{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/5f7f2499b82872187de5aa4c/68f4de3680f2667740c62330?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Belfast with travel writer Erin McCafferty","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/5f7f2499b82872187de5aa4c/1760877584546-e27becfd-7593-4ba0-8df9-e7d7c247ac54.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>I am delighted to have Irish travel writer Erin McCafferty to tell us all about the highlights of her recent trip to Belfast including the Titanic Music and a Black Cab tour with Billy Scott.</p><p><br></p><p>Belfast feels like a young, vibrant city full of life with great food, nightlife, festivals and of course history. It feels like a city on the cusp of something special with lots of new hotels and bars opening and the Irish Fleadh coming there in 2026.</p><p><br></p><p>I loved the city so much that I have made this into a three part special series so after this episode make sure to also check out episode 2 with great insider tips from the Harrison hotel owner Melanie Harrison and the brilliant tour guide Barney Gribbin of the famous If Buildings Could Talk Tour.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p><strong>For more information on Belfast check&nbsp;</strong><a href=\"https://visitbelfast.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>https://visitbelfast.com</strong></a> and https://discovernorthernireland.com</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Accomodation</strong></p><p><strong>The Harrison</strong>, 45 Malone Road, Belfast, BT9 6RX | Tel: +44 745630965 | www.chambersofdistinction.com| Twitter &amp; Instagram: @harrison_belfast The Harrison</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Activities</strong></p><p><strong>Black Taxi Tour with Blue Badge Guide Billy Scott</strong>,</p><p>Contact: +44 77 9860 2401 | www.touringaroundbelfast.com | X: @TouringBelfast</p><p><strong>Titanic Museum Belfast</strong></p><p>www.titanicbelfast.com | Instagram @titanicbelfast</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Food</strong></p><p>Deanes at Queens, 1 College Gardens, Belfast, BT9 6BQ |T: +44 28 9038 2111| https://www.michaeldeane.co.uk/deanes-at-queens/| Instagram @deanesatqueenbt9</p><p>Wolff Grill, Titanic Hotel, Queens Road, Belfast, BT3 9DT, T: +44 28 9508 2000 | www.titanichotelbelfast.com | X: @titanicbelfast | Instagram: titanichotelbelfast</p><p>Saga, 43 Malone Road, Belfast, BT9 6RX | Tel: +44 7495467341 | https://sagabelfast.com | Instagram: @sagabelfas</p><p>Coco, 7-11 Linenhall Street, Belfast, BT2 8AA | Tel: +44 2890311150 | www.cocobelfast.com | Instagram @cocobelfast_</p><p><br></p><p>If you haven’t already, I'd ask you to give me a follow on whichever platform you listen to your podcasts and you will be the first to get a new episode. Fergal O’Keeffe is the host of Ireland’s No.1 Travel Podcast Travel Tales with Fergal which is now listened to in 130 countries worldwide. The podcast aims to share soul-lifting&nbsp;travel&nbsp;memoirs about daydream worthy destinations.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Please follow me on</p><p>Instagram @traveltaleswithfergal</p><p>Facebook @traveltaleswithfergal</p><p>Twitter @FergalTravel</p><p>YouTube @traveltaleswithfergal</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>--</p>","author_name":"Fergal O'Keeffe"}