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Keep away from the edge
Its been quite on the travels front, work and weather getting in the way. But after almost a month being tethered to the house because of the storms and rain we escaped today. The weather forecast for the coast was windy, cloudy but no rain. But the rain was lashing down against the windows this…
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Unfinished Business – Lyveden New Bield
Our second foray of the weekend into the English countryside took us to perhaps one of the most romantic ruins you could hope to come across. After traveling down a narrow single track road we turned off onto a non-metalled road that seem to take us across fields before finally revealing a three story, roofless…
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A belter of a house – Belton House
This past weekend we made a tour across the border into England to visit old friends in Northamptonshire. Following short debate the decisions made to make use of our National Trust Membership and visit Belton House. Just outside Grantham, Lincolnshire is a perfect looking house surrounded by a woodland park, which with the autumn colours…
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Glastonbury without the festival
We are staying just outside Bath for a few days, but the caravan has an extra resident. Number 1 daughter has muscled in on the act this time and sudden,y everything is so much more expensive than usual! We’ve never been to Glastonbury, well except for Number 1 whose been to the festival so I’m…
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Llandovery or Llanymddyfri
For a recent series of adventures that saw us tie off another two items on the Welsh 100 list we stayed just outside Llandovery, or Llanymddyfri, in the old county of Carmarthenshire. It is an area we not explored much, having bypassed it by going further west to the coast. But that changed this weekend…
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The Old Drovers Road – Welsh 100 No 37
Today’s journey was another trip back in time over the beautiful but seemingly barren Cambrian mountains in mid Wales. In order to feed the growing and hungery populating in London and other industrial towns it was necessary for the farmers in west and mid Wales to get their animals safely to market. This led to…
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Ogof Twm Sion Cati – Welsh 100 No 36
Ogof Twm Sion CatiWhat to do on a Saturday afternoon? How about visiting a hide out of a Welsh rogue in the beautiful Welsh countryside. After driving up narrow glacial and river valleys on the usual single track roads we came to an RSPB nature reserve near Ystrad-ffin and Rhandir-mwyn. This is now my new…
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Dresden
After an epic journey here last night from home due to delays in Frankfurt Airport and then a missed train I eventually arrived at 10pm. I’m here for conference, and giving a short presentation later. Though the sun did shine meteorologically this morning it did metaphorically and so after a hearty, and heathy breakfast (note…
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Secret Coves and Bays
I’ve been a bit distracted lately but a few weeks ago Aunty and I (or is it me) spent the August Bank Holiday down West Wales again. The weather as usual on a Bank Holiday was not perfect, but at least it didn’t rain, so we went for a walk along the Wales Coastal Path…
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… and all manner of things.
Aunty has gone away with the girls for the weekend, the sun was shining and the outdoors was calling. So with Grandad as company it was down to Newport Wetlands for a mooch around. The sun was shining brightly when we left home in the allies, but as we got over Caerphilly mountain we hit…
Travels With My Aunt
Random notes on the travels of a Welshman who has been allowed out to play after finishing his chores. OK so I don't travel with my Aunt, but I am usually under the adult supervision of my long suffering wife.
Travels With My Aunt 