The North Wales holiday coast isn’t typically top of a ticker’s bucket list, but in recent years I’ve made the case (and lost it) for Rhyl and Prestatyn better that the Flintshire Tourist Office. Can I do the same for St Asaph, coincidentally bearing the same name as the stately cathedral that dominates the town… Continue reading THE LOCAL’S CHOICE IN ST. ASAPH
Month: May 2022
LOSING MRS RM ON THE CONWY RAMPARTS
I’m off to visit some famous walls tomorrow*, and not Chester either, but I reckon Conwy has the best of the wall walks. And I somehow persuaded Mrs RM to walk them, with the promise it was the quickest way back to the campervan. Just shy of the walls, we note a weird row of… Continue reading LOSING MRS RM ON THE CONWY RAMPARTS
CONWY – RISING PRICES, SMALL HOUSES, “MAGIC”, GUTO KEBAB
You left Mrs RM and myself in the Conwy Valley Hotel, a motel 5 miles south of town with ’80s discos and keg Lees MPA. You may be horrified to learn I resisted (both). While many travellers succumb to the on-site overpriced breakfast, it’s pretty much retiredmartin policy to NEVER eat at the hotel, and… Continue reading CONWY – RISING PRICES, SMALL HOUSES, “MAGIC”, GUTO KEBAB
APRIL ’22 STOCKTAKE + MAY PREVIEW
Mrs RM promised me she’d get me behind with the blog, and the April highlights post finds me nine (9) days and twenty-three (23) pubs behind. I’ll never catch up ! Do I care ? Of course not. April saw me tick fifty-five (55) new GBG entries, a return to form after the Spanish flu… Continue reading APRIL ’22 STOCKTAKE + MAY PREVIEW
MISSING PATRICK IN BANGOR
Last tick of a thrilling day, a sixth (6th) in North Wales, and what is always a joyful return to Bangor. Even when Duncan insists we drink after midnight on Sunday. Except it wasn’t. Due to Mrs RM’s punishing schedule, I didn’t go to Patrick’s Bar, which as you know is one of my favourite… Continue reading MISSING PATRICK IN BANGOR
3 “D”s IN A ROW – MORE LOCAL BEER NEAR SNOWDON
A resume of our trip round North Wales as we approached the crucial part of the day where we had key decisions to make; -Stay in the campervan in a layby on the A55 or book a nice hotel with fluffy pillows -Chance a Chinese takeaway in Bangor or just eat the rest of the… Continue reading 3 “D”s IN A ROW – MORE LOCAL BEER NEAR SNOWDON
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