With so many cottages to choose from along the Conwy Valley we were spoilt for choice but we made our choice and checked in our weekend residence at Maenan, a small village just 4 miles from Llanrwst and 3 miles from Eglwysbach.

I was not at all surprised when I read in the news that the charming Georgian town of Aberaeron has been named Wales’ most attractive and inspiring place’ The competition was organised by The Royal Town Planning Institute Cymru and over 5000 peopl

It doesn’t feel like a month since I last wrote a blog. There has been lots going on with the end of the summer holidays, back to school and it’s hard to believe that October half term is nearly upon us.

It was in the news a couple of days ago that a new interactive app allows you to see what Beaumaris Castle would have looked like if the plans had been followed through and the castle completed.

What is the activity most likely to get you out of the house and into the great outdoors?

This year the Visit Wales ads on focusing on the theme of Adventure - Croeso i 2016, ein Blwyddyn Antur of Welcome to our Year of Adventure 2016.

What Christmas traditions are the most important to you and your family? I was thinking today of how my traditions have changed as I have grown older, moved away from where I grew up and now have a family of my own.

A lot of people travel to North Wales with the intention of conquering the highest peak in England and Wales – Mount Snowdon.

It’s been a while since my last blog due to summer holidays and then a busy time at work with the new Wales Cottage Holidays website - I hope you like it as we think it’s great and well worth all the hard work! 

So the summer holidays are upon us and I am sure that there are many of us for whom the big question looms – what are we going to do to keep the young ones occupied for six weeks??