Our time in Ireland has been brief. So we were excited when Speakeasy Explorer Cailin O'Neil revealed that the final leg of her recent trip would take her into Northern Ireland. The country has never looked more beautiful; Cailin captured its essence perfectly. See for yourself!

I learned today on a Black Taxi Tour that Belfast, Northern Ireland has some pretty wicked street art if you know where to look for it. I found this guy along with a few murals of famous Northern Ireland celebrities and popular news makers at Commercial Court, Donegall Street. #discoverNI

A photo posted by Travel, Video & Food Blogger (@cailinoneil) on May 15, 2015 at 1:51pm PDT

I love the tradition of afternoon teas and high teas in the UK and Ireland. I wish this was a more popular thing to do in Canada. I enjoyed a fabulous tea yesterday at the Merchant Hotel in Belfast along with a pink champagne, the BEST egg sandwiches and more. #discoverNI

A photo posted by Travel, Video & Food Blogger (@cailinoneil) on May 16, 2015 at 5:27am PDT

The ceiling and chandelier in the main dome of Belfast's City Hall. I took a tour through there today and I am pretty sure I could of just stood there looking up all day. So gorgeous and mesmerizing. It was better in person, definitely worth a visit. #discoverNI

A photo posted by Travel, Video & Food Blogger (@cailinoneil) on May 16, 2015 at 10:04am PDT

Belfast's impressive Queen's University in the Queen's Quarter of the city. One of many beautiful sites you come upon while on a stroll through the city streets. #discoverNI

A photo posted by Travel, Video & Food Blogger (@cailinoneil) on May 17, 2015 at 6:16am PDT

One of the funkiest buildings in Belfast is the "Titanic Belfast" museum whose exterior is shaped like 4 different 90ft ship hulls. The museum is the most comprehensive museum about the Titanic in the world. The museum actually sits at the dry docks where the Titanic was first built and launched. The museum was pretty impressive and I learned a lot, however there could of been a lot more Leonardo for me... ;) If visiting give yourself at least a couple of hours and avoid visiting on weekends if you can as that is when they are the busiest. #discoverNI

A photo posted by Travel, Video & Food Blogger (@cailinoneil) on May 17, 2015 at 10:22am PDT

A gorgeous view of Rue Iighthouse on the far end of Rathlin Island in Northern Ireland today. In between the rain and hailstorms it was gorgeous

AMAZING day today at Northern Ireland's UNESCO site, the Giant's Causeway. Even though there was lots of wind and rain and even hail at one point it was still awesome. I probably spent a good 4 or 5 hours there and wished that I had more time! Have you been? TAG a friend that you want to visit with!! #discoverNI #askanyonewhoknows

A photo posted by Travel, Video & Food Blogger (@cailinoneil) on May 19, 2015 at 7:19am PDT

A freak 1 minute hail storm attacks Northern Ireland's UNESCO World Heritage site the Giant's Causeway this morning. I've been traveling around Northern Ireland for the past 5 days and without a doubt this was by far my favorite place. I could of stayed there all day exploring. These rock formations are said to be 50-60 million years old and were caused by basalt lava cooling and contracting. Or as the folk tales say, it was created by a giant as a bridge to Scotland so that he could fight another giant. I prefer the latter description. #discoverNI #bbctravel

A photo posted by Travel, Video & Food Blogger (@cailinoneil) on May 19, 2015 at 1:25pm PDT

For all of you #GameOfThrones fans out there, yesterday I visited the Dark Hedges from the King's Road. Located in Northern Ireland's countryside near the Gracehill Golf Club this beautiful treelined street is just one of many beautiful #GoT filming locations in the country! Isn't it awesome? #discoverNI

A photo posted by Travel, Video & Food Blogger (@cailinoneil) on May 20, 2015 at 7:04am PDT

Another shot from the Giant's Causeway because it is just that beautiful! I felt like a kid on a playground climbing all over the rocks that make natural steps for you. You have to be careful though because at times the rocks can be slippery. However they do have staff on standby to help people if they get injured and warning people not to climb to high. #discoverNI

A photo posted by Travel, Video & Food Blogger (@cailinoneil) on May 21, 2015 at 4:53am PDT

Tourists attempt to cross the Carrick-a-Rede rope bridge in county Antrim, Northern Ireland. For years fishermen have been building bridges across from the mainland to the small Carrickarede island to fish for salmon. However now the salmon are mostly gone and the bridge is kept up by the National Trust as a tourist attraction. No one has ever fallen off however a few people have been too afraid to go back and have had to be taken back to shore by boat. #discoverNI

A photo posted by Travel, Video & Food Blogger (@cailinoneil) on May 22, 2015 at 7:59am PDT

When you visit the Giant's Causeway in Northern Ireland you have two options to get there. 1) You take the blue trail, which is the quickest and most direct route that has you walking or bus-ing down a paved road or 2) You take the longer winding, and windy up and down gravel filled red trail that eventually brings you to these old stone steps (162 of them to be exact) that lead you down to the ocean and the rocks. Which option do you chose? #discoverNI

A photo posted by Travel, Video & Food Blogger (@cailinoneil) on May 25, 2015 at 11:49am PDT

When visiting the Giant's Causeway in Northern Ireland don't forget to look down. It's amazing to think that these stones that I was walking all over were 60+ million YEARS old. Things like that are literally unfathomable and make you feel really small in this great big world we live in. #discoverni #bbctravel

A photo posted by Travel, Video & Food Blogger (@cailinoneil) on May 27, 2015 at 11:27am PDT

Located not too far from the Giant's Causeway in Northern Ireland is the Dunluce Castle that dates back all the way to the 13th century. The coolest part about it for me aside from the beautiful ruins is the Mermaid's Cave at the bottom. A must see for sure. #discoverNI

A photo posted by Travel, Video & Food Blogger (@cailinoneil) on May 29, 2015 at 7:25am PDT

If you have any questions about Cailin's journey, just let us know in the comments and we’ll get them answered for you. In the meantime, enjoy the wanderlust and be sure to check out her blog, Travel Yourself, and follow her on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram for live updates from around Europe and beyond.

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