Bucket List 196: The UK!

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Country 4/196: The United Kingdom. My home. I come from a small corner of the Welsh countryside where the land is beautiful and the sheep even more so. I’m only joking, not all Welsh people are infatuated by sheep, some prefer goats or bullocks. It must be said that some of the roads that pass through the rolling Welsh hills and Scottish highlands match that of any ‘epic drives’ from around the world. But do not fret, I’m not a secret Brexiteer who thinks the UK is at the centre of the universe, although we do have plenty of hidden gems that often get overlooked – Grimsby is not one of them.

The Road Travelled

Tales From The UK

The Giants of Norn Iron

May 28th, 2022 Jack Noah Rees As we continued our tour around the idyllic and viridescent island of Ireland, we weren’t exactly sure what to expect upon reaching the northern border - or even if there was one. Growing up hearing about the crises faced here, now coupled with the gift of Brexit, meant we had little idea what would greet…

Stag Do!

May 2nd, 2022 Jack Noah Rees The North Coast 500 Scenic Route, or NC500 to its friends, is the United Kingdom’s answer to Route 66 - just without the neon signs, giant plastic blue whales, or copious concealed firearms (one supposes). It leaves irresistible Inverness and proceeds north, looping its way around the ruggedest and remotest of Scottish highlands, completing a…

Address to a Haggis

April 18th, 2022 Jack Noah Rees Great Chieftain o’ the Puddin-race! Let’s head north! With Brexit rules forcing us to remain outside of the EU for the next ninety days, an opportunity to explore our oft-overlooked British Isles gloriously presented itself. With my only previous spree north of the wall a four-day Hogmanay booze fest many moons ago, I was extremely…

The Green, Green Grass of Home

November 11th, 2017 Jack Noah Rees Last week, Yugyeong and I escaped the KGB in Transnistria, crawled through catacombs in Ukraine, before being denied entry to Belarus. This week, is our last - and we still must get from just-outside Kiev, to just-outside Kidwelly, my family’s house to be exact, in less than eight days. The race is on. Day 99…

Beyond the Wall

June 4th, 2016 Jack Noah Rees North Wales - an entirely different animal to its southern counterpart. Taller mountains, longer place names, and a completely unintelligible accent make the north a quite curious place to visit. On the road from the south (there's only really one), it is every tourist's duty to stop at Portmeirion. A village built purely on one man's…

Castles, Coasts & Cattle

May 26th, 2016 Jack Noah Rees Welcome to my home: Wales. I come from a small corner of the South-Welsh countryside where the land is beautiful and the sheep even more so. I’m only joking, not all Welsh people are infatuated by sheep, some prefer goats or bullocks. But I do come from the sort of town whereby if a person…

 

Photos

United Kingdom: Northern Ireland

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United Kingdom: Scotland

United Kingdom: Wales

Country: 4/196     Visited: Constantly!

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