8th July 2010 at 7:54 am

Introducing My Holiday Cottage

I booked a cottage near Caernarfon this year. An upside down house set on a secluded road along the banks of the Menai Straits and only 10 minutes walk away from the town.

Bath Cottage

7th July 2010 at 6:30 pm

Rhyl & Denbigh

Summer Holiday – Day 5.

I had imagined that Rhyl wold be fairly seedy, but nothing prepared me for the reality. Endless caravan sites, followed by derelict shops, followed by nasty amusement arcades. I didn’t stop the car, instead I headed inland and made an unscheduled stop in Denbigh

Denbigh

6th July 2010 at 6:26 pm

Holyhead – South Stack and the Breakwater

Summer Holiday – Day 4

South Stack Lighthouse

5th July 2010 at 6:17 pm

Portmeirion & Harlech Castle

Summer Holiday – Day 3

PortmeirionHarlech Castle

4th July 2010 at 6:44 pm

Welsh Highland Railway

Took a 4 hour return trip on a train around the mountains of Snowdonia – The weather was not too good which greatly reduced visibility, but it was enjoyable none the less.

Welsh Highland Railway

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3rd July 2010 at 6:30 pm

Erddig and Caernarfon

First day of my main summer holiday – Staying in North Wales for the first week.

To break the journey, stopped off at Erddig (National Trust).

Ducks at Erddig

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23rd May 2010 at 8:36 pm

Milan and Turin

I’m in Italy on business – Milan first, then Turin.

Milan

I flew over late Wednesday arriving in Milan around 09:30 – about an hour late. Despite Hertz saying they would hold my car for at least an hour after my flight landed – they hadn’t and I had to settle for a lesser vehicle. Not a good start.

Late night was not the best time to be introduced to Milan’s crazy roads and to be driving on the wrong side of the road. No lane markings, and traffic lights at every intersection (approx. 200 metres apart). Anyway, as I was working I didn’t get to see anything more of Milan than the appalling traffic and I was glad to leave.

Next week I am working in Turin so I stayed in Italy over the weekend. Thankfully I planned to move to Turin on Saturday rather than stay in Milan. Turin still has crazy roads, but it is a far more pleasant place.

I’m staying in Le Meridien Lingotto which is located in the former Fiat factory – very nice with unique rooms and there is even a large shopping centre situated in the same building.

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