This term my daughter has been assigned a project at school and her topic is facts and trivia relating to Wales.
My first thought was how boring, could she not have picked somewhere more exciting than Wales.To be fair though, she has uncovered a few interesting facts along the way.
For instance, the name of Wales actually originates from the Cymraeg word of Gwalia, which translated means “Homeland”. Click to read more …
This is part two of two on the the successful celebs that were born in Wales. Love them or hate them, say they aren’t successful or a load of rubbish, they have got a lot of money for some reason or other.
The Old Timer- Tom Jones
Thomas Jones Woodward was born on the 7th June 1940 and is often known as Tom Jones. Click to read more …
There have actually been quite a few Welsh celebrities to come out of Wales in the past few years or so. Many of them really have not. Here is just a small list on some of the best ones that have proved to be very successful. Click to read more …
Now that you’ve had one of your family days out this year at the recent cheese festival in Cardiff, what famous cartoon characters would you expect to see there if of course they were real people?
Wallace from the popular Wallace and Gromit
Of course everybody knows this loveable British guy.This toon/clay inventor has big ears to match his big love for cheese. His personal cheese of choice, well it has to be Wensleydale.Of course the first time we laid eyes on the pair was way back in 1989 in the film A Grand Day Out in which the pair actually travel to the moon as they realise they have run out of the best food ever- cheese. Click to read more …
London can be good because there arte so many things to do. A personal favourite is the O2 stadium as it is the best place to see huge artists from around the world so their thing the whole country.This is really only second to Wembley and may not even be second any more.
There are so many different museums to enjoy in the capital. Click to read more …
If your town is struggling with the ways in which they are at the present moment then perhaps a good old fashioned cheese festival is what is in order. Cardiff has it down.?
This is due to the fact that Britain’s biggest cheese festival was held in Cardiff this year. Click to read more …
Here are just some of the best castles that Wales has to offer. Many of these are only visited by a few people and some of them have hundreds of visitors a year. Why not take a look at one of these brilliant castles! Click to read more …
Addictions do not have to just be limited to humans, cartoons have been suffering for many years. Just a few of the best are here.
Scooby Doo and Shaggy Rogers
They are certainly going to recieve some problem in the heart when they get older. Click to read more …
Carrying on with the list of the best castles in Wales is the next selection of Castles that you should visit if you are on one of those family days out.
Gwydir Castle
This castle is one of the best looking ones in Wales and it can be found in the lovely area of Snowdonia, it was built in 1365. Coetmore was the commander of the longbow men at the Battle Of Poiters. The castle was originally home to the Wynn baronets who were descendants of the Kings and Princes of Gwynedd. Click to read more …
