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RE: Wild Camp With Me: Hiking, Philosophising And Camping In The Welsh Hills
I LOVE WALES...especially the area around Snowden.
My daughter married a Welshman a couple years ago from near Mold... I tease them that their first child will be Queen of an independent Wales one day.
I wear my Cymri hoodie all the time.
Hey @mepatriot hope you're well my friend. Yes, I couldn't agree more .. for a tiny little country, and with a beauty and grandeur that surpasses all expectation .. Wales packs a mighty punch! I know the Sowdon area very well and have climbed the majority of the mountains .. we often stay in Betws-y-coed. Below is a post I wrote from a mountain hike around that area, hope you're enjoying a good start to the weekend! https://steempeak.com/travel/@perceptualflaws/join-me-on-a-hike-to-cwn-idwal-the-devils-kitchen-in-the-heart-of-snowdonia-national-park-original-pictures
Grogeous photoblog!! Thanks for sharing.
I've only ever driven by Snowden, but have been all around North Wales and all the way down the coast from Bangor to Harlech Castle, and all across the north coast. Spent a day (and nice restaurant lunch) in Betws-y-coed. Also spent a week in Abersoch too...
Loved all the other North Wales castles, including one of the oldest...Ewloe, which few ever visit.
Enjoyed LLandudno and the Victorian essence of the area, as well as the magical place which is Portmeirion, and took the train from the coast up to one of the cheapest real estate markets in all of Britain...Blaenau Ffestiniog. If I ever moved to Britain, that's where I would look first, as I love the hills there as well.
I dream of a push for Welsh independence some day, but even my son-in-law (a Lewis born there) doesn't want it, as seems to be the case with the so many of the young people, that I doubt it will ever happen.
Yeah the coastal drive is beautiful .. I think (from memory) Wales has the highest concentration of castles in the world, most around it's borders coast .. like Harlech, which was built by Edward the 1st as he couldn't invade via the land. My wife is Welsh .. but the only true seekers of independence, remain in North Wales, where they still speak the native tongue. They also have a native tongue in Cornwall, which became extinct in the 18th century .. but has experienced a revival and I really hope they manage to keep it alive, such a shame to lose an entire language. :(
It is indeed sad. Wales has done a bit better with programs designed for the children to be bilingual, but getting Cornish back would be AWESOME! Is it somewhat like Breton, I wonder?
It has common roots with both Breton and Welsh. :)
Makes sense.