Forty years ago, nobody cared about an unstable slag heap near a primary school. Now, people worry about gravestones falling over.
Aberfan, Taff Valley.
Beacons and Valleys February 26th 2007 Walking
I’m just back from a very interesting weekend in Wales. I walked in the mountains and explored the valleys.
I went with my company’s walking club. I’ve never been away with them before so everyone was a stranger.
The club had hired a bunkhouse in the village of Talybont-on-Usk to the north of the Brecon Beacons National Park. I decided to take Monday off work in addition to ... read more
Europe » United Kingdom » Wales » Caerphilly Great Britain, the dominant industrial and maritime power of the 19th century, played a leading role in developing parliamentary democracy and in advancing literature and science. At its zenith, the British Empire stretched over one-fourth of the ear... ... read more
I started writing this during a six month sabbatical in 2005/6, where I explored the world in search of adventure and professional IT certification (...yes really!)
Periodic updates from other vacations to follow...
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