[Benjamin]

Originally Posted by Crimson Dynamo

You don't need a passport and an intimate body search to do the NC500

Oh then I won’t be going there then.

[Benjamin]

Originally Posted by MTVN

Yeah IoS is absolutely stunning, shame it's just very expensive to stay there

I actually don't think I've travelled round Britain enough in general, there's so many beautiful areas particularly in Scotland. The whole north is quite a blind spot for me apart from Northumberland as my Gran lives there.

Also on another geographic point - the Isle of Man is very charming and is a Crown Dependency but is not part of the UK but you do not need a passport. Simples

Love Isle of Man. TT weeks is fun too.

[Kate!]

We've been to the Isle of Man too, for a weekend a couple of years back. Loved it.

[Cherie]

Originally Posted by MTVN

I'm going to Dublin in December

Have you been before, its a lovely City but its like going to London and not seeing anything outside it

Next time fly to Kerry, hire yourself a little car and do the Ring of Kerry you wont be disappointed, you can do this in a weekend.

or if you have longer do the Wild Atlantic way....just fantastic, the food, the people and they wont shoot you even if you are English

You would love the Wild Atlantic Way Ben

[MTVN]

Originally Posted by Benjamin

Love Isle of Man. TT weeks is fun too.

Yeah very, the whole island feels like stepping back in time a bit with the steam train and the general vibe and feels like the TT would have been banned anywhere else because it's so unsafe

[Benjamin]

Originally Posted by MTVN

Yeah very, the whole island feels like stepping back in time a bit with the steam train and the general vibe and feels like the TT would have been banned anywhere else because it's so unsafe

Same for Tar Barrelling in Ottery St Mary’s. So dangerous, but such a riot. Would highly recommend going.

[Cherie]

My first girls holiday at 18 was to the Isle of Man, we thought we were the bees knees travelling to Dublin and then on the ferry to the IOM ....loved it

[MTVN]

Originally Posted by Cherie

Have you been before, its a lovely City but its like going to London and not seeing anything outside it

Next time fly to Kerry, hire yourself a little car and do the Ring of Kerry you wont be disappointed, you can do this in a weekend.

or if you have longer do the Wild Atlantic way....just fantastic, the food, the people and they wont shoot you even if you are English

Never, I'm going to see a Pogues special one off gig with some of the old members of the band to mark 40 years since their first album. I am expecting it to be very touristy but I'm doing Monday to Weds so hopefully it's a bit more chill

I would love to do more of Ireland though so will remember that tip. Sounds like Banshees of Inisherin vibes hopefully without the missing fingers

[Cherie]

Originally Posted by MTVN

Never, I'm going to see a Pogues special one off gig with some of the old members of the band to mark 40 years since their first album. I am expecting it to be very touristy but I'm doing Monday to Weds so hopefully it's a bit more chill

I would love to do more of Ireland though so will remember that tip. Sounds like Banshees of Inisherin vibes hopefully without the missing fingers

ah fab, Dublin is a lovely City really

[MTVN]

Originally Posted by Cherie

My first girls holiday at 18 was to the Isle of Man, we thought we were the bees knees travelling to Dublin and then on the ferry to the IOM ....loved it

Youtube video

[Cherie]

Originally Posted by MTVN

Youtube video

Came across some pics the other day, still stands out so much in my memory and I didnt even drink then

[Crimson Dynamo]

No man is an island

[Kate!]

Has anyone visited Newcastle, somewhere I've not been but would like to?

[Kate!]

Also to Niamh, what's the best place to go in Northern Ireland then I don't need a passport? Have I got that right? X

[Niamh.]

Originally Posted by Kate!

Also to Niamh, what's the best place to go in Northern Ireland then I don't need a passport? Have I got that right? X

I've only ever been to Belfast for a concert so I don't know really

[Kate!]

Originally Posted by Niamh.

I've only ever been to Belfast for a concert so I don't know really

Aah ok.

I'll research it.


Who did you see?

[MTVN]

Originally Posted by Cherie

Came across some pics the other day, still stands out so much in my memory and I didnt even drink then

An 18 year old Irish girl in Douglas not drinking

[smudgie]

Favourite city has to be Edinburgh.
Love all of North Yorkshire, too many places to mention individually.
Devon and Cornwall are beautiful, Northumberland and Cumbria too.
Never visited Northern Ireland or Wales but from what I have seen it is beautiful.

[Cherie]

Originally Posted by MTVN

An 18 year old Irish girl in Douglas not drinking

None of us drank, its a myth every Irish person drinks from a young age, my Mom never drank and my Dad had a bottle of stout twice a year


I didnt start drinking until I came to the UK

[Niamh.]

Originally Posted by Cherie

None of us drank, its a myth every Irish person drinks from a young age, my Mom never drank and my Dad had a bottle of stout twice a year





I didnt start drinking until I came to the UK

When I worked in a bar in London I was shocked by how many people drank on their lunch breaks. People go to the pub here for lunch but generally drink water or soft drinks with the food.

[LaLaLand]

A stretch of beach just outside Barmouth on the West coast of Wales here is my favourite, been going there on family holidays since I was a baby.

The most amazing, incredible sunsets, you can see the whole of the Llyn Peninsula from there. Spectacular.

[Niamh.]

Originally Posted by Kate!

Aah ok.

I'll research it.


Who did you see?

Pearl Jam

[Cherie]

Originally Posted by Niamh.

When I worked in a bar in London I was shocked by how many people drank on their lunch breaks. People go to the pub here for lunch but generally drink water or soft drinks with the food.

When I worked at one company we used to go for lunch and alcoholic drinks every Friday I dont think you would get away with that one tbh

[MTVN]

Originally Posted by Cherie

None of us drank, its a myth every Irish person drinks from a young age, my Mom never drank and my Dad had a bottle of stout twice a year


I didnt start drinking until I came to the UK

Sacre bleu, I'm glad the Brits got you right in the end

[Crimson Dynamo]

Originally Posted by Cherie

When I worked at one company we used to go for lunch and alcoholic drinks every Friday I dont think you would get away with that one tbh

A Friday 2 hour pub lunch with 3-4 pints was a given in the 90s