Where Books Have Taken Me: A Lifetime of Reading, Memories and Escape
I’ve decided to take a couple of weeks off from my travel blog and my adventures in Wales and write about some more general topics. I always planned that my blog would be about: Midlife – Midlife Opinion – Midlife Adventure Inspired by a post from a fellow blogger, Kari who recently wrote “ Books…
A Weekend in Tenby, Pembrokeshire: Barafundle Bay, Freshwater West & Harry Potter
We woke up on Saturday Morning and having showered and dressed made our way downstairs to the dining room for breakfast. After such a large meal the night before in Tenby, we struggled a bit to manage the full English breakfast on offer.The sun had “put his hat on” and it was looking like we…
A Weekend in Tenby, Pembrokeshire: Beaches, Food and Coastal Charm
My husband and I had planned to embark on a road trip around Wales back in May. However, we forewent that idea in favour of spending a month living in Antigua and put our Welsh adventure on the back burner for another time. Having enjoyed a midweek break in the Brecon Beacons, my thoughts wandered…
Clyne Gardens in Swansea: Japanese Bridges, Giant Trees and Hidden History
Having filled ourselves up on fish and chips my husband and I set off back down the road towards Swansea, by car to Clyne Gardens. We both enjoy walking around both public and private gardens and still have fond memories of another garden in Wales we visited previously called Dyffryn Gardens.The above map of the…
Swansea Revisited: A Day Exploring Swansea Bay and Mumbles
Waking up on day two of our trip we were met with torrential rain. The sort of rain that when you are away you just want to hunker down inside with a good book, some snacks and a hot cup of tea and not venture out. Our plans, therefore, to explore the other waterfalls went…
Brecon Beacons: Waterfalls, Woodland and a Rural Retreat
We left Hay-on-Wye behind us and set off for our final destination of the day Ystradfellte within the Brecon Beacons National Park which was to be our home from home for the next 5 nights.I had chosen accommodation that I had visited previously with my friends and although a little awkward to get to I…
Hay-on-Wye: Exploring the Town of Books
Last week I wrote a quick introduction to Wales as a foreword to some of the adventures we have been having as we explore this fascinating country to the west of England. Our first destination was Hay-on-Wye. Leaving home mid morning we headed north via Gloucester and Ross-on-Wye and in just under 2 hours we…
Discovering Wales: A Small Country With A Big Story
I’m conscious before I begin writing about some recent adventures in Wales that my blog attracts people from all around the world, for which I am extremely grateful, so I do think an introduction is necessary. The Gower Peninsula, Mount Snowdon and the Llynnau Mymbyr lakes located in the Snowdonia National Park in North Wales.…
Retirement Stress: What Living in Antigua Taught Us About Simplifying Life
It’s a few weeks now since we returned from Antigua. That has given me time not only to settle back into normal life but also to reflect upon our month of experimenting with a different way of living.The predominant lesson I learnt was that, in the Western world, we live incredibly stressful lives — and…
A Month in Antigua: Could We Really Call It Home?
It is the Saturday at the end of our third week and I have woken up feeling sad. Our time here in Antigua is slipping away. We have only a week left and I’m not looking forward to going home to England.Living here for a month has just been a “taster”, it’s really not long…
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