Ryan's World of Nonsense

River Taff, Merthyr Tydfil This is Part 3 of the series, and I’m genuinely sorry for the long delay in posting it. If you haven’t read Parts 1 and 2 yet, you can find them here . I also need to let you know that Part 4 has been cancelled. It was never my intention for this particular post to arrive two years late. I’ve struggled to get it up to the standard I wanted, especially given how much time has passed since the events themselves, and it has been through countless edits as a result. Once again, apologies for the delay. From now on, #RyaninWales will simply be the tag I use for all my posts about Wales, rather than referring only to this original series. Welcome back to Day 3 of exploring the mystic land of Wales! Today, we'll be heading north from Cardiff to explore one of the Valleys' towns: Merthyr Tydfil. 150231 took me up to Merthyr Tydfil You might wonder why I'd choose Merthyr Tydfil over all the other towns in the Valleys. After all, if I'd done any resear...

Copr Bay Bridge, Swansea I sincerely apologise for the delay of posting the next parts of this series. If you haven't read part 1 of this series yet, click  here  to have a readthrough. Welcome back! You're joining me on the second day of my Wales trip! But before any exploring can be done, I quickly popped down to the local Savers to get myself a toothbrush and toothpaste. Yes, I've left them in my accommodation in Exeter. (Sighs)  So, after I've freshened up back in my hotel room, I headed to the train station to explore a place where I've heard so much about:   Swansea.   Back in my A-level days, my (part Welsh) English teacher was working in the University of Swansea. Can't quite remember what her actual job title is but anyway, she works there. She told me what a nice and lovely place it is and she very much enjoyed working and living there. So, I thought to myself: I've got to visit this city someday.  And what better time to do so while I'm...

Ryan in Wales - Part 1 Wales. A country that nobody seemed to care about. When we talk about the UK, we instantly think of England, Scotland, Northen Ireland (Not so much) but not Wales... Well, unless you're from there.  Since I'm studying in the "partially beautiful" city of Exeter, I'm able to hop on a 2hr and 30m train ride to the capital of Wales: Cardiff. Now why would I want to visit Wales? It all started from January, when I was in my dorm, bored and doesn't want to do any schoolwork. I started a course on Duolingo, and I went for the most popular language of them all... Welsh. Yep. I'm learning Welsh on Duolingo.  Why? Why not?  Anyway, I hopped on the train on a cloudy afternoon on the 1st of April and embarked on my 2-and-a-half-hour journey to Cardiff, Wales. (There are faster options if you change at Bristol, but my train is cheaper and it's a direct train.) The train was pretty busy. A lovely woman was sitting on my reserved seat, asleep....