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Travelling to Madrid from Swansea

2012-05-25
By: ynysforgan_jack
On: May 25, 2012
In: City-break, Madrid, Spain, Travel
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It’s not often that I go on holiday whilst leaving good weather behind, but on a sunny day in Swansea, that was certainly going to be case.Read More →

Dundas Square, Toronto City Hall, Chinatown, Kensington Market and defeat by food

2011-06-08
By: ynysforgan_jack
On: June 8, 2011
In: Canada, City-break, Toronto, Travel
With: 1 Comment

With a thunderstorm overnight, that we completely slept through, it was the first time we saw Toronto overcast. So it would be cooler to walk around.Read More →

Toronto Zoo

Seeing the animals of Toronto Zoo

2011-06-07
By: ynysforgan_jack
On: June 7, 2011
In: Canada, City-break, Toronto, Travel
With: 2 Comments

To make full use of the Toronto City Pass we decided to head out to Toronto Zoo.Read More →

Novotel Toronto Centre

A long day of travelling from Swansea to Heathrow and then Toronto

2011-06-05
By: ynysforgan_jack
On: June 5, 2011
In: Canada, City-break, Toronto, Travel
With: 1 Comment

After months of waiting the day finally arrived. We were off to Toronto, Canada! The excitement didn’t even fade when the alarm woke us up at 5.30am.Read More →

Twycross Zoo and Bosworth Battlefield

2011-01-24
By: ynysforgan_jack
On: January 24, 2011
In: Days Out, Travel, United Kingdom
With: 0 Comments

After the Barnsley v Swansea game, we stayed the night in a Holiday Inn near Sandiacre. On the Sunday we decided to make a day of it and visit some local attractions before heading home to Swansea.Read More →

Highland Wildlife Park and Cairngorm Brewery in the Scottish Highlands

2010-06-11
By: ynysforgan_jack
On: June 11, 2010
In: Scotland, Travel, United Kingdom
With: 1 Comment

Our trip around the Scotish Highlands continued with a trip to Highland Wildlife Park and Cairngorm Brewery.Read More →

Travelling around the Isle of Skye

2010-06-10
By: ynysforgan_jack
On: June 10, 2010
In: Scotland, Travel, United Kingdom
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We arose from slumber early this morning for the 130 mile trip to the Isle of Skye. This was so we could see Portree, the scenery and the Trotternish Peninsula.Read More →

A drive around Loch Ness seeing Urquhart Castle, Fort Augustus and Falls of Foyers

2010-06-09
By: ynysforgan_jack
On: June 9, 2010
In: Scotland, Travel, United Kingdom
With: 1 Comment

We had a really enjoyable day driving around world famous Loch Ness. We saw amazing things such as Urquhart Castle, Fort Agustus and the Falls of Foyers.Read More →

Skara Brae

A trip from John O’Groats to Orkney Islands to see Kirkwall, Scapa Flow, Skara Brae, Italian Chapel and Ring of Brodgar

2010-06-08
By: ynysforgan_jack
On: June 8, 2010
In: Scotland, Travel, United Kingdom
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We woke up bright and early ready for our short ferry trip over to the Orkney Islands from John O’Groats.Read More →

Drumnadrochit to John O’Groats via Dingwall, Wick and Dunnet Head

2010-06-07
By: ynysforgan_jack
On: June 7, 2010
In: Scotland, Travel, United Kingdom
With: 2 Comments

Back on the road today, this time it was John O’Groats being the destination entered into our SatNav. On the way we saw Dingwall, Wick and Dunnet Head.Read More →

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