Douglas
Travel Blogs from Douglas, United Kingdom
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Farmyard Animals
We're nearing the end of the trip now and for our last night I chose the stress free option of a farm campsite near Castle Douglas. The site turned out to be the actual farmyard which had been lavishly decorated by the owners with an array of hand painted ...
Isle of Man - my new home away from home
... ;turn around in the port and finally dock. It was quite a bumpy ride, but I met a very friendly Manx girl. When I finally arrived in Douglas, the capital of the Isle of Man, Katie's mom came to pick me up and drove me to Katie's house, wher eI had a cup ...
Watching racing around Douglas
Today it was off to Bray Hill, where I stood at the bottom of a fast right hander with a dip, shortly after the start line. Despite the weather appearing beautiful where I was, on the west side of the island it was raining, and later hailing, meaning ...
Dy bannee diu from the Isle of Man!
... able to catch the next ferry which left 30 minutes later, I was now going to be boarded on the slow boat, meaning I'd arrive at Douglas a couple of hours later. Lesson learned (the hard way) : It's better to be an hour early, than one minute late. I met ...
Exploring the Isle of Man
We woke to a beautiful day. Today was set aside for exploring the island a little, which we did with great success, sitting on the front seats of double decker buses that we caught. We visited Peel which we thought a pleasant little place and had an ...
Douglas, Isle of Man
... part of the island yesterday so that I could see some more of the island instead of just the capital. Today I took a walk around Douglas and despite it's size got really lost. I spent about an hour trying to figure out how to get back to the house. ...
Home Again, Home again
It was a brilliant six months :) I met a lot of great people and had a fantastic time! I'd definitely reccomend it to anybody considering going out there! To all my new friends and the people I worked with, thank you for making my experience ...
The Isle of Man
L'ile du Man, mon troisieme voyage dans cette petite place! Comme j'ai pratiquement tout vu ce qu'il y a a voir a l'ile du Man, nous avons profite de notre sejour chez les parents de Hamish pour surtout marcher. Une journee nous avons pris l'autobus pour ...
to Douglas, Isle of Man
... switching the engine off but more importantly, its' direction was such that we could alter course and make for the Isle of Man, Douglas after all! Moreover, the breeze continued to strengthen, settling down to a nice F3 - F4 from the east, so we were ...
In between days
Hmm well here goes my first attempt at 'blogging' for the upcoming round the world (mis)adventure with messers Cain. Leaving in 4 days, so for now I'm just living the life of a glorious bum, checking in with the scumbags on Jeremy Kyle; with whom I have ...
Getting ready to go
Welcome to our blog! It's just after Christmas and we're beginning to get our things sorted, reading our guide books, packing and generally getting mentally prepared. We leave on the 17th January with our first flight from the Isle of Man to ...
Back to London
After staying up until about 11:30 last night packing it was time for bed...but not for long, as I was catching the ferry which left at the slighty-too-early 3:30am. Desperate to not repeat my late ferry check in antics, I had to get a taxi at 2:15am, ...
The Tour Begins...
We're packed!!!! - Eventually. After about 3 attempts, we're hoping that we can sneak through a few extra kilo's! We're excited, a little bit nervous, but most definitely looking forward to setting off tomorrow. We're going to miss all of you loads, ...
Isle of Man - getting there
... tied down securely before we found our way upstairs to the lounge area where we sat in compfy chairs for the 3 hour cruise into Douglas. Kerrie, ever the eagle eye, soon spied Guy MARTIN who is one of the favorites to win a TT this year. She ...
The Tourist Trophy aka The TT
... to Billown not far from our digs and watched the Southern 100 races for classic bikes before making a bee line for grandstand at Douglas which is the start-finish line for all the TT races. The TT started in 1907 and the current Moutain ...
Racing at the TT - part three
The week of racing began on Saturday the 4th June and continued until Friday the 10th June with the running of the Senior TT, the blue riband event of six laps for superbikes to complete the carnival. We tried to watch from varying locations such as the ...
Hob Knobbing at the TT
IOM Part 2 - They used to call Peter BEATTY the former Qld Premier, a media tart. He's got nothing on Kerrie. Since our arrival on the IOM she has rubbed shoulders with the rich and famous and to show she is not a snob she has also spoken with and had ...
Threave Castle
This castle is on an island, and I really wanted to see it. However, with all the rain - I couldn't even get close to it. Even if I did, the boat ride to it was closed due to the high water from the rain. But I got a photo of part of it. ...
From Irish Sea to Shining Sea
... re-run of the title sequence for the movie "Love, Actually", as ecstatic runions played out all around us, all ages and nationalities united by the common emotions of meeting and greeting loved ones. Suffused with feel-good factor, I felt quite ...
Internet blackout from Isle of Man
... towards the Isle of Man (or Mann...they don't seem to mind). With a boost of engine for the final 1.5 hours we arrived in Douglas bay to a fanfair of live music. We appear to have chosen TT week for our visit to IoM. Unfortunately this is not UK ...
Ritorno sulla splendida Isola di Man
... hanno il proprio parlamento e stampano le loro banconote su cui la regina, poveretta, compare priva della sua corona. Dalla capitale, Douglas, abbiamo raggiunto in camper Peel, sulla costa ovest, una piccola cittadina sul mare che sfoggia le rovine di un ...
Trip Countdown
Hey, We paid for the Motorhome today and sorted our insurance out. Only 36 days till we ...
Longest day so far
... avoid even the shortest section of A road - not all A roads are that busy. Passed through Gatehouse of Fleet, Kirkudbright, Castle Douglas and Dumfries. Just before Dumfries I had to decide whether to cut short the ride at 40 miles or keep going. ...
The myth of the Man
... Dave). It gave us time to sit and watch the world go by. The view as the ferry came int the harbour at Douglas was breathtaking, this looked as though it would be a fanastic day. Talking to some locals about the isle and places to see ...
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