http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/United-Kingdom/Wales/Brecon/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from Europe , United Kingdom , Wales , Brecon en-us Sun, 06 Dec 09 01:58:49 +0000 Sun, 06 Dec 09 01:58:49 +0000 Friday 27.11.2009 Day 44Brecon Beacons National We went to a River and saw the cenarth falls and the salmon leap and a 17 century mill it was a very pretty place. We then we had lunch at the west end caf which was a motorcycle hang out and there was a castle and sculpture of a knight in the car park. We then when to the Brecon Beacons National Park that has that lake in it that is said to the bir http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/United-Kingdom/Wales/Brecon/blog-456768.html We love Wales So when we had another free weekend we decided to head back to the Brecon Becons for another weekend of walking this time with Prehn and Rich for company. This time we headed to the west Brecon Becons an area sometimes overlooked by walkers so much so that the guide the tourist office gave us said We'd like to thank you for coming to the area an region of the Brecon Becons n http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/United-Kingdom/Wales/Brecon/blog-346820.html I slept amazing 730 rolled around and I was up and ready to go horseback riding. My outfit consisted of a weatherproof tshirt thermal longsleeve shirt thermal long johns jeans wool socks and a coat. Nice and toasty. Breakfast was put on by the hotel and was a traditional British breakfast including eggs toast baked beans sausage and some sort of tomato gook. The sausage was unlike any http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/United-Kingdom/Wales/Brecon/blog-346175.html The Brecon Beacons mountains located in southeast Wales are not exactly known to be a hotbed of shamanism at least not in this day and age. Or are they Primarily the beautiful and wild Brecon Beacons National Park is a revered hiker's paradise with an abundant range of outdoors activities. Yet if you dig a little deeper you will find that the area has a long history with evidence of Neolithi http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/United-Kingdom/Wales/Brecon/blog-345973.html Wales was a very windy and wet trip. I went with Alyse Sabrina Jessi Andrea and Emma all girls from the hostel. We started off leaving London around 830 Saturday morning heading for Chepstow Wales. We crossed the river into Wales and the sky immediately turned gloomy. The coach sponsored by Bunac made various stops on the way to the Brecon Beacon national park. Chepstow was our first sto http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/United-Kingdom/Wales/Brecon/blog-344039.html July 1 2008The Monmouthshire Brecon Canal footpathcycle path The Monmouth Brecon Canal footpathcycle path is just a few hundred yards from the campground so we are off on our bikes to Brecon. Brecon is a country town at the north edge of the central Beacons. Historically this canal was used to move coal today hikers bikers fisherman and recreational barges use it for transportation an http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/United-Kingdom/Wales/Brecon/blog-294084.html Brecon Beacons National Park Wales The bus came a little after eight am and we took it to Storey Arms and outdoor center and the trailhead. Before leaving we took a waypoint on the GPS. We have a guide and a map but this is all new to us. It is not a loop trail so it will require us to take the bus and hike the trail and then to find our way out of the park across some sheep fields http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/United-Kingdom/Wales/Brecon/blog-294021.html June 29 2008Chepstow to Brecon Beacons Wales In Sedbury we are staying at a BB in the field behind the house. Today we joined in for an English Breakfast before leaving it was enjoyable. Sedbury is a short distance to Chepstow but Sedbury is in England... and Chepstow is in Wales. In Wales all of the signs are in two languages...Welsh and English. The Welsh language combines unli http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/United-Kingdom/Wales/Brecon/blog-293860.html Thursday 3 April 2008Back across the border we returned to scenic Wales and found the town of Brecon. We were greeted there by Barbara's cousin Thomas and his wife Anja their daughter was away at camp.We enjoyed meeting them over a bottle of Aussie red and then headed out for a short tour around town and dinner by the canal at the Theatr Restaurant. Barbara was very excited about trying a cockle http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/United-Kingdom/Wales/Brecon/blog-292596.html It's Adam's birthday again so that must mean it is time for another weekend in WalesThis time we headed off for a canoewalking adventure in the Brecon Beacon National Park. Saturday was canoe day and we hired Canadian canoes except for Pete who was on the 'rescue' surf ski and canoed from Wales back into England along the River Wye. The canoe adventure was a very sedate one those of you http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/United-Kingdom/Wales/Brecon/blog-285419.html Another long weekend another holiday. You donrsquot have to think too hard for excuses to get away over here and this time wersquore off to Wales and more specifically horse riding in the Brecon Beacons National Park. We started the trip with a whistle stop tour of a collection of the best sights to see between London and Wales starting at the infamous Stonehenge. We were up and on the roa http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/United-Kingdom/Wales/Brecon/blog-285394.html Like everyone else we made the most of the Bank Holiday weekend and headed out of London. We were really keen to revisit Wales as we loved it so much last time. The Brecon Beacons is a National Park packed with miles and miles of walking. The terrain varies from beautiful farmland steep mountains woods open moors rivers and waterfalls.Our first stop was the quirky village of HayonWye. The http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/United-Kingdom/Wales/Brecon/blog-276690.html SUICIDE BRITAIN Understanding the English DiseasehellipLike lemmings running over a cliff something is happening to human beings caught up in unnatural changes. And whilst it doesnrsquot just happen in Great Britain there seems to be odd parallels with isolated incidents of self harm that is going on all around the worldhellip My friend Michael from Germany a seasoned traveller once http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/United-Kingdom/Wales/Brecon/blog-256695.html Sunday 30 December 2007 5.45am The alarm goes off alerting us that it is time to rise and shine for our fundraising training hike into the mountains in the Brecon Beacons National Park. Setting the alarm for 5.45am appeared to be a great idea the night before but now seemed ridiculously early as we slowly awoke bleary eyed and noted that it was still pitch black outside and very very coldW http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/United-Kingdom/Wales/Brecon/blog-232237.html The valleys of wales how beautiful when its sunny that is Went to spa day with mum and ended up on walkabout taking photos http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/United-Kingdom/Wales/Brecon/blog-218735.html Well it's not every day you can proudly say you have competed at an international level in sport but I can now Today I competed in the World Bog Snorkelling Championships This wacky event is organised annually by a group of Welshmen who seem to enjoy thinking up crazy things to do over a pint of beer. Check out their website at greenevents.co.uk.The event took place at Llantwyrd Wells not pron http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/United-Kingdom/Wales/Brecon/blog-196603.html This week will just be pictures. Gretchen and I just got back from a couple of days in Wales and I just don't have much time to write a blog entry. I have a final exam tomorrow for one of my classes and we leave at some ridiculously early time in the morning on Friday for our trip to Austria and Italy. But I think there are something like 50 pictures that I've decided to insert into this ent http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/United-Kingdom/Wales/Brecon/blog-94591.html Not quite on my travels just yet but wanted to write about what a fantastic weekend I've had in Wales on the survival weekend with fellow tribewanted members. In prep for our stay on a deserted island in Fiji 10 of us packed our backpacks with the essetials and headed out to the middle of nowhere in Wales to learn how to survive in harmony with nature. This really was a back to basics weeken http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/United-Kingdom/Wales/Brecon/blog-85357.html Rushing back to England in time for the first game against Paraguay on Saturday. Due to my Argentina cycling top the Welsh assume I'm from South America. It's made for some confusion.Had a glorious week of cycling and climbing high mountains in some of the most beautiful areas of the UK Snowdonia the Cambrians Pembokeshire and Brecon Beacons.Apart from a stupid 87mile day in blazing sun endin http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/United-Kingdom/Wales/Brecon/blog-65116.html 13 days till we leave the green green grass of home hehe and land in thailand.shitbetter start planning this thing http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/United-Kingdom/Wales/Brecon/blog-6303.html