Belfast is the capital of Northern Ireland, and it has quietly become one of our favourite cities to point people towards in the UK. We’ve visited more than once, taken the Black Taxi tours and local walking tours (often as the only non-Irish visitors in the cab), explored the city centre and driven out along the Causeway Coast, and we’ve come away liking it more each time. This guide gathers together the top things to do in Belfast, from the Titanic Quarter to the political murals, along with practical advice on getting there, how long to stay, and where to base yourself. Belfast is probably best known as the city where the RMS Titanic was built, and for the violence and division of The Troubles in the later part of the 20th century. Today it’s a compact, walkable city with a historic centre, the Titanic Quarter, hundreds of street murals,… Read the rest
Archives for December 2018
Best DSLR Cameras You Can Buy in 2026
My personal opinion? If you are buying your first interchangeable-lens camera in 2026, you should probably buy a mirrorless camera, not a DSLR. I say this as someone who has been shooting with DSLRs since 2008, when my first Canon EOS 400D (the Digital Rebel XTi) was my constant travel companion. I have since shot with DSLRs across over 40 countries, upgraded through multiple Canon bodies, and used them professionally for over a decade. For the last couple of years my primary camera has been a mirrorless Canon EOS R5, and I won’t pretend otherwise: for most people starting out today, mirrorless is the better choice. So why write a DSLR guide in 2026? Because DSLRs still make sense for a certain kind of buyer, and right now the used market is offering some of the best deals in the history of digital photography. If you know what to look… Read the rest
How to Do Your Laundry While Traveling
Travel is fun but doing laundry while traveling can be a tedious chore. However, washing your clothes during a trip gives you the advantage of being able to pack less, rewear your favorite travel clothing, and return home with less dirty laundry. If you are going on a trip of more than a week, you’ll probably be thinking of laundry options. It can be difficult to figure out the best way to wash your clothes on a trip, and you don’t want to waste much of your vacation time on laundry. We’ve done trips of 6 months or more at a time, so doing laundry while traveling was essential! We’ve put together a guide to washing clothing while traveling for all budgets, whether you are a backpacker or luxury traveler. We cover all your options from hotel services to laundromats to hand washing in the hotel sink to camping solutions. We… Read the rest