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March 30th, 2009

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How do you get here and once here, how do you get around. We want to hear from you. We want you to tell your friends and keep coming back.

Do we post enough updates, are the poste relevant to you.

We need you. Share your thoughts with us.

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Posted in Announcement, Belfast, SnapshotBelfast

Tags: Belfast comment Northern Ireland Society and Culture

WiFi Hotspots

March 27th, 2009

WE ARE FINDING OUT ABOUT MORE AN MORE PLACES THAT ARE ACTUALLY FREE!

If you know of more then tell us and we will add you to our list.

WiFi Zone After doing some research to find WiFi hotspots in Belfast I was disappointed to find that the majority seem to be a paid service. WiFi should be free, so if you offer a free service then please let us know. if people know about it then you never know, it might just drive more foot traffic to your store/cafe/restaurant/pub.

For now, the best i can do is share with you the various locations. BT is clearly the leader in the provision of WiFi, so if you have BT Broadband at home, make sure you know your details so that you can access for free.

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To see all the locations on a map, click here.

BT to create superfast broadband network (telegraph.co.uk)
BT announces locations for 60Mbps broadband trials (guardian.co.uk)
ClubADSL, share your WiFi to get more bandwidth at home (english.martinvarsavsky.net)
High-speed broadband for (bits of) Belfast next year… (sluggerotoole.com)

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Posted in Belfast, Technology

Tags: Belfast Computers and Internet Internet service provider Wi-Fi

Must See Belfast Murals

March 27th, 2009

: Image via Wikipedia

A trip to Belfast is not complete without taking a tour to see the many murals on offer across the city. from the nationalist Falls Road to the Loyalist Shankill Road and every area in between, the city seems to have every gable end and prominent wall transformed by a mural.

The Falls Road also boasts what is known as the International Peace Wall with depictions of George W. Bush’s Iraqi War, the Arab-Israeli Conflict, Spanish Civil War and other global campaigns, past and present.

many locals have taken advantage of the change from conflict to peace and now offer tours round these sites to see and be pictured in front of these murals. generally your tour guide is full of strories, jokes and craic whcih make the visit that little bit more enjoyable. And as we have stated in our many other posts, you will find an abundance of great pubs and restaurants to unwind after a long day of treking and photographing.

Some of the companies offering tours of the Murals include:

Belfast City Taxi Tours – Voted Belfast number 1
Taxi Trax
Belfast tours

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Posted in Belfast, Events, Just For Fun, Travel

Tags: Arab–Israeli conflict Belfast Falls Road George W Bush Middle East Murals Shankill Road Spanish Civil War tours United States

Belfast City Marathon in 39 days

March 26th, 2009

The countdown is on at at the time of posting, there are only 39 days left until the running of the Belfast city marathon.

Sponsored by Deep RiverRock the run which takes place on the 4th May, is expected to host over 15,000 runners. The final cut-off point for enteries is 17th April so if by some chance you are fit and well and capable of making it through the gruelling 26 miles, you can still sign up.

The race starts at the City Hall and finishes in the Ormeau Park on a route that will take runners into all the major parts of the city.

Good luck one an all.