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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 ...

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! ...

From Hamburg to home!

A travel blog entry by erylevans

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Well, this is written in retrospect - in fact slipping drastically as it is now Saturday!

Uneventful if long journey home - had my usual breakfast in cabin, but Rayan too busy to make my tea this morning - we have to debark (can you believe that term?!) at 9 and leave our suites by 8, so everyone wants room service breakfast!

Got myself organised and out by 7.30 as I had no packing to do,and found a nice comfy seat in the bar - waiting for instructions to go ...

Back home in sunny Wales

A travel blog entry by yellowbike

Wednesday 31/8/11

150 miles

Weather cloudy but dry this morning as we set off on our final leg home – hurray! Traffic less as we near Wales. The Severn Bridge is free to bikes and as we enter Wales – it's not raining! That has to be a first – it always rains when we get home from holidays! Home at 11:30am ...

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