Archive for the ‘Wales’ Category

Join In On an All-Day Celebration in Swansea, Wales, of Welsh Motherhood Honoring Dylan Thomas’s Mam on the 130th Anniversary of Her Birth

New York, New York – March 22, 2012 “A Welsh Mam is a dragon with a huge heart… a woman you could trust with your life: a woman of pride, high standards, love and fierce loyalty.” So says Annie Haden doyenne of 5 Cwmdonkin Drive – Dylan Thomas’s lovingly-restored birthplace and home in Swansea, Wales.

March 23, 2012   Posted in: Wales

Wales Kicks Off 2012 Olympiad

New York, New York – February 29, 2012 – Wales is used to scoring goals, punching above its weight and generally running well ahead of the pack. True to its winning form, the tiny country is counting down to its kick off of the London 2012 Olympic Games. The earliest official Olympic football matches will [...]

February 29, 2012   Posted in: Wales

St. David’s Day Special Offer for People with Heritage from Wales

On Thursday [March 1st] people of Welsh descent will be celebrating their saints day – St David’s Day. Throughout Wales, and in other Welsh communities across the world there’ll be concerts, eisteddfodau (cultural festivals) and parades. It will also be time to take an annual look at the old family tree and wonder consider how [...]

February 28, 2012   Posted in: Wales

Brief Encounters of the Spooky Kind – Haunted Holidays In Wales

New York, NY – September 13, 2011 – In Wales paranormal phenomena abound – not just at Hallowe’en (Calan Gaeaf), but year ‘round. Bizarre and eerie events are par for the course at countless locations around Wales. Savor the supernatural: visit a haunted castle, holiday at a haunted inn or imbibe the psychic atmosphere as [...]

September 13, 2011   Posted in: Wales

The Felin Uchaf Project, Wales: A Visionary, Land-Based Social Enterprise That is Inspiring, Enabling and Empowering Young People and Their Local Communities

There is an innovative project underway in Wales that is attracting young people from all over the world that are interested in learning time-honoured traditions for living and building. Since 2004 Felin Uchaf Project has been a charity that is transforming a traditional Welsh farmhouse and its surrounding land that had been redundant for decades [...]

August 30, 2011   Posted in: Wales

Experience the life of HRH Prince William of Wales: from London to his home in Anglesey

Wales is in the spotlight as home to HRH Prince William of Wales, who has said: “I’m very much looking forward to spending the first part of married life on Anglesey. …both Kate and I absolutely adore it here.” Now Canadian travelers can also see the very best of Wales and London with a new holiday [...]

April 20, 2011   Posted in: Wales

Wales Packs a Wallop of Family-Sized Fun

New York, NY – March, 2011 – Whether descending 300 feet below ground to the bottom of the Big Pit coal mine or ascending 3,560 feet to the peak of Mt. Snowdon, Wales delivers amazing, affordable family-sized fun. Here are 10 tips for a Wales family vacation like no other. Fasten your seatbelts, parents and kids:

March 3, 2011   Posted in: Wales

International Travelers Name Castle-Hopping in Wales the #1 Activity in Britain

New York, January 26, 2011 – International travelers have selected touring castles in Wales as the most popular of 18 travel experiences that can only be found in Britain. 10,000 people in 20 countries were surveyed by VisitBritain for the 2010 Nation Brands Index. 34% of participants would like to visit castles in Wales, making [...]

January 26, 2011   Posted in: Wales

International Travelers Say Castle-Hopping in Wales Is the #1 Activity in Britain

New York, January 18, 2011 – International travelers have chosen touring castles in Wales as the most popular activity out of 18 travel experiences that can only be found in Britain. 10,000 people in 20 countries were surveyed by VisitBritain for the 2010 Nation Brands Index. They were asked to choose the most desirable tourist [...]

January 18, 2011   Posted in: Wales

Love-struck in Wales … At least twice – “Though lovers be lost love shall not.” (Dylan Thomas)

New York, New York January, 2011 – A whimsical land of poetry and song, the air in Wales is thick with love, so much so that Wales has two days for lovers: January 25th, St. Dwynwen’s Day, honoring the Welsh patron saint of lovers, and St. Valentine’s Day on February 14th. Wales has been in love [...]

January 14, 2011   Posted in: Wales