Driving the Cambrian Coast

One of our more leisurely days in Wales was relocating from the northern part of the country to the southern part of the country via a drive along the Cambrian Coast. While enjoying the drive and the changing terrain was our main goal, we did make a couple stops along the way. Our first stop …

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Hiking in Snowdonia National Park

When I was planning our week in Wales, I was thrilled to learn this small country has three large national parks. We made it a priority to hit them all, and I loved the variety of experiences we had in each place. I was really excited about visiting Eryri (Snowdonia) National Park, which is Wales' …

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Exploring Conwy and Llandudno, Wales

A couple days in northern Wales wasn't remotely enough time to see even a portion of the things on our list. We ended up centralizing our stay in Conwy, which not only had its own appeal but was a great jumping off point for visiting nearby Llandudno and Snowdonia National Park. Trying to decide whether …

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Boating on the Pontcysyllte Aqueduct

One of the more unusual experiences of our recent trip to Europe occurred our first day in Wales. We rode in a very skinny boat across an aqueduct 126 feet in the air looking straight over the edge of the water to the river below! The Pontcysllte Aqueduct (and the skinny canal boats that travel …

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