Author Archives: gordiestravels

$8.10 for a mug of coffee is a bit much..

Stopped in a tourist town (Dolgellau) with hikers and mad mountain bikers everywhere. The cafes were packed, disorganised with slow service and outrageous prices for everything. I met some Aussies at a petrol station 5 miles back, and they, too, weren’t paying it. Cute town though, so we took a walk and bought a chilledContinue reading “$8.10 for a mug of coffee is a bit much..”

Driving in northern Wales

Rainy (but not too bad), misty, woth quiet roads. Impossible to read road signs with too many l’s, a lot of w, r, m, l, y in combinations making pronunciation impossible! So cute. Rugged mountains, steep valleys with crystal clear streams tumbling over multi coloured stones, black faced sheep, wild looking cattle, work of artContinue reading “Driving in northern Wales”