Recon

Don't get me wrong - I have nothing against Wales as a country and if we were moving to Cardiff I wouldn't have a problem at all. But we aren't. We're moving to Anglesey - an island with an area of 276 square miles and a population of less than 70000. Compare that to Leicester (my current home) with around 4 times the population in a tenth of the area. I must admit I jumped to a fairly stereotypical view when I first thought about North Wales - sheep, beautiful views, sheep, souvenir shops, a distinct lack of decent shops and sheep. Maybe a few daffodils thrown in for good measure. Not my dream destination. I was willing though to investigate further and maybe even give it a chance.

An hour or so on Google later and I was slightly more convinced. On the up side Bangor (which will be our nearest large town) has a branch of Debenhams, Dorothy Perkins, Boots, HMV and, best of all, Accessorize!! I was saved - I could still shop. Apparently an internet connection is also possible so even those brands that don't grace Bangor with their actual presence are accessible. On the down side no Starbucks (which I blame my flatmate Rhian for getting me hooked on).

In an attempt to convince me that it was all going to be fine Ben suggested we take a trip before he commited to the move so sometime lateish last year we went on a mini-break to that most romantic of mini-break destinations Bangor.....