Welsh is a tough language to pick up. It’s hard to spell and ever harder to pronounce. So far, I’ve learned Croeso Cymru (Welcome to Wales) and Halen Mor Pur Gwyn (Pure White Sea Salt). That’s because the Isle of Anglesey is famous for its salt and is home to the gourmet salt manufacturer Halen […]

When I woke up in Llandudno, Wales, the first thing I did was to look out the window to check the weather. I wanted to see if Day One's blue skies were planning a reprise. Instead I was greeted by thick clouds. But it turned out that the gloomy weather added to the atmosphere of […]

After two planes (Newark to Heathrow, Heathrow to Manchester) and three trains (Manchester to Newton-Le-Willows, Newton-Le-Willows to Chester, Chester to Llandudno Junction), I finally arrived this afternoon in Llandudno, Wales. Incredibly, all of my connections were on time and went smoothly. However, I was completely exhausted by the time I got to my hotel so […]

Tomorrow afternoon, I’m off to Wales for a week. I’ll be flying to Manchester and then taking the train to Llandudno, a Victorian seaside town on the North coast of Wales. It’s an excellent base to visit the medieval town of Conwy and Snowdonia National Park, which has the highest mountains in the UK outside […]

On Sunday, I took the express train to Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwyllllandysiliogogogoch. And by that I mean that I took the No. 4 express subway train in NYC to the Financial District where a replica of the world’s longest village/train station sign is hanging out for the month of March in the British Memorial Garden at Hanover Square […]