Archive | September, 2010

The Welsh Showdown: Bushcrafting

Posted on September 3, 2010 by in Adventure Travel, Wales

Our Bushcrafting site in Gower Woods

It’s not everyday I find myself bushcrafting in the middle of the Gower Forest in South Wales but there I was – with nothing but two chunks of wood – attempting to start a fire the way prehistoric men did.  We are on our next challenge of the …

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The Welsh Showdown: Learning the Language!

Posted on September 2, 2010 by in Languages, Wales

the Welsh language

I used to think of myself as quite the linguist, not until Welsh came and threw my language skills right out the window. Day 1 of the Great Welsh Showdown and we’re already faced with a pretty darn interesting challenge: picking up the old Celtic language of Welsh. …

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The Great Welsh Showdown

Posted on September 1, 2010 by in London, Short Getaways, Wales

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It’s a cloudy evening here in London. I’ve arrived to the capital of England ready to embark on quite an extraordinary journey. It’s not just any other press trip: With five other travel bloggers from around Asia and Australia, I’ll be taking on a four-day challenge in Wales. …

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