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They Might Be Giant’s Causeway

They Might Be Giant’s Causeway

by Calvin Sun | May 30, 2019 | How's the weather?, May 2019: Ireland Of Man, Northern Ireland, What Dreams May Come

    After last evening exploring Belfast and dining at Ox, we returned the next morning to Established Coffee for a quick breakfast:     Then we were picked up by Paddy Campbell’s Famous Black Cab Tours by the legendary Paddy Campbell himself at 8:30am and was...
Bats In The Belfast

Bats In The Belfast

by Calvin Sun | May 29, 2019 | Fit for Foodies, May 2019: Ireland Of Man, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom, Walking Tours

  After 2 nights and 2 days in the Isle Of Man, our gang headed out early for our morning flights out.     A twice-a-week ferry does run between Isle Of Man and Belfast, but it runs at midnight and 2:30am in the morning and costs almost as much as a flight.  Given we...
The Isle of Man-soon

The Isle of Man-soon

by Calvin Sun | May 28, 2019 | Getting that VISA, How Did You Do That?, Isle Of Man, May 2019: Ireland Of Man, Way Way Off the Beaten Path, Weekend Trips, What Dreams May Come

    What a cool name for a country — “Hey, I live on ‘The Isle Of Man.'” It first appeared on my layman American radar when it was referenced as a penal colony in the dystopian Children Of Men, but otherwise has also become — at least for...
Manchester By The Sea

Manchester By The Sea

by Calvin Sun | May 27, 2019 | Blitzkrieg!!!, How's the weather?, Layovers, May 2019: Ireland Of Man, United Kingdom, Walking Tours, Weekend Trips

  On my way to Isle Of Man this evening, I enjoyed an unexpected 8 hour layover in lovely Manchester. Taking the 10pm Thomas Cook Airlines flight from JFK Airport in NYC, I arrived 7 hours later at 9:55am local time at Manchester Airport.     My morning started with...

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