Apologies I wrote this last year, as have neglected blog and decided to update
So Anglesey is among Simon Calder, of the Independent, top global 2011 holiday destinations, due, no doubt to the fact that Prince William and his bride-to-be will set up home there. Included alongside the island in the international must see list are Burma, Iceland, Ghana and Chile, all great destinations if you have the financial means and time to spend there. So here are some plus points that the Welsh island has over the other top destinations.
Human rights
Despite having a geriatric junta running the local authority, they don't suppress demonstrating monks in Anglesey like they do in Burma. In fact you would be hard pressed to find any monks on the island as they were all given their cards with the dissolution of the monasteries.Visit Penmon if you want a taste of the contemplative life and some solitude in a sacred place. The island also has some incredibly beautiful early churches, as well as some incredible pre-historic sites awash with atmosphere, such as Barclodiad y Gawres and Bryn Celli Ddu. The multi-layered Din Llugwy is one of my favourite spots - burial chamber, Romano-British settlement and medieval church overlooking a spectacular bay near Moelfre.
More daylight hours and better food!
Although I have visited Iceland and found the place incredible, Anglesey does offer a wider variety of local produce, unless of course puffin and salted wind-dried fish are firm favourites of yours. A visit to Deri Mon Smokery for some first class local smoked cheese, meat and fish is a must. Its worth hitting the local farmers's markets as well as the annual Anglesey Oyster festival in October.
Life's a Beach
OK, OK I know? How can this place compete with the palmed beach paradise that is Ghana? On a sunny day, easy. You can't beat the golden beaches of Rhosneigr, Trearddur, Aberffraw and Llanddwyn with the spectacular backdrop of Snowdonia and the Llyn Peninsula. If it's not warm enough for a dip, you can always take a walk on the coastal path, or don a wetsuit and hit the surf.
Mining
Chile will harvest the tourist dollar as a result of the heroic rescue of Los Triente Tres, with people flocking there from all over the world. However, the multi-coloured mineral landscape of Mynydd Parys in the north of the island has been mined since the Bronze Age. It was once Europes's biggest copper mine, minted its own coins and contributed to Swansea's rise as the world's Copper HQ .
So Anglesey is among Simon Calder, of the Independent, top global 2011 holiday destinations, due, no doubt to the fact that Prince William and his bride-to-be will set up home there. Included alongside the island in the international must see list are Burma, Iceland, Ghana and Chile, all great destinations if you have the financial means and time to spend there. So here are some plus points that the Welsh island has over the other top destinations.
Human rights
Despite having a geriatric junta running the local authority, they don't suppress demonstrating monks in Anglesey like they do in Burma. In fact you would be hard pressed to find any monks on the island as they were all given their cards with the dissolution of the monasteries.Visit Penmon if you want a taste of the contemplative life and some solitude in a sacred place. The island also has some incredibly beautiful early churches, as well as some incredible pre-historic sites awash with atmosphere, such as Barclodiad y Gawres and Bryn Celli Ddu. The multi-layered Din Llugwy is one of my favourite spots - burial chamber, Romano-British settlement and medieval church overlooking a spectacular bay near Moelfre.
More daylight hours and better food!
Although I have visited Iceland and found the place incredible, Anglesey does offer a wider variety of local produce, unless of course puffin and salted wind-dried fish are firm favourites of yours. A visit to Deri Mon Smokery for some first class local smoked cheese, meat and fish is a must. Its worth hitting the local farmers's markets as well as the annual Anglesey Oyster festival in October.
Life's a Beach
OK, OK I know? How can this place compete with the palmed beach paradise that is Ghana? On a sunny day, easy. You can't beat the golden beaches of Rhosneigr, Trearddur, Aberffraw and Llanddwyn with the spectacular backdrop of Snowdonia and the Llyn Peninsula. If it's not warm enough for a dip, you can always take a walk on the coastal path, or don a wetsuit and hit the surf.
Mining
Chile will harvest the tourist dollar as a result of the heroic rescue of Los Triente Tres, with people flocking there from all over the world. However, the multi-coloured mineral landscape of Mynydd Parys in the north of the island has been mined since the Bronze Age. It was once Europes's biggest copper mine, minted its own coins and contributed to Swansea's rise as the world's Copper HQ .
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