Douglas, United Kingdom Travel Blogs

Isle of Man - my new home away from home
Oct 6, 2008

... ;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 of ...

Watching racing around Douglas
Jun 10, 2009 (14 photos)

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 that ...

The Isle of Mann
Jan 16, 2008

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Dy bannee diu from the Isle of Man!
Jun 8, 2009 (4 photos)

... 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
May 8, 2008 (5 photos)

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 ...

Arrival to isle of mann
Jan 15, 2008

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The Isle of Man
Sep 15, 2008 (2 photos)

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
May 8, 2008 (2 photos)

... 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 able ...

Back to London
Jun 12, 2009 (3 photos)

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...
Jan 16, 2007

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, but ...

Threave Castle
Aug 28, 2009 (3 photos)

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.

Trip Countdown
Mar 30, 2009

Hey, We paid for the Motorhome today and sorted our insurance out. Only 36 days till we leave! 

Longest day so far
Jul 13, 2009

... 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. Something made ...

Castle Douglas
Jul 17, 2004

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The Rock
May 12, 2009 (2 photos)

Back to the Isle of Man to see the family.

Douglas
Jul 13, 2002 (7 photos)

 

A bleak winter's evening in Douglas
Jan 28, 2009

Hello readers. I'm Tom, and this is my travel blog. At the moment, I am an A-level student, in my final year of study. I have applied to university, but I've decided it'd be better for me to take a year out. So thats what I'm planning for the next year of ...