Our Life In Eryri / Snowdonia
If you follow me on social media then you’ll know a few months ago we’ve been to Disneyland Paris. It was a 4 night stay with 5 day park tickets. Given how expensive Disney holidays are, you can bet I tried to make the most of my money! The package […]
There’s been a lot of talk about reopening the Bangor to Afonwen and the Aberystwyth to Carmarthen line in the press recently. According to this article, it would cost £2bn to reinstate these lines. So my question is, is this really feasible? If these lines reopen then would people ditch […]
January – Spooners Birthday Nothing much in way of trains happens during January however on the very first day of the year I did spot a Garratt whilst on a walk on the old Bwlch Gwyn branchline. It was in fact the last train of the 2022 Christmas season. End […]
Taking a bit of a detour from the usual slate landscape stuff with a shift in focus on another natural resource we have in Wales – coal. I have many many thoughts on this matter so I put together this blog post. I don’t claim to be any sort of […]
Yeah I might love a bit of trains. Ever since I was a little girl I’ve loved trains. Yes a lot of it was to do with the fact that the Ffestiniog Railway ran behind the house. Also cartoons played a part – obviously Thomas the Tank Engine was a […]
It’s a year since an impromptu trip to Blackpool. The girls had never been and we were on the way home from the Lake District so why not! Discussing this with a friend who thinks I’m actually mental for liking Blackpool but let me run through the reasons why I […]
I'm a 40 something year old living in North Wales with my little family. These days I'm embracing my trainspotting ways so you'll find me writing about all things trains. Being based in Eryri (Snowdonia) I also write about some great things to do in the local area as well.
I'm a 40 something year old living in North Wales with my little family. These days I'm embracing my trainspotting ways so you'll find me writing about all things trains. Being based in Eryri (Snowdonia) I also write about some great things to do in the local area as well.