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Spent my childhood holidays in Douglas loved it. Remember the horse drawn trams and Fairy Bridge. When you crossed over had to say good morning fairies.

We were there 2 weeks ago , weather wasn't too bad most of week but then we had a day of rain and wind which stopped ferries coming and going for a day ,luckily sorted before we sailed home ,there are some lovely places to visit parking in some can be a problem .

It's lovely, quaintly old fashioned but with good restaurants. The receptionist in a major tourist attraction let us leave our suitcase with no charge while we went and found a restaurant for lunch., I can't think of many places that let you do that these days or where you would feel safe doing it. Trains, trams, horse drawn carriages, it was like stepping back to a bygone era.

We flew from Bristol to Isle of Man and in the terminal information office bought a 7 day ticket for travel on buses and trains/trams. Well worth it. The bus dropped us outside our hotel on Douglas seafront. We travelled all over the island from there it is a good base. They have a good theatre there that has some very good shows. We saw Rhod Gilbert there. I loved the island and the people were very friendly.

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I forgot about the Fairy Bridge!
Our coach driver sort of ‘mocked’ it, but we noticed that he very definitely wished the Fairies a Good Morning as he drove us over it.

As much as I enjoyed my holiday in the Isle of Man, I did find its air of very conspicuous wealth a bit overwhelming. It is not somewhere where you would want to be poor, or even be on an average income.

Like the Channel Islands it is a tax haven and many very wealthy people are domiciled there for tax reasons