titanic tour in the world, she takes you up Belfast Lough to the Harland and Woolf shipyard, home of the Titanic.
The Titanic was here...
Falls Road, Belfast - causes the IRA supports or condones.
Take a tour in something like this....
Story written 15 January 2008
Belfast has risen like a phoenix from the past. Today it's as vibrant and surprising as any other metropolitan city, yet it still has an unspoilt charm.
James Bartlett has been a member since 15 January 2008 and goes by jbartlett2000.
Currently in Los Angeles.
I am a writer and journalist based in Los Angeles, though I am originally from London and also lived in Belfast, Northern Ireland, for several years before coming to the USA.
I do a weekly radio spot called "Only In America" on Jack FM in Oxfordshire (the first UK franchise) and talk about the wierd and wonderful country I now live in.
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