On August 30th and 31st there will be the so called Festival of Speed in Belfast.
The Festival of Speed will be arranged in the Balmoral Park and it will be a noisy happening, as you will be able to listen to lots of motors and heavy machinery. In addition there will be possibilities of auto testing, testing segways and live music from the stage.
For more information on the event visit www.festivalofspeedni.com
On December 5th in the capital of Northern Ireland, in Belfast, Andre Rieu will enter the stage in the Odyssey Arena and it will be an unforgettable evening.
Andre Rieu tours Europe and the world throughout the entire year, and he is just as popular as he has ever been, and that is why it will be crowded as he comes to Belfast as well. The Odyssey Arena is an attraction in itself, so make sure to spend some minutes looking around in the beautiful venue as well as you come to Belfast.
Tickets for the Andre Rieu concert in Belfast can be bought using the link further down.
Tickets:
WorldTicketShop
I booked a trip to Belfast and to Northern Ireland a long way back, and now I realised that I will be in Belfast during the World Cup 2014. As a football enthusiast I want to watch every single match of the World Cup, but how can I do so in Northern Ireland? Who will send and broadcast the different matches?
If you come to Northern Ireland you will have no problem watching the World Cup 2014, as you will be in a country packed with football crazy people who just like you, want to watch all matches from the World Cup. In the United Kingdom there are two channels that will broadcast from the World Cup, BBC and ITV. In general these channels will be available to everyone, so if you check out the TV in your hotel room in Belfast you will easily be able to watch all the matches from the World Cup 2014 live. If you want some more action, then you could of course go out and visit a pub or restaurant around in Belfast, and watch the matches there, accompanied by lots of football freaks from Belfast and tourists just like yourself!
If you want to watch the matches on your tablet or on your computer from your hotel room, then the situation will be somewhat different. Since you are in the UK and in Belfast, that should not be a problem, but if you for example take a day trip to Dublin and find out that you still want to watch the matches on UK TV, meaning either ITV or BBC, then you will need to get yourself an IP address in the UK, which again will make it possible for you to watch the matches online. Find out how you can watch the World Cup 2014 on ITV from abroad and how to watch the World Cup 2014 on BBC from abroad.
Now it is just to look forward to the tournament, and as you understand, you have no reason to worry, because during the World Cup there will be football on every single screen both in hotels, restaurants, pubs and on tablets and computer all around!
On June 5th it is time for Cliff Richard and it is time for Belfast.
If you want to be there at the Cliff Richard concert in Belfast which will be held in the Odyssey Arena, use the ticket link for more information about the concert and tickets.
Tickets:
WorldTicketShop
I am looking for a five star hotel in Belfast. Which is the best five star hotel in Belfast?
Thank you for the question. Belfast is a quite easy city to write about, because while there are almost 40 five star hotels in Prague, Belfast only has two, maximum three. The reason we say two, or three, is that there is a third option which is Victoria Apartments, a bit outside the city center, so we will not really take that into consideration in this post. So, the two hotels to choose between is Hilton Belfast and The Merchant Hotel.
Hilton Belfast is very central, only a few minutes from the center of Belfast. It looks towards the Logan river, and if you come for a concert in the Odyssey Arena that venue is only 15 minutes away on foot. Hilton takes quite a high charge for using the wireless Internet, so be aware of that as you do your booking. The hotel also has a nice restaurant, a cocktail bar and a fitness center on the inside.
The Merchant Hotel has for a long time been known to be one of the best hotels in all of the United Kingdom. It has a rooftop gym, it has SPA facilities, it has free wireless Internet, and a beautiful interior, especially the big dining hall. It is located very close to the Albert Memorial Clock, meaning that it only takes a few minutes and you are there in the busy shopping streets of Belfast.
If we had to make a decision, we would for sure go for The Merchant Hotel in Belfast. It simply is better than Hilton, it has more class, it has cooler services available, and it simply is one of the best hotels in all of the United Kingdom. But, if you find Hilton to be much cheaper, then that is of course a splendid choice still, so you should not feel sad if you end up staying in Hilton instead of The Merchant Hotel, and thus saving a lot of money.
