"I agree with everything Mister Gumby says", said Mr Gumby. He went on to say "I'm from the Isle of Man". I had 4 hours to discover why Monty Python used the Isle of Man to sling off at. It took 23 minutes, the rest was just killing time. I had a 4 hour stop over on the Isle of Man on my way from Liverpool back to Gatwick (London). And thought well I'll get a bus into the capital, Douglas, and see how much I can cover. The Isle of Man is a little place half way...

I am playing catch up a bit with my blog. I guess the idea that I am leaving UK in less than a week has spurred me on to be up to date. The reason I went to Liverpool was to have a visa interview. But as I no longer qualified for the visa and could not get a refund on the air tickets and accommodation, I went anyway. You would have read about the stop over in Dublin. The nature of cheap Ryanair flights, all stop overs are in Ireland. Anyway I had 2 nights in Liv...

Well according to my Irish mate John, this picture is of a 'Tart with a Cart'. Which, if you notice, she is about to roll over the head of a leprechaun with. No wonder the country is such a great place to see. I wish I had more than a day there. When I get back to UK I will definitely go to Ireland. Maybe I should apply for a visa to work in Ireland??? There's a thought. The reason I found myself in Ireland for a day was as a stop over from London to Liverpool v...

Many people told me about Rye. Apparently it is one of the best preserved medieval towns in England. This was backed up by Lonely Planet, the travelers bible. So given I had the day off and am rapidly trying to fill my bucket list and see as much as I can before I leave the UK. I caught the train to Rye. As train trips go in England it is quite nice going across the Pett Level and past Winchelsea. Rye station is a let down though. It is on the far side of a car ...

It has been a while since I have needed to recover from a weekend, but the last 4 days have been a run of music and partying. Hastings Old Town has many events through the warmer months, most I will miss unless I get back here, but the season starts with the 'Fat Tuesday' music carnival. Themed around the Venice Masked Carnival. It started on Friday night and went through till Tuesday night. Saturday I met some friends at the Royal Standard for the regular chee...