Yha Bangor

Tan-y-Bryn Bangor, Gwynedd, North Wales, Wales, United Kingdom

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Waxing Lyrical in Wales

A travel blog entry by kimjones59

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... ownership of the land. What this meant for the people of Laugharne was that they would be free to govern themselves and share ownership of the land. This meeting is very formal and involves traditional roles for each member of the committee. The leader is known as the Portreeve and the members are called Burgesses. History buffs can google Laugharne Corporation, Wales for more info. It is a very rare arrangement and one they are very keen ...

Catching Up With Our Welsh Rellies

A travel blog entry by kimjones59

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... celebration of his love for this area. We are looking forward to retracing our steps to his tiny shed where he penned many a poem while being inspired by the view and quite possibly the effects of too much alcohol.

We had arranged to meet Laura at Carmarthen station before heading to Ystradgynlais to catch up with as many of our Welsh family as possible. Julia suggested we should collect Laura at Swansea station as we'd be back ...

Birding around Anglesey

A travel blog entry by penguinchris

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... we arrived the tide was a long way out and most of the birds were around the waters edge. Even with the telescope the smaller species were quite difficult to identify but we did speak to a local birder who gave us directions to a Black-throated Diver at Holyhead Harbour that had been around for a couple weeks.

The diver wasn't easy to locate and was spending much more time under the water than on top of it (I've often wondered why we call them divers - the ...

Heading to find our Welsh Connection

A travel blog entry by kimjones59

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... at alliteration as we are now in the town of Dylan Thomas.

When we arrived in the dark, the most dominant feature in our view was Laugharne Castle and the wide open estuary of the River Taf which flows into Carmarthen Bay. Our lounge room looks directly out at this so expect to see plenty of photos. Early risers will go exploring and should have no shortage of things to discover. Stay tuned! ...

Love my host family

A travel blog entry by btempel

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... cooks us breakfast and she made us a huge chicken roast dinner tonight.. It almost looked like a full thanksgiving dinner !! I'm so much cozier and I feel like I'm living at grandma and grandpas house ! Plus it's only a ten minute walk to the academy ! :) Just a quick update - Love you ...

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