Our Life In Eryri / Snowdonia
All posts relating to travel
I was told that Isle of Man is railway heaven (more so than Eryri!) and let’s be honest, the main reason for my trip to the Isle of Man in 2024 was to visit the island’s many railways. With (at least) SIX different railways the island certainly is railway heaven! […]
During my recent visit to the Isle of Man I drove* up to Laxey to see the Great Laxey Wheel and the Great Laxey Mine Railway. * I did consider taking the Manx Electric Railway but alas I was visiting on the last day of my trip and was rather […]
There’s a well known Welsh nursery rhyme which featured the Isle of Man… Fuoch chi erioed yn morio? Wel do mewn padell ffrio. Cwythodd y gwynt fi’r Isle of Man A dyna lle bum i’n crio. … translates as “Have you ever been sailing?, Wel yes, in a frying pan; […]
Yes here I am once again commenting on things that I probably don’t understand but I’ve been musing about this whole HS2 business for a while. So let me get my thoughts down in which hopefully will be coherent enough for you to follow! As with anything I’ve commented on […]
Another weekend in the Lake District saw me looking to visit some sort of train related activity. I had seen some wonderful photos of steam engines at Threlkeld Quarry & Mining Museum so I thought why the hell not. Unfortunately the timing didn’t work out for me as they weren’t […]
Every year I do a “railway bucket list” and the is my 2024 railway bucket list. It still includes some items from the 2023 bucket list. Great Little Trains of Wales I want to tick off a few more Welsh railways and I thought the best way to do this […]
