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10 May 2022 5 minute read 0 comments JayanthKumar
Once upon a time... Last week on a train journey to Fontainebleau, which is around 60km from Paris, I was lucky enough to be seated by a window. I was traveling alone, due to which, I sought the companionship of music. It was the beginning of the e...
17 Apr 2022 2 minute read 0 comments PoohBear5
Nowadays the web is full of content telling you how you should visit place X because it is "absolutely incredible" and" you're gonna have the best time. ". Sadly in many cases you don't like it and you won't have the best time. I've been lucky enough...
15 Apr 2022 2 minute read 2 comments Hoosie
We are back in Wales this week, as we have a few days leave. We managed to visit another 3 castles, the first of which was Denbigh. Denbigh Castle was built by King Edward the 1st of England, with construction started in 1282 as part of his invasion...
20 Mar 2022 2 minute read 0 comments Hoosie
Penrhyn Castle sits on the outskirts of Bangor, in the county of Gwynedd, North Wales. The castle we see today was built in the first half of the 19th Century, but there appears to have been some form of castle there since about the 15th century. Th...
14 Mar 2022 2 minute read 2 comments Hoosie
On the last day of our vacation in North Wales in February we visited Caernarfon Castle, which is in the town of Caernarfon in Gywnedd. It was bloomin massive ! We were completely knackered after visiting it due to the number of tall towers we had to...
26 Feb 2022 2 minute read 0 comments Hoosie
We visited Beaumaris Castle on the last day of our vacation in North Wales (in mid Feb 22). The Castle sits at the east end of the town of Beaumaris, and is a massive sprawling construction. It was never completed as per the original plan as they ran...
16 Feb 2022 2 minute read 1 comment Hoosie
We visited Cymer Abbey this week, while on vacation in North Wales. The abbey is close to Dolgellau near the west coast of Wales. Its very much a ruin, but very beautiful. It was established in 1189, and has had quite a varied history, having play...
17 Jan 2022 2 minute read 0 comments Cryptotexty
Morning departure from Uzhgorod. The road takes 7 hours through all the Carpathians, so this route - inspires optimism. Therefore, I plan to leave early to get to Putyla in the light of day. The first part of the road is not very interesting, through...
15 Jan 2022 1 minute read 3 comments Cryptotexty
The fastest visit abroad. Empty WOG gas station two kilometers to the Romanian border. I take, as it seemed, the last coffee for today. There are no queues to enter Romania. I quickly pass the Ukrainian post, in Romanian they ask for documents, a cer...
13 Jan 2022 2 minute read 1 comment Hoosie
Another Castle. Thurso Castle this time, which is located on the edge of the town of Thurso right up on the north coast of Scotland in the county of Caithness. Its also the town I was born in ! Sadly the castle is in a ruined state. Although not...
