Article: Your Life - Travel: OLD MAN AND THE SEA; THE ISLE OF MAN OFFERS SOME SURPRISES TO NEIL COTTER Forget the Manx cats, this island has more glamour than Monaco.(Features)

Byline: NEIL COTTER

WE have all heard of the TT, Manx cats and the electric railway - but ask any islander and they'll tell you there is so much more to the Isle of Man than that.

The best advice a visitor could be given before stepping foot on the island is to leave your pre-conceptions on the plane.

The island is, quite simply, stunning - a fact that took me completely by surprise.

The isle of Man combines the best elements of small town England, the rugged west coast of Ireland and the Scottish highlands.

It even possesses ...

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