Apr 30th, 2011 at 3:30PM: A twelve-year-old boy was rescued a mile off the coast of Wales today when he drifted away from shore with only a child's rubber ring to keep him afloat.
A lifeboat crew saved the boy as he suffered from hypothermia and was about to fall unconscious. If he had, the crew said, he would have slipped out of the floating ring and drowned.
The boy had been playing by the seaside and had been ...Click on a label to read posts from that part of the world.
wales posts
Boy drifts a mile out to sea in rubber ring
Apr 30th, 2011 at 3:30PM: A twelve-year-old boy was rescued a mile off the coast of Wales today when he drifted away from shore with only a child's rubber ring to keep him afloat.
A lifeboat crew saved the boy as he suffered from hypothermia and was about to fall unconscious. If he had, the crew said, he would have slipped out of the floating ring and drowned.
The boy had been playing by the seaside and had been ...Prince William and Kate Middleton: Royal Wedding build-up starts in Wales
Feb 24th, 2011 at 12:45PM: Prince William and Kate Middleton made their first official public appearance together today, a milestone in the lead-up to the Royal Wedding on April 29.
The couple visited Trearddur Bay on the island of Anglesey in Wales to dedicate a Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) lifeboat. The lifeboat, it turns out, is the most technologically advanced inshore rescue boat that the RNLI ...Ordnance Survey maps: sometimes government CAN do a great job
Dec 22nd, 2010 at 3:30PM: The BBC recently interviewed a cartographer for the Ordnance Survey. This government department is in charge of mapping the United Kingdom, except for Northern Ireland, which has its own agency.
If you like maps or plan to hike in the UK, the Ordnance Survey maps are simply amazing. They've been measuring and drawing this green and pleasant land since the eighteenth century and produce the best ...Help Wanted: one mermaid
Oct 28th, 2010 at 4:30PM: With the economy the way it is, it's hard to get a job, so if you can't find a position in your own field perhaps you should try a career change and become a mermaid.
That's what the SeaQuarium in Rhyl, Wales, is offering. It wants one mermaid (or merman) to swim around with its fish during visitor hours. The applicant needs to wear a half-fish costume, have good hygiene, be a licensed scuba ...Mystery hitchhiker becomes poster child for National Library of Wales
Oct 6th, 2010 at 9:30AM: Have you seen this man?
This is Islwyn Roberts, who was photographed in 1958 by Welsh newspaper Y Cymro as he set off to hitchhike around the world. It was a different world back then--flying was only for the rich, and many countries were sealed off behind the Iron Curtain. Mr. Roberts would have seen traditions and cultures that have all but died out today.
It must have been an amazing ...Conversing with the Welsh ghosts of Nant Gwrtheyrn
Sep 30th, 2010 at 11:34AM: Editor's note: Jan Morris is universally considered one of the greatest living travel writers. She is the author of some 40 books, including the Pax Britannica trilogy and major studies of Wales, Europe, Sydney, Venice, Hong Kong and Trieste. She recently sent us this epistle from a sojourn into the linguistic heart of her homeland, Wales.
There is only one way to approach it. Down a violently ...Photo of the Day (9.18.2010)
Sep 18th, 2010 at 6:00PM:
Is this a kaleidoscope, or a ceiling? I feel like the shapes should shift and circle, like one of my childhood toy kaleidoscopes, or a 70s music video. This is a photo by Flickr user hostelmanagement of Cardiff Castle in Wales, and the gold in the ceiling is the real stuff. Groovy. While I can't say much about the photographer's technique, which appears to be similar to my own (point up and ...Love the past? There's a new website for you
Apr 18th, 2010 at 1:00PM: Hotels have review sites, restaurants have review sites, heck even strip clubs have review sites, so why not ancient monuments?
The folks at Current Publishing, who publish two of the UK's most popular archaeology magazines, Current Archaeology and World Archaeology, have started a website so people can review archaeological attractions in England, Scotland, Ireland (North and Republic), Wales, ...Explore London with Sherlock Holmes
Nov 15th, 2009 at 2:30PM: In anticipation of the Christmas Day release of the new Sherlock Holmes movie (starring Robert Downey Jr. and Jude Law), Visit Britain has developed a microsite to help guide fans to the London locations used in the film. The site also offers possible itineraries for a Holmes-themed tour of London.
The list of London stops on the Holmes tour includes St. Paul's Cathedral, ...5000 year old navigation system discovered
Sep 15th, 2009 at 11:30AM:
tweetmeme_url = 'http://www.gadling.com/2009/09/15/5000-year-old-navigation-system-discovered/'; tweetmeme_source = 'Gadling';
A primitive, yet highly effective, navigation system was used by ancient man to navigate their way across England and Wales historians claim, proving once again that ancient civilizations were far more sophisticated in their approach to engineering than was once ...Welsh lighthouse plans statue for local ghost
Aug 5th, 2009 at 9:30AM: Caretakers of an historic 17th century lighthouse in northern Wales are planning to erect a statue to a famous resident--the ghost of a former lighthouse keeper.
Locals and holidaymakers have had numerous sightings of the man standing atop the old lighthouse, pictured here. He is described as wearing old-fashioned clothing and is sometimes seen quite clearly during broad daylight. The building ...Going to the UK? Check your change
Jun 30th, 2009 at 11:30AM: If you're planning a holiday in the United Kingdom this year, check your coins. The Royal Mint at Llantrisant in Wales churned out tens of thousands of 20 pence coins with no date on them, the BBC reported. The mix up happened because on the new design for the 20p coin the date was switched from the tails to the heads, but when the coins were made, the mint used the new tails die and the old heads ...Create your own Hollywood tour of the movies - in Wales
Jan 15th, 2009 at 1:00PM: Wales has long been an overlooked part of the UK, and not many foreign tourists take the time to explore what it has to offer. I've spent a summer touring around the area, and found it to be quite stunning. Of course, if friendly people and an impressive environment are not enough to draw you to Wales, then check out their movie location map. The map brings you to the exact filming locations of ...Photo of the Day (11.29.08)
Nov 29th, 2008 at 9:00AM: After a few hectic days of family, traveling and lots of eating, I thought many of us would enjoy a calming photo such as this one. Taken in Brecon Beacons, Wales by Theodore Scott this photo captures the peacefulness of the rolling hills and clouds, giving us a very relaxing image. I also like the rock wall that draws our eye in and pulls it back into the distance, far down the fields; great ...Extreme kayakers tackle 300ft reservoir in Wales
Nov 19th, 2008 at 9:00AM:
Do you remember when you were a kid and your parents would warn you not to go down to the reservoir? It's not that the reservoir wasn't fun - it was just, you know, a little dangerous for kids. It was really steep, there was unsupervised water where you could drown and there were always those unruly punks who would vandalize the walls with graffiti and other nonsense. I don't think the kids in ...
When You Can't Travel to the Food, Have the Food Travel to You!
Mar 21st, 2007 at 8:21AM: Kanye West brought a whole new meaning to the "curry run" recently. Apparently, when he found Manhattan's culinary choices a little too confining, he was tipped off--by fellow rap star Snoop Dogg--to the world's best curry take-out: the British Raj, near Newport, Wales.
Masud Ahmed, the restaurant's owner, didn't know who Kanye was, when the faxed order came in. But, he was happy to have his head ...The Hay Festival: Combining Vacations and Good Books Since 1988
May 15th, 2006 at 4:06PM: The New York Times is featuring an article on The Hay Festival which, frankly, looks like a book-lover's dream. The festival, which the article describes as "Sundance for Bibliophiles," is held every year in a small village in Wales called Hay-on-Wye. Apparently, even former President Bill Clinton is a fan, calling it "Woodstock for the Mind" when he participated several years ago. The ...
