The Otherness of South Wales

-Excerpt from The Otherness of South Wales, Wander Magazine’s Hidden Gems issue

“Everywhere the eye could see was a photo, a scene worthy of its inspiring awe, and still it felt impossible to ever capture it. In the peripherals, on those compact roads beneath arched boughs, I could sense the coast with its enchanting landscapes, atmospheric and remote. High and low beyond, moors and mountains of cascading patchwork plains with grazing herds appeared beside castle peaks and pastoral farmhouse nooks hanging like unframed paintings in the air.

“The thing is, there is no exact translation for being there. Along these roads and pathways of South Wales, I realized that in the actual being there, staying just briefly in the fleeting mental snapshots is where its splendor is truly appreciated. I felt a synergy in its nature, so alive and all around me, commanding at any moment, immersive the next as we played off of each other, frolicking on the coastal trails before being tucked into it all atop Roch Castle in Pembrokeshire…”

Read more of my stories with Wander Magazine here.