You’re Going to Miss … Wales
PRESS play and read the post with the music . . . You’re going to miss signing up what feels like way more than an entire year in advance for a trip already postponed 3 times over 3 years. But perhaps it’s the freedom of the open road...
Meet The Polar Bears!
Just like we had committed to Wales last week, a trip postponed over 3 times the past 3 years due to the pandemic must eventually follow through in the world of monsooning. And so we finally will with our voyage to the north on Svalbard, with 17 monsooners -- 15...
Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch … to Manchester
Waking up in Caernarforn, we spent the morning exploring the castle grounds where the investiture of the Prince of Wales took place in 1911 and again in 1969 for Prince Charles. After an hour here we then drove out for a detour to *inhale*...
Let’s Get “Snowdonia” Place Called Caernarforn
From our rest point in Broad Haven (which we should've stayed an extra night in), we set out after breakfast for a quick stop at the atmospheric 12th century grounds of St. Davids about 30 minutes north. We then took our time, 2 hours weaving along...
The Leaves Are “Rhossili” in the Winds of Pembrokshire
From Brecon Breacons we drove an hour's south to Swansea, Wales' second city after Cardiff and birthplace to Dylan Thomas and Catherine Zeta Jones, before stopping at the atmospheric Mumbles Pier: We then continued 40 minutes across the Gower...
I B-recon You’re A Breacon of Hope?
Driving 45 minutes from Cardiff, we reached Brecon Breacons National Park: Those who were averse to the hostel life dropped off their stuff at Penrhadw Farm and we headed on to our main base 20 minutes north at YHA Brecon Beacons Danywenallt. I...
Don’t Be So “Cardiff”-icult!
From Stonehenge we debated whether to drive an hour and half further to Tintern Abbey. But given that it was already getting late we sucked it up headed directly into Cardiff for our 7:30pm reservations at The Clink. Never one to give up, we still managed to...
Written in Stonehenge
Our road trip through Wales begins! Starting from London we took Bolt/Ubers for LCY airport, picking up our pre-reserved vehicles at the airport car park. After an hour of registration hoops, forms, and processing, we set out through an hour of London...
Where Are We Now?
Where Are We Next?
