This term my daughter has been assigned a project at school and her topic is facts and trivia relating to Wales.

My first impression was how boring, she could have had somewhere more interesting than Wales. However, I have been amazed at some of the interesting facts she has discovered.


For instance, the name of Wales actually originates from the Cymraeg word of Gwalia, which translated means “Homeland”.

Although Wales looks relatively small and is bordered to the east by England, the rest of the country is surrounded by water. To the south is the Bristol Channel, with St. George’s Channel to the west and finally the Irish Sea to the north.

There have been many fine actors who have been born in Wales, including Sir Anthony Hopkins, the very fine Richard Burton and the beautiful Catherine Zeta Jones.

Of course Catherine has escaped Wales for the delights of the USA, but she often pops back and stays at Hotels In Wales. She has also been known for her Self Catering Wales escapades when she visits her family.

Catherine however doesn’t just stay in Wales, she also enjoys her UK Family Holidays with her celebrity husband and her 2 children. It’s also been known for them to pop into local pubs for a spot of lunch and mingle with the likes of everybody else, how very non showbiz.

I have got a little sidetracked and have come off the subject.This must be something that runs in our family, because my daughter has a problem with this too.

She has a wonderful imagination, but unfortunately when she is writing any stories or essays, she really goes off the subject and loses the theme of her story.

Funnily enough, only last week her English teacher had severe words with her about the standard of some of her work.Things seem to have altered since my school days but a vivid imagination was certainly something that was encouraged and not quashed.

The next chapter on the delights of Wales will follow as soon as my daughter gets back to the subject she should be on. For now though she is happily writing a story about slaying dragons – probably due to the fact that she has just drawn a picture of the Welsh flag!!