{"id":26486,"date":"2014-02-14T23:30:00","date_gmt":"2014-02-14T16:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/lets-move-to-portrush-county-antrim-and-portstewart-county-derry\/"},"modified":"2016-09-19T10:19:36","modified_gmt":"2016-09-19T03:19:36","slug":"lets-move-to-portrush-county-antrim-and-portstewart-county-derry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/lets-move-to-portrush-county-antrim-and-portstewart-county-derry\/","title":{"rendered":"Let's move to Portrush,\u00a0County Antrim, and Portstewart, County Derry"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nTwo very different resorts, one wonderful landscapeWhat’s going for it? I was having a\u00a0bit of a moment, up on the Giant’s Causeway. One of those blustery days when it feels as if the elements are slapping you right round the chops. Everything around you is glorious. (County Antrim: swoon.) The sun comes out and the beams, like out of\u00a0a biblical epic starring Charlton Heston, rip through the clouds and zap, in the distance, Portrush and Portstewart. I took this as a sign, and hotfooted it there. The pair are like estranged brothers: one seaside resort, Portrush, is wild and errant with its discotheques, amusement arcades and rage-haired surfers; the other, Portstewart, three miles away, is sedate and genteel, all golf courses and teacakes, the Dominican College looming over the seafront in case you have too much of a good time. Both have their moments and purposes. When you tire of too much flesh, Portstewart will soothe you, and vice versa. In any case, there’s only one real star round here: the landscape.The case against The weather: invigorating\/depressing; wet. Portstewart at least is not cheap. Continue reading…
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\nSource : theguardian.com
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