Snowdonia and North Wales

Going on a road trip around North Wale’s Snowdonia National Park is a perfect reminder that the journey is as important as the destination.

This is the land where the myths and legends of Wales all come true in the backdrop of its towering mountains and delightfully varied landscape of steep river gorges, waterfalls and green valleys with thick woodlands scattered throughout the area and sandy beaches stretched along its 23 miles of coastline.

Along the Coast of Snowdonia

It was the midsummer of 2012 and we were having a quintessential British summer holiday. The mid-afternoon sun played the annoying game of hide-and-seek and where clouds gathered in patches occasional drizzle of rain fell on the earth. The earlier promise of warmer weather did not materialise with the temperature struggling to reach the supposed average of 20°C. Fully wrapped under three layers of clothing, I was in a slightly grumpy mood.