Isle of Man - Douglas and Peel

A Traveling Soul
It was time to leave home and explore new lands. We understand your travel bliss. We experienced that recently. We felt whole again and happy. I felt like we were moving around the island with you and enjoying the museum. I'm sad the trains were not running. Hopefully, you'll go back again as it is nearby. The beauty of traveling off-season makes up for many things not being open. You get to see the raw side of a location and that is special.

99!!!
Great to see you on the road again Alex. Congratulations on being so close to entry into the Century Club. This was a fun read. I look forward to your Ireland adventure.

Travelling Again!
I'm so happy for you Alex, that you are up for travelling outside your country again, and pleased that my recent trip provided you some encouragement. It was so wonderful to be travelling again. I totally agree with your comment about having faith over fear. It was really interesting reading about the Isle of Man and I look forward to your future blogs. And Merry Christmas!

Marvelous!
Alex, I really enjoyed reading about the first part of your adventure in the Isle of Man, and am so glad for you that traveling once again brought you to your "happy place"! This is a very interesting place obviously but seeing it through your eyes may be as close as I ever get to it. It was a pity some places were closed but the museums you visited certainly sounded worth the time spent there -- like you, I would have enjoyed the Manx Electric Railway, the Steam Railway, Snaefell Mountain Railway, and the Douglas Horse Trams had visiting them been possible. Since I liked the Bee Gees I would also have enjoyed seeing the sculpture in Douglas. Congrats on your being so close to a full-fledged membership in the Travelers' Century Club. I am just shy of being eligible for provisional membership -- might be able to add 1 or 2 more places on the list of those visited in 2022 if I am very lucky!!! I would have added several in 2020 if the C-word virus had not interfered, LOL!!

Isle of Man
Great to see you on the road again! I was looking at doing Isle of Man along with Ireland but then C-word striked. I've now spent the money saved up for the trip on doing up my house instead, but I'm sure one day it'll happen. It's a shame many of the attractions were closed, but the island is close enough for perhaps a summer visit one day. Facts for the interesting fact about the Bee Gees, must admit I like their music, and so would appreciate seeing the statue in person. I also don't like flying, particularly take-off. Maybe next time you can get the ferry over ?