Bugger Cardiff for Hay-on-Wye?
I'm on the phone with Joe E. We've been gabbing about travel gear, including the DreamSack, and then we got to talking my draft itinerary. Joe says Cardiff itself isn't worth 3 days. (Well, he didn't quite put it that way, but I'm trying to keep this post PG-13. Somewhat.)
Hay-on-Wye, Joe says, is much more worth some time. It's near Hereford, and has "pretty much nothing but used bookstores".
Any bookstore there, will give you a map to all the bookstores. (I'll miss their May 23-June 1 literary festival though.) Then you raid pastry shops for somthing to eat. There's also a good campground. Sounds like something I'm definitely interested in, so maybe I can piece that in as a day/side trip?
Joe also recommends joining Hostels of Europe. You get discount on many places, and it's not as popular a membership as HI. But the Hostels of Europe properties tend to be much cooler places, Joe says.
Posted 21 April 2003 by Ant in Wales, England, Eurail Blog Archives, Eurail Planning · updated by Chris