TITANIC TENDER SS NOMADIC IN PICTURES

The SS Nomadic, tender vessel to the Titanic and the last existing White Star Line ship in the world, was officially opened last Friday, May 31 at her Hamilton Dock berth in Belfast.Over the past seven years, the SS Nomadic — known as Titanic’s little sister — has undergone a £7m restoration programme...

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THE FABULOUS TITANIC BELFAST: A VISITOR (AND FRIDGE) MAGNET

MAGNETIC ATTRACTION: Fridge magnets on sale at the souvenir shop in Belfast TitanicOne year almost to the day after first setting foot on the then mucky building site that was Titanic Belfast, I went again yesterday morning and took the full tour of Northern Ireland's biggest purpose-built visitor...

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SCOTLAND: IN THE FOOTSTEPS OF HEROES

PART 2: BELFAST TO CAIRNRYAN AND LIVERPOOL BIRKENHEAD TO BELFASTCAN DO: 92-year-old Tartan terror Tom GilzeanThe world of electronics — and rascally scrap metal thieves — will be forever grateful to the two fellas who were walking down Aberdeen’s Union Street many years ago and spotted a halfpenny on...

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A FERRY FINE WAY TO SEA THE SIGHTS

PART 1: DUBLIN TO HOLYHEAD AND FISHGUARD TO ROSSLAREALL ABOARD: Stena Line's Nordica Irish Sea ferryThoroughly fed up with hanging around in airports and wondering if my bag would fit in the dreaded luggage frame, I decided for a change to check out four Stena Line routes: Dublin-Holyhead, Fishguard-Rosslare,...

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