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  • Caerleon, Tintern Abbey, Chepstow CastleThis past week was my first week of class. Nothing terribly exciting to report about classes... Anyways today we went on a trip and saw three sites in the East Wales area. The first was Caerleon which were Posted by tsholl90 in Ted in Wales | Feb 4, 2012
  • West and North WalesThe west coast of Wales is truly stuning, reminds me of Cornwall a lot, but without the ridiculus number tourists that Cornwall suffers from. After sorting out the amount I needed to eat the hills were possible. On making it Posted by ukextremes in UK Coastal Bike Ride | Jan 31, 2012
  • Cardiff City CenterWe took a walking tour of the city on Thursday, the other tour was just of the Cardiff University campus, so I thought I would share some photos from it. They call downtown Cardiff "the city center". It Posted by tsholl90 in Ted in Wales | Jan 28, 2012
  • Hit The Ground RunningWelcome to my blog! My hope is to keep this as up to date as possible We landed in London around 6:45am on Wednesday January 25. The group was tired but definitely excited to finally be over the pond. We sat Posted by clairecriniti in Carmarthen Wales | Jan 26, 2012
  • Cardiff CastleLast night we hung out with the English students who lived in the dorm one of the Colgate students lives in. I am not making a mistake by saying English and not Welsh; nearly all the students here are Posted by tsholl90 in Ted in Wales | Jan 25, 2012
  • Getting Settled in CardiffWe arrived in Cardiff yesterday around noon. I actually slept a good amount on the plane over but was still a bit tired with the time difference. We moved into our rooms, which I have posted pictures of Posted by tsholl90 in Ted in Wales | Jan 24, 2012
  • One day to go ...One day before we leave and we're still not packed! Keep calm ... [img=http://photos.travellerspoint.com/441728/SCN0130.jpg t Posted by alvenables in Our travels down under and beyond...... | Dec 26, 2011
  • 8th December 2011As predicted, today's weather was horrible. We went down to the water and tried to walk along it – it was impossible not to get wet (umbrellas were useless) and knocked around in the wind. I made the decision to Posted by kimdanny in Kim and Danny 2011 | Dec 10, 2011
  • 7th December 2011It hailed so loudly overnight that we both got hardly any sleep. Amazingly it didn't rain for the rest of the day. We went for a quick walk into town, which was full of lovely stone buildings with grey slate Posted by kimdanny in Kim and Danny 2011 | Dec 10, 2011
  • 6th December 2011It was back into Liverpool today to see a bit more of the city. First stop was the Metropolitan cathedral, a fairly modern, funnel-shaped building with beautiful blue stained glass windows inside. The main seating area was circular with Posted by kimdanny in Kim and Danny 2011 | Dec 10, 2011
  • NORTH WALESBoy, talk about history! The North Wales town of Conwy (the Welsh pronunciation is "Conway") is absolutely dominated by the castle fortification of Conwy Castle, the best-preserved of Edward I's defensive castles that were erected along the Marches (bord Posted by obanlass in Young at Heart | Oct 21, 2011
  • Our last week in WalesGetting back to base in Pontypool was good, and we took a couple of quiet days out just playing in the sunshine, and doing local activities. I spent a lot of time stocking up on essentials and some 'exotic Posted by aboo10 in 2+2 travel | Oct 18, 2011
  • WALESHello again! This time I'm in Wales, at the port town of Holyhead. Getting off the train on Fridayay afternoon (14th October), I wandered around for awhile and happened upon a funny little hotel right on the harbor-front, Posted by obanlass in Young at Heart | Oct 17, 2011
  • Ended up in a pub just like tv!!!We are staying in a pub. Well it's a b&b but it is exactly what I thought it would be! The entire village was in for a pint when we walked thru the doors of the Westwood pub! Posted by offbeatone2uk in Britain and Wales | Oct 8, 2011
  • I've put pictures up!!It took a bit because we've had technical challenges..... like slow slow internet when we've been able to find it! But I've put up a small collection of pictures from the past week. I'll check yesterdays batch Posted by offbeatone2uk in Britain and Wales | Oct 8, 2011
  • WalesDriving up the 6 lane M5 from the southwest, you sure get somewhere in a hurry at 70mph. It was cloudy and sunny and 13C so not a bad day for a drive to Wales. Over the very windy bridge from Posted by kricket7 in Why Now? | Oct 7, 2011
  • in Caernarfon, WalesWhat a day of driving..... It was like being back on Vancouver Island driving the crazy mountain roads. But what a beautiful country it is!! We saw a few Red Kites which I will try and put pictures Posted by offbeatone2uk in Britain and Wales | Oct 7, 2011
  • Arrived in walesWe made it to Cross Hands, Wales after spending the day taking pictures at Tintern Abbey and Caerleon! Yes I will post pictures but at this point we've had unreliable Internet! That's where McDs comes in handy! I'm sending Posted by offbeatone2uk in Britain and Wales | Oct 6, 2011
  • Conwy, Betws-y-CoedWe're still in Conwy, possibly feeling as if we have been here too long. At five nights, it's our longest stay since Germany. At the time I added it, we had been panicking that we were in too much of Posted by Monimouse in Adventure on a budget | Sep 15, 2011
  • Conwy, LudlowWe're in Conwy, in a lovely guest house, with porridge every morning (only for me!) and a gale that seems to have been blowing since we got here. It has only really tried to rain on us once in Posted by Monimouse in Adventure on a budget | Sep 14, 2011
  • Tenby 1Tenby is a seaside town in south Wales, where Rebecca spent her early years (from 2 to 10 years old). We spent 4 nights in Tenby, in a guest house that as it happens is at the end of the Posted by Kiwisonmove in Rebecca and Tony trip 2011 | Sep 13, 2011
  • Wales day 1Rebecca and I both woke at 2 am, feeling wide awake, so had a bit of a slow start in the morning. After picking up the rental car and then getting our luggage, we were finally on our way. We drove Posted by Kiwisonmove in Rebecca and Tony trip 2011 | Sep 6, 2011
  • The river, the canal and the aqueductLlangollen sits on the valley of the river Dee, which runs roughly west to east. As you can see from this shot of the river from the bridge in the middle of the village, it's quite a steep valley and Posted by Kiwisonmove in Rebecca and Tony trip 2011 | Sep 5, 2011
  • The slate cavernsOn Friday we visited the slate caverns at Blaenau Festeniog. These were extensively mined in Victorian times, although open-cast mining continues in the present day. As you ca Posted by Kiwisonmove in Rebecca and Tony trip 2011 | Sep 3, 2011
  • Wales day 2We headed further into north Wales today, spending some time in Bettws-y-coed. Nice little town, lovely church and boasting a railway museum. It is obviously a "destination", because the place was packed, but we couldn't really se the attraction. We Posted by Kiwisonmove in Rebecca and Tony trip 2011 | Sep 2, 2011
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