Northern Ireland Archives - American Expeditioners

When to Visit Giant’s Causeway

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The Giant's Causeway attraction was almost a miss rather than a hit for us. After experiencing the harrowing crowds of the Carrick-a-Rede Rope Bridge, we thought there was no way we'd get to visit an

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Beautiful Mussenden Temple

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The Mussenden Temple in County Londonderry of Northern Ireland is a beautiful, historical attraction situated on a cliff overlooking Downhill Demesne Beach. The best part about it? No tourist crowds. By the time we drove

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The Remains of Dunseverick Castle

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Dunseverick Castle is another cliffside fortification of Northern Ireland but unlike Dunluce Castle that we visited previously, all that remains today are the ruins of the old castle gate house. There is an easy trail

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Dunluce Castle

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Dunluce Castle is one of Northern Ireland's most epic castle ruins: it's located on the coastal edge of a basalt cliff and surrounded by steep drops on either side. The current castle was built in

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Finding the Cushenden Sea Caves

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Northern Ireland was basically one big film set for the Game of Thrones. The Cushenden Sea Caves is one filming location that is more off the grid than The Dark Hedges and the Carrick-a-Rede Rope

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The Dark Hedges & Carrick-a-Rede Rope Bridge

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We're combining two attractions of Northern Ireland into one post, mainly because they didn't quite turned out as we had planned. The Dark Hedges and the Carrick-a-Rede Rope Bridge were both gorgeous, but we didn't