Chesterhouse Douglas

... are in the Montrose/Arbroath/Carnoustie metropolis.

Why has Lou-Anne not updated from Munich? Maybe following Lucys advice about beer und soft men?

By the way, what is with the German men and their mullets. I haven't see hair that flamboyant since my brother in law pitched up at the Binnies wedding (circa early 90s) looking like a Bay City Rollers tribute band.

... to see the sun rise over the Irish Sea...but I think i would have appreciated the sleep more!

It was off the boat at Liverpool, where I had 3 1/2 hours to get to the bus station. It took me about 45 minutes to get there (including a stop for a cornish pasty for breakfast) but i was so knackered that I couldn't be ***** looking around, so I just killed the time in the bus station. 5 1/2 hours on the bus, then about 50 minutes on the tube and I was back home!

... lots of places to get yourself killed...such as on the stone walls, trees and hedges that the riders shoot past at over 200mph...

My lap of the track was really cool, but the best part of all was the Mountain Road section. When it is open to the public during the two week TT period, it operates as a one way road, meaning you can take some fast lines...whilst obeying the speed limit of course!
The views from Snaefell mountain out over Douglas towards ...

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 first race of the day was postponed by a few hours. Annoying, but what can you do..

To pass the time I walked up to the pits area, just behind the grandstand. I was surprised at the expense that many of the teams went to...all of ...

This morning I caught the bus to Ramsey, to watch the racing. The double decker went along a scenic drive, with some great views out over the coast, and through Laxey; home of the worlds largest functioning water wheel.

In Ramsey I made my way to Parliament Square...who's name was a tad confusing as I didn't see anything resembling parliament or a square...
The corner I watched the ...

... way. The closer we got to Heysham, the more bikes we started to see

After lunch at a pub called the Duke of Rothesay, I went down to the ferry terminal...only to discover I was 2 minutes late checking in - despite being there earlier than what the ticket and Steam Packet website said...
As one can imagine this was rather annoying, as despite being able to catch the next ferry ...

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 my life, to travel to various countries and continents, embarking on mostly voluntary work. Alongside my studies, I am an athlete, competing over 800m. Through this sport, I have ...

... to tell us he'd just been released from prison after being locked up for 18 1/2 years. After we gave him all fake names and Rachel (aka Ann) gave him the rest of her cigarette, he suddenly went mad and started yelling at Melissa (aka Nathalie), calling her selfish and vindictive, and saying that she didn't want to anger him or it would be the last thing she would ever do! I guess prison doesn't really help with social skills... We convinced him to leave ...

... voyage tire sur sa fin! Le 14, retour a Glasgow pour que je reparte le 15 vers Ottawa. Etant donne que Zoom airlines a fait kaput, j'ai du me racheter un autre billet et c'etait le moins cher. Heureusement que mes parents se sont ennuyes assez pour accepter de venir me chercher a 2h30 de route. Merci:) Hamish ne revient que le 19 parce qu'il doit retourner chercher son passeport (si tout se passe bien il aura alors son visa de residence permanente).

... instead of a couch I got their really sweet guestroom. They even took me on a drive around the southern 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. I'm off to Liverpool tomorrow morning. I'll write more soon.