Mike Bellis is coming to Boston for surgery
You may remember an e-mail I sent out about a chap called Mike Bellis who has a rare brain tumor which is so unusual that the only place in the world that thinks it can remove it is in Boston. …
Manx Culture – At Home and Abroad
Some interesting news from the IOM Newspapers site.Manx Gaelic Business GuideFor a language that was pretty much dead when I was a kid the resurgence of ‘the Manx’ is a fantastic achievement and an inspiration to other languages facing extinction. …
Tin Bath — update
4,000 people turned out in the pouring rain (well, it is the Isle of Man) to see Lee Cain winning the Tin Bath World Championshipson Saturday. Click the link to IOM newspapers for more.
Need a cold one Down Under?
Prairie Hotel – Parachilna Check this place out. Prairie Hotel, Parachilna is a luxury hotel in the Outback of Australia. Parachilna has a population of seven but it’s got a hotel with a bar that’s been voted one of the …
View across the Irish Sea
I found this fabulous picture on Flickr. You know how people say you can see 7 Kingdoms from the top of Snaefell? (England, Ireland, Scotland, Wales, Man, Neptune and the Kingdom of Heaven) – well, this is the view of …
Kevin got to the Isle of Man by boat and train
Check out Kevin’s experience of getting to the IOM on the Ben-My-Chree (and going back First Class!) http://britainbyrail.blogspot.com/2008/08/isle-of-man-with-steam-packet.html
Good place to put your money…
… if you have any left! http://www.tribune.ie/article/2008/aug/24/irish-isle-of-man-rates-among-lowest-in-world/
World Tin Bath Championship tomorrow – Port St. Mary Lifeboat standing by.
The annual battle for the World Tin Bath Championships organized by the Castletown Ale Drinkers Society (CADS) will be wetly contested in Castletown harbor tomorrow afternoon. Now in its 37th year, the contest attracts competitors from all over the world. …
World Tin Bath Championship tomorrow – Port St. Mary Lifeboat standing by. Read more »
Harry Kelly's Cottage
If you’ve been to the Isle of Man you’ve probably been to Cregneash; if you’ve watched “Waking Ned Devine” you’ve definitely seen it. Well, this year is its 70th year of being open to the public. It’s one of the …
Harry Kelly’s Cottage
If you’ve been to the Isle of Man you’ve probably been to Cregneash; if you’ve watched “Waking Ned Devine” you’ve definitely seen it. Well, this year is its 70th year of being open to the public. It’s one of the …