August 2023. Royal Leamington Spa. A good day in Leamington came to an early end (peaked too soon after that keg in the Drawing Board), but not before a artisanal matching of Proper Pub and Chinese takeaway to end the night. The New Inn is in the southern half of town, the old part in… Continue reading EVERY, SHA-LA-LA-LA-LA
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CASTLETOWN STANDS, BUT MAN HAS FALLEN
16:45. Castletown, Isle of Man. Two final GBG ticks to put Man to bed on my Epic Quest for Guide Completion. Having said “Hello fairies” I was confident my luck would be in; BRAPA will be off with the fairies on his trip and find himself thwarted as he was a few years back. Castletown… Continue reading CASTLETOWN STANDS, BUT MAN HAS FALLEN
“Hello fairies”
Two down, three to go on the Isle of Man. I was only staying the one night, but wasn’t keen to hang around just in case Man has adopted the early closure trend. So I caught the next bus south to Port Erin. I was tempted to name this post Erin Tickovich but I’ll leave… Continue reading “Hello fairies”
NIARBYL, NO MORE
Time to wrap up the Isle of Man, now. The Maltmeister still had a few ticks needed along the southern coast, but first a tourist detour. Along with Glen Maye and the Calf, Niarbyl is a world-class piece of coastline, and we had it to ourselves for five minutes before the crowds descended from the… Continue reading NIARBYL, NO MORE
ANARCHY IN THE BRITISH ISLES
Still on “Friday Night in Douglas“, worryingly. In fact I’ve just been looking at the date stamps on the photos and find it was approaching 11pm by this stage, which is a) Well past my bedtime and b) getting close to the time when Chinese takeaways close. Next up was a half (it was a… Continue reading ANARCHY IN THE BRITISH ISLES
DOUGLAS THE HARD WAY
I was hoping to whizz through our night in Douglas, but I seem to have taken too many photos, and I’d hate to deny you candid snaps like this one from the Rosemount. A bit of an epic crawl through the back streets of the capital awaited, once Duncan had skillfully found a free parking… Continue reading DOUGLAS THE HARD WAY
MINING GOLD IN LAXEY
First up, some distressing news from Denmark where Pubmeister has won a legal injunction to stop me showing him in shorts. That won’t stop me complimenting his driving (think “Baby Driver”) or musical taste as we whizzed out to Laxey, beating the Electric Railway by some 3 hours. The OS extract for Laxey (pop.1768, 5… Continue reading MINING GOLD IN LAXEY
2 MARTINS, 1 DUNCAN, TOO MANY OKELLS
Everybody’s doing the Isle of Man these days; it’s the new Bermondsey Beer Mile. Except it’s for PubMen and Women, not beery folk. BRAPA did the 27 pint GBG set in February (and survived), Pubmeister has just summed up his record-breaking achievements (completed a whole GBG there), and of course Kirsty is there now, looking… Continue reading 2 MARTINS, 1 DUNCAN, TOO MANY OKELLS
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