Leaf boat

(Another) Weekend in Wales

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January 13th 2009
Our trip to Wales managed to coincide with the Coldest Weekend in Wales for a decade! Our trip began in South Wales, an industrialized area, which is home to half the Welsh population. Abertawe (Swansea) is where the trip began, this was a prominent town during the Industrial Revolution, not so much these days - and has been memorably described by Dylan Thomas as “ugly lovely”. I think this ... read more

Europe » United Kingdom » Wales

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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