Rachub, near Bethesda - Snowdonia The drive up to Snowdonia was absolutely beautiful - through wooded valleys, mountainous heavily wooded areas, with large lush green meadows with lots of little white spots everywhere (sheep with long fluffy tails). There are many walking trails, cycle and mountain bike trails in the area. There are many traditional old natural stone houses with slate roofs and stone bridges. Some of the houses are slightly plastered and painted ...

Central Wales Our first Servas hosting in the UK was in central Wales - in a very remote area. We decided to take a slow drive, stopping along the way to see the sights of southern Wales. Crossing the long toll-bridge just north of Bristol, we headed to Cardiff. Although a Scotsman told us to totally avoid Cardiff, we decided, that we needed to go to see it after all and were not disappointed. Cardiff Castle is huge and right in the middle of the city centre - s...

Bristol Our drive up to Bristol took us through beautiful Devon. We really liked the countryside and the coastal areas we went through on our way to Bristol. On the advice of an arbitrary traveller in a carpark, we took a detour to Ilfracombe on the North Devon coast. What an interesting place ! The medieval lighthouse, huge modern statue in the harbour (naked pregnant warrior with sword skyward and half of her body bisected and standing on several overturned bo...

Cornwell Wadebridge, Rock, Padstow It was quite a long trek from East Sussex to Cornwell ...and once on the road we did not really want to stop. So we admired the amazing Cathedrals and castles on the way and the Isle of Wight, where Cowes week sailing takes place, from a distance. We had a lovely loft room with ensuite (luckily) - in a terrace house - in a very local street. Parking a real challenge. Our room was at the top of the stairs, without a door. Our roo...

Brighton was an education ! The Royal Pavillion was our first port of call - as the first rain of our UK stint had caught us. The Royal Pavillion was the summer palace of George IV and he was rather alternative - like Louis the Sun King of France and Ludwig of Bayern, the Bavarian King. As a result the Royal Pavillion is a really quirky palace with over-the-top decorations, that can only be marvelled at. The external structure was inspired by mystical India and ...