Tag Archives: travel

Fresh air…

Posted on September 16, 2017 by Sue Vincent

From the archive: I had an odd and unexpected encounter today. One of those chance meetings that seem small and unimportant yet which leave a mark deeper than we realise at the time. I had wandered over to the next … Continue reading →

Posted in Churches, Photography | Tagged ancient sites, England, history, landscape, Life, Love and Laughter, sacred sites, spirituality, The Silent Eye, travel | 30 Comments

Guest author: Darlene Foster – Interview with Amanda from the Amanda Travels Series

Posted on July 29, 2017 by Sue Vincent

DF Hello Amanda. Thanks for agreeing to be interviewed as your readers are eager to learn more about you. AR Thank you, Mrs. Foster. It is so awesome to be interviewed. I’ve never been interviewed before. DF I used to … Continue reading →

Posted in adventure, Books, fiction | Tagged children's books, ghosts, mystery, stories for children, travel, writing | 30 Comments

The Wyrm and the Wyrd: Expressions

Posted on July 27, 2017 by Sue Vincent

I couldn’t leave the cathedral at St Asaph’s without mentioning the artwork. Many ecclesiastical buildings are home to arts and crafts, with interpretations and symbols built into their very fabric. Stained glass, carved wood and stone, marble and mosaics… these … Continue reading →

Posted in albion, Art, Churches, Life, Love, mystery, Spirituality | Tagged cathedral, Don and Wen, St Asaph, Stuart France and Sue Vincent, travel, Wales | 12 Comments

The Wyrm and the Wyrd: Stones and stories

Posted on July 26, 2017 by Sue Vincent

What with exploding computers, forays to the north and everything else that has been going on around here, the account of our return from the Silent Eye’s weekend event in Wales got a little sidetracked while there were still a … Continue reading →

Posted in albion, Ancient sites, Books, Churches, History, Photography | Tagged cathedral, Don and Wen, Kentigern, King Arthur, legends, St Asaph, Stuart France and Sue Vincent, travel, Wales | 15 Comments

The Wyrm and the Wyrd: Side by side…

Posted on July 17, 2017 by Sue Vincent

We decided to leave the main road and take the back roads, just for a last look at the hills. Add that to the possibility of avoiding a long traffic jam just ahead and the fact that there was a … Continue reading →

Posted in albion, Ancient sites, Books, Churches, History, Landscape, Photography | Tagged cathedral, Don and Wen, Kentigern, St Asaph, Stuart France and Sue Vincent, travel, Wales | 15 Comments

The Wyrm and the Wyrd: Ancient and modern

Posted on July 16, 2017 by Sue Vincent

Although I have driven through it on a number of occasions, I hadn’t been to Conwy since I was seventeen. Thankfully, any pictures I might have of that trip, are long since lost, or the scanner won’t work, or something… … Continue reading →

Posted in albion, Ancient sites, Books, Churches, History, Landscape, Photography | Tagged castle, Conway, Conwy, Don and Wen, nature, seagull, stone circle, Stuart France and Sue Vincent, suspension bridge, Telford, travel, Wales | 22 Comments

The Wyrm and the Wyrd: On the headland

Posted on July 15, 2017 by Sue Vincent

We woke to a glorious morning for our final day in Wales. We still had things to see… far more things than we expected, in fact…but they would be on our way back to Yorkshire. I had been reluctant to … Continue reading →

Posted in albion, Ancient sites, Photography | Tagged coast road, Don and Wen, Great Orme, Llandudno, nature, seagull, stone circle, Stuart France and Sue Vincent, travel, Wales | 32 Comments

The Wyrm and the Wyrd: Capricious memory

Posted on July 14, 2017 by Sue Vincent

“Wonderful!” said the voice on the phone. “I’ll be there in five minutes!” We were standing, bag and baggage, outside the gracious old Town Hall in Llandudno, one of the oldest buildings in the town… and we were planning on … Continue reading →

Posted in adventure, History, Humour, Memories, Photography | Tagged Don and Wen, Llandudno, nature, pier, seagull, stone circle, Stuart France and Sue Vincent, travel, Victorian seaside, Wales | 28 Comments

The Wyrm and the Wyrd: A tomb with a view

Posted on July 13, 2017 by Sue Vincent

We weren’t lost exactly. We knew exactly where we were. Back in Betws y Coed, where the falls tumble with such speed and grace they were named for the swallow. We had just come through there… and on a hot … Continue reading →

Posted in albion, ancient mound, Ancient sites, History, mystery, Photography | Tagged burial chamber, Capel Garmon, Don and Wen, nature, stone circle, Stuart France and Sue Vincent, travel, Wales | 25 Comments

The Wyrm and the Wyrd: Passing through

Posted on July 12, 2017 by Sue Vincent

I love driving through the mountains and the road we had chosen just ‘happened’ to go via the Pass of Llanberis, between the Glyderau and the Snowdon massif. I was in my element and may have squealed quietly from time to time. The landscape is … Continue reading →