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Game of Thrones in Northern Ireland - 10 filming locations

Game of Thrones in Northern Ireland that we intend to take you to. If you've been following our journey around Ireland, you've already seen several of these, but we thought it would be fun to put them all together in one post. Northern Ireland was more packed with Game of Thrones locations than we realised, and because we love this TV show, following in the footsteps of the series became a journey in itself.

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Titanic in Belfast - guide to the Titanic Museum in Belfast

Titanic Belfast, this special Titanic museum in Northern Ireland, won the 2016 award as the world's leading tourist attraction. We can understand why! Coming here, where the Titanic was once built, is a very special feeling. Titanic Belfast offers a journey through the ship's dramatic history. Right next door you can step into the dry dock where the ship was built or drink a beer in the halls where she was once designed. This is world class!

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Horse riding in Ireland - Irish horses in Kerry

What is it like to ride in Ireland, on Irish horses? We flipped through some of the brochures we received here in Ireland and saw a picture of people riding across a beach in County Kerry. We wanted to do that! So we called right away and booked.

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Dramatic Cliffs of Moher - on the west coast of Ireland

If you're travelling along the west coast of Ireland, don't miss the dramatic Cliffs of Moher. These tall and sheer cliffs rise 214 metres above the Atlantic Ocean and offer magnificent views. But the experiences don't stop here! Driving along the Wild Atlantic Way is an experience almost all the time.

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Dramatic rope bridge in Northern Ireland - Carrick-a-Rede

Yesterday we ventured out on a swinging rope bridge in Northern Ireland, with dizzying views. Carrick-a-Rede is a small island on the north coast of Northern Ireland, and is also the name of the rope suspension bridge that leads to the island. Before coming here, we also drove on insanely beautiful roads along the Causeway Coastal Route, with lots of sheep and many Game of Thrones filming locations.

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East Coast of Northern Ireland - Causeway Coastal Route

What is it like to drive along the east coast of Northern Ireland? And what is it like to drive around Northern Ireland with a small motorhome? We have now driven from Castle Ward at Strangford, past Belfast and up to Cushendall in the northern part of Northern Ireland. For much of the journey we have been driving along what is known as the Causeway Coastal Route.

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Mountain biking in Zermatt, Switzerland

Mountain biking in Zermatt, Switzerland! We are not exaggerating when we say that this is one of the most amazing nature experiences we have ever had. We took the bikes on ski lifts up the mountain and then travelled down, along a bike trail. Moderately challenging, not too strenuous and absolutely stunningly beautiful.

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Visenter in Poland - Bialowieza Forest, Bialowieza National Park

Mink in Poland! We have long dreamed of seeing wild bison in Poland and finally reached our biggest goal: the Bialowieza Forest, or Bialowieza National Park, in the eastern part of the country. This wild primeval forest extends over a vast area on both sides of the border between Poland and Belarus.

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Adrspach rocks - the Czech Republic's cool mountain

We set out to find the cool rock formations in the Czech Republic called Adrspach rocks, but it wasn't easy to get there. We drove smoothly from Poland and across the Sudeten Mountains into the Czech Republic, but the road leading to Adrspach was closed.

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Fairytale castle in Germany - Neuschwanstein in Bavaria

Fairytale castle in Germany - Neuschwanstein in Germany is located in south-west Bavaria on the border with Austria. Disney modelled Sleeping Beauty's castle on the real beautiful Neuschwanstein castle built by King Ludwig II in the 19th century. Located in the region of Hohenschwangau in the Füssen Alps is this fairytale castle in Germany, or knight's castle if you will. Join us at the 'Bavarian King Castle'.

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