Isle of Man

So this is it a culmination of a dream and 7years hard work on a house to fund that dream. Time and tide wait for no man (or woman come to that)so it is time to reach for that dream and make it hapen. We set out from Heathrow on the 19th Jan 2007 and ...

Despite the heat wave that the rest of mainland UK seemed to be experiencing, the Isle Man's weather was more seasonal ie overcast! We had a lazy start, commencing with breakfast of Manx kippers. The really are different and very good indeed. The plan ...

Isle of Man - spent the weekend with my aunt and uncle, Richard and Cynthia. On Saturday we went to see one of the famous castles and went down to the tip of the island. On Sunday took a train ride, it runs along the back of my aunt and uncle's house, say ...

... for Central Powers and Axis citizens and suspected sympathisers. With the decline of tourism and the two World Wars the Isle of Man government looked elsewhere for sources of income and in 1973 the government introduced the first step in encouraging the ...

... see we where informed that we had not long missed the Top Gear crew over here filming for their show.  Even though the Isle of Man is under British rule, they still had control of the isle and only inforced the speed limits within the city.  ...

... with this crazy story! After packing up my belongings, I headed to the Liverpool Pier to board a ferry headed for the Isle of Man (and stood at the intersection of Canada Boulevard and Mann Island!). the ferry was delayed by 30 minutes, and had to ...

I took the ferry to the Isle of Man yesterday morning. For those of you who aren't familiar with the Isle of Man, it's a small country located between Ireland and Britain. The population is about 80,000, about 1/3 of whom live in the capital of ...

... behind us in the queue, it was a "complete and utter outrage", and they took it upon themselves to abuse the entirity of the Isle of Man for this situation. The poor island - the weather, nor the ferry, nor the hills, was the kindest to us on our ...

... up to The Isle of Skye (largest of the Inner Hebrides, a chain of islands located off the west of mainland Scotland). The Isle of Skye is renowned for some of the most varied and dramatic scenery in Britain, a result of turbulent geological history. The ...

... north of the southern tip of the island and accessed via the Calf Sound, which is a narrow strip of water separating 'mainland' Isle of Man from the smaller, Calf of Man. In order to undertake this journey, we had to wait for the tide to rise ...

... of the 'fairy' Glen, I can only tell you they live in the pyramid-shaped mounds of earth running through a particular area on the Isle.  In Sligachan we found a stream and dipped our heads in the water, a tradition with this particular tour guide and ...

Isle of ...

Two days exploring the beautiful Isle of Man. Visited Foz's family on the Island. Visited some interesting historic sites including the Laxey Wheel and the ancient town of Peel.   ...