Category: Gwynedd, Wales
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30. Day 12 in Llwyngwril: Packing Up, Panic, Plus Sunset
This day, my last in Lwyngwril, was for doing final packing, taking books to the free library at the store, eating up the last of some food, and cleaning up the cottage. I was expecting Larry and Margaret to join me for some wine around 7 PM. All was well with the world! I would…
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29. Day 11 in Llwyngwril: Nothing to report!
Today was about starting the packing up process, checking my train tickets, doing a little advance Aberdeen research, reaching out to a friend of a friend whom I was to meet up with there, such as that. Sat outside a lot of the day, enjoying sunny cool Llwyngwril, and did a little stroll around the…
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28. Day Ten in Llwyngwril: Steam Train to Blaenau Ffestiniog
After the fun of the Talyllyn steam train experience, I decided “Why not do a larger one up into Snowdonia?” So I did! I took the Mountain Spirit train up to the quarry town of Blaenau Ffestiniog. The first part of the journey was getting to Porthmadog, from whence the train departs. I got to…
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27. Day Nine in Llwyngwril: Day of Rest and Rejuvenation
So what about my days of rest? Relaxed and domestic. I was grateful to have a wonderfully comfortable place to put my feet up. For all my love of travel, I am at heart a nester. The ten days of my Wye Valley Walk was a little difficult for me because of that — one…
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26. Day Eight in Llwyngwril: A Rain Day at Arthog Falls & Mawddach Estuary, and a Pub Reward
Here’s the thing about the UK: assume it’s going to rain on your plans. In 2018, I had astounding weather mojo, and for this trip I certainly had no call to complain. This is mostly because I was prepared with waterproof boots, overclothes, and cover for my day pack. I do love waterfalls, and the…
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25. Day Seven in Llwyngwril: Rain and a Good Book
And that, as they say, is that! I did some research on a walk I wanted to take, train schedules, maps, etc., in the hopes that the rain would let up a tad. But after a day just relaxing at home, I really wanted to do some scrambling to see one of the nearby waterfalls…
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24. Day Six in Llwyngwril: A Museum and a Bird Sanctuary, Machynlleth
Decided the “town” I would visit whilst in Gwynedd would be Machynlleth (pronounced Mack-EN-kleth, most people just say “Mack”). There is a modern art museum focusing on Welsh artists, cafes and bookstores, and a bit up the road by bus, a bird preserve! The day started out rainy, and remained so for most of the…
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23. Day Five in Llwyngwril: A Beer, a Steam Train, a Sunset
I knew there were a few historic narrow-gauge steam train rides in this part of Wales, and I didn’t get to do any of them my last trip here. I determined to make up for it, and this little train started in Tywyn, just a couple of train stops from my cottage! I visited the…
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22. Day Four in Llwyngwril: Wales Coastal Path, Standing Stones, and a Sunset
This was a walk I did in 2018, and I repeated it for three big reasons: the views are beautiful, it starts right outside my door, and standing stones. For a few reasons, the walk four years ago turned out to be really long, like 11 miles. I decided to take it a little easier…
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21. Day Three in Llwyngwril: Portmeirion and a Sunset
When I was last in this part of Wales in 2018, I visited a place I’d longed to see since I was a little kid: “The Village” from the 1960’s series “The Prisoner.” I had seen the show as a child, and it made a big impression; I’ve watched the complete series several times, repeated…
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