Travelogues Wales

Travis is traveling with his daughter to the Brecon Beacons National Park in Wales. There is literally a lot to see.

Vineyard Church Cardiff West

After Liverpool, we decided to explore the coasts of Wales. For the first night, we drove to a parking lot that had a lot to offer. It should also be said that the road there...

We have now landed in Wales, simply because Christian wanted to see a doctor for some health reasons and it worked out straight away. Everything is fine, no worries! It was a...

One reason why I wanted to cycle trough Wales was the Snowdonia national park. It was not easy to find acces to the mountains by bike but I found a cycleway up the Ogwen Valley....

Spent a week on the beach in Wales and rested

We couldn't leave Stratford without checking out the birthplace of the town's famous child: William Shakespeare! Ah yes, that's 34 years ago since I had to read Shakespeare in...

After a rather restless night, we woke up around 8.30 a.m. For breakfast, we had everything the kitchen had to offer (self-service and self-preparation). So we had, for example,...

Conwy Castle is the ruin of a medieval castle built between 1283 and 1287 in Gwynedd county, overlooking the estuary of the River Conwy, which dominates the entrance to the...

The Welsh language is very funny, it seems like somebody put randomly some letters together which I'm not able to pronounce. Fortunately everybody speaks English and I could fix...

We had already booked the ferry from Holyhead to Dublin online a week ago. We set sail at 2:10 pm in the afternoon. Of course, we arrived two hours early to avoid any stress....

In this small place in Snowdown National Park, less than 500 people live. However, in summer, the tiny village is flooded with thousands of tourists. There is a beautiful...

At late afternoon we arrive in Aberystwyth. A central space next to the church can be used overnight for a few pounds. A perfect place to explore the city by foot. The harbor...

We drove from Cardigan to Aberporth for laundry day, and it started raining again. Just 100m after the laundry, we found a roadside parking spot. With a meadow in front and a...

Surfing - round two

When my alarm clock rang on Sunday at half past six, the time had come to say goodbye and I slowly realized that I wouldn't see my family for a longer period of time. I gave...

LlanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogochYes, that is indeed the longest place name that the world has to offer and we were there. The city itself is relatively...

A beautiful place to stay is available on a campsite above the small harbor. Wild camping is virtually impossible in this area and heavy fines await if caught. £35 is not...

On the trail of legends of giants

Hiking with waterfalls

We drive up the coast, along a tiny road to Moylgrove, where there is supposed to be a parking lot with an insane view. And it's true, but the road there is single-lane, narrow,...

Auf dem Weg in Richtung Marloes machen wir an einem schönen Küstenabschnitt Halt. Die Sonne ist etwas zurückhaltend, aber wir machen trotzdem einen schönen Spaziergang am Strand...

The landscape is so beautiful here, everything is green, pure nature. There are free-roaming sheep everywhere, you have to drive carefully, you never know if they will jump on...

Always in the valley of the River Wye we drive in drizzle on "The Begwns", a hill near Hay-on-Wye. Our next stormy overnight spot Up on the hill, which only Schnuffi and I climb...

So we spent 2 days at this campsite. We started with water balloon competitions invented by the kids, which I won both. After that, we booked canoes. We had tried before, but...

The departure from the sleeping place was delayed as long as possible today, as it was raining quite heavily. But by half past 7 it was over and the first task of the day could...

Porth Amlwch is a small village with a harbor. We really like it here and we manage to get a parking spot right by the dock. The sun is shining and we take advantage of the...

In Beaumaris we stay in a parking lot near the center. Unfortunately, the weather is very changeable. We walk through the town and look around. We stroll along the promenade and...

Continuing through Snowdonia National Park. We park on the road and walk along the rushing mountain river. Here, we go over rocks and stones and sometimes have to climb a bit....

Roman amphitheater and the second oldest building in the UK