Where Fools Fear to Tread — Visiting Portmerion, Wales

Back in June, I visited Wales for the first time. I took the train to Portmerion. For the uninitiated, hereโ€™s what Wikipedia has to say: Portmeirion (/pษ”หrtหˆmษ›riษ™n/;[1] Welsh pronunciation: [pษ”rtหˆmeiฬฏrjษ”n]) is a folly[2] tourist village in Gwynedd, North Wales. It lies on the estuary of the River Dwyryd in the community of Penrhyndeudraeth, 2 miles … Continue reading Where Fools Fear to Tread — Visiting Portmerion, Wales

No Enclave — Welsh Los Angeles

INTRODUCTION I had originally planned to post this on 1 March -- Saint David's Day -- the feast day of David, the patron saint of Wales. Obviously, that didn't happen so I filed it away for next year... or the year after that. But I'm heading to Wales early next month so I've been boning … Continue reading No Enclave — Welsh Los Angeles