http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/United-Kingdom/Wales/Aberystwyth/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from Europe , United Kingdom , Wales , Aberystwyth en-us Sun, 12 Oct 2008 15:23:31 BST Sun, 12 Oct 2008 15:23:31 BST As my time here in Wales quickly approaches its end I find myself looking back upon the person that arrived at the Aberystwyth bus station in the rain after 20 hours of traveling wondering why I had decided to come to Wales of all places. Good question. Itrsquos been like sliding down a snow and ice covered slope. Irsquove been having the time of my life in awe of the amazing things t http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/United-Kingdom/Wales/Aberystwyth/blog-279599.html Tomorrow I take a bus to London spend the night and then fly to Girona for two weeks in Spain So herersquos a quick catch up on what Irsquove been up to before I leave.A couple weekends ago I participated in Superteams. This is a tournament between different club sports teams men and women compete separately everyone split into teams of seven. My football team put in three teams and th http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/United-Kingdom/Wales/Aberystwyth/blog-256381.html I took a walk from Aberystwyth along the coastal path five miles north to the town of Borth. Itrsquos great walk with the sea on one side farmland on the other. The only downside of being on the coast was the wind. Walking up some steep hills you use as much energy to lean against the wind trying to push you off the cliff into the sea as you do moving upwards. As I arrived in Borth it bega http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/United-Kingdom/Wales/Aberystwyth/blog-242409.html I find it fascinating that despite being in another part of the world there is still a huge portion of the news and every day discussion regarding the US primaries and elections. Although I am in the UK which I assume is much more closely invested in US politics than perhaps other parts of the world it still goes to show a spotlight that is incessantly trained on the change and movements of our http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/United-Kingdom/Wales/Aberystwyth/blog-242064.html Okay. So the plan is for this to be a photo blog but here's a start to what my time here has been like so far.Getting here was hilarious embarrassing and awkward. As soon as I collected my baggage in Heathrow I knew I had brought too much. My bag was marked HEAVY You may need assistance in lifting this bag. Great start. I managed to drag my bags across various stations and in and out of http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/United-Kingdom/Wales/Aberystwyth/blog-241061.html Went to Aberystwyth for a long weekend with Paola and Lisa.Getting there isn't the easiest of journeys roads in wales tend to be a little on the slow and twisty side.Friday was our first full day and we were blessed with a cloudless sky and brilliant sunshine temperatures reaching around 75 degrees which is good for September We all decided to head for the beach and take advantage of the sun http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/United-Kingdom/Wales/Aberystwyth/blog-209467.html Hi GuysHaving managed to avoid being run over by the enormous number of Tipper Trucks in Ireland I'm now safely back in Blighty travelling along the beautiful coast of Wales. Although the scenery is stunning one is instantly refamaliarised with the undulating hills which can be taxing at times. The bike ride is also taking its toll on the bike. North of Aberystwyth I suddenly noticed that my bac http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/United-Kingdom/Wales/Aberystwyth/blog-202371.html Helo from Wales We arrived here on Monday afternoon after a fantastic train ride via Birmingham and then to Aberystwyth where my friend Daf lives. Daf and I met in Grenada last summer on our mission trip. Throughout the countryside we saw many sheep defaid some even running up hill... silly sheep As soon as you cross over into Wales the geography changes quite significantly into rolling hills http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/United-Kingdom/Wales/Aberystwyth/blog-201730.html Good Evening from rainy WalesThough it has been a constant downpour since about 1 p.m. we had a fabulous morning and actually saw sun for almost 1 sustained hour. Absolutely fantastic except it made the gray and cold that came later even grayer by comparison. Oh well.Because there was not rain early in the day we headed about 8 miles away to a train station one of the 'Great Little Trains http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/United-Kingdom/Wales/Aberystwyth/blog-177675.html Good Morning Dear Family and FriendsI'm sitting in the north reading room of the National Library of Wales in the town of Abersystwyth about 18 miles from our resort. This is a coastal town and there is blue sky over the ocean a sky color we have not seen in 10 days. Trouble is as it moves over land it becomes gray and we experience rain in all its forms drizzle just a few drops downp http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/United-Kingdom/Wales/Aberystwyth/blog-176735.html Dear FriendsAfter a very shaky start the car rental that we so carefully secured before we arrived was all mixed up and ended up costing us almost 100 pounds more than the promised price we'll deal with that later we were on the road the wrong side for Americans. Lee did a superb job once we figured out just how close to the lines we were on these very narrow roads. Good heavens what a http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/United-Kingdom/Wales/Aberystwyth/blog-175774.html Hey hope ya all well im trying to keep up to date this time wiv my blog hehe cant believe only 4 weeks till im off to south africa ayyaya gona be soooo cool had a few days off so we went for a liccle ride went to west midlands safari park to see that white lions and the best creature eva.....the giraffe and then up to elan valley to have a walk around the dams was so gorgeous http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/United-Kingdom/Wales/Aberystwyth/blog-161030.html It's hard to stay up with thing but i'll try. Well these past couple of weeks me and charlie have had our hands full with not only our first batch of seminars but branching out and exploring further parts of the local area. My first set of pictures are from a large hill south of town Pen Dinas where numerous artifacts are scattered. An Iron Age fort has remains on the coastal side and there http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/United-Kingdom/Wales/Aberystwyth/blog-130806.html Heyoh Yes I know it's a bit late since i've already been here for three weeks but I figured there isn't a better time. Well what to say More like where to start...Well to start off I'll just go from the beginning then aye pretty orignial idea i'm aware. Well I flew into Birmingham England on Jan. 24th after a delightful 17 hr. trek from Albuquerque to Houston to Newark to Birmingh http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/United-Kingdom/Wales/Aberystwyth/blog-128800.html i love north wales not always hot in summer but nice to get away from the hussle and bustle of england. apparently aberystwyth has the highest number of pubs per capita in the uk but then i wouldn't know about that http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/United-Kingdom/Wales/Aberystwyth/blog-77712.html