Croeso Ceri & thanks for the warm welcome. I'm not Welsh but my wife is. We've lived in Wales for the last 13 years & love it. Barmouth, Dolgellau & surrounding area are breathtaking. We live right on the coast overlooking Cardigan Bay. Barmouth bridge is stunning. The town depends on tourism & the town has had 3 bad years (weather!). Hopefully, if the book's successful we may get more visitors to the town. Keep up the good work,

Dave

Hi Ceri

Thanks for the welcome. I'm currently in London and there's a good chance I'll be relocating to New York later in 2013. It's great to know this community exists.

Best wishes

David

hi and thank you for the welcome , Diolch am y croeso. Tarw = bull? . Blood pressure now normal after six nations. Try the following if you've not come across them before. rhodgilbrtcomedian.com. I caught his act in Durham, knew he was from Wales, but didn't know til he appeared that he was from Carmarthen, and so, 2 hrs of humourous hell as that is my home town. Funny+. Try mennaelfyn.co.uk a poet/writer/feminist strong Carmarthen link and someone I've lost touch with since college days.

If in Cardiff try the Mimosa restaurant in the Bay. It's named after the ship that took hardy souls from Wales via Liverpool to Patagonia. ref Cymru Patagonia. Patagonian potato cakes to die for. Some of the staff are Welsh learners and try it out on willing customers. If you you tube Rhod gilbert you might find a sketch about Cardiff Bay. Hwyl . ps have discovered a distant cousin in Seattle, a writer, Joan Davies Okimoto.

Diolch Ceri,

Good to be on board with fellow ex-pats. I've not travelled as far as some  I live in the land of the Saes, or as I prefer to think of it... missionary work in the land of the benighted.

This feels like a particularly good generation to have been born Welsh as there seems to be something of a more confident cultural revival and a greater appreciation of the significance of our homeland.... witness the popularity of this group.

I've really appreciated the support you have given me in bringing my Reso books ( http://www.literaturewales.org/writers-of-wales/i/133830/ ) to a North American audience.

Onwards and Upwards,

David

Hi Ceri, thank you for the warm welcome.  I was directed to your lovely and interesting website by a very helpful and kind gentleman called Phil Rowlands, who contacted me on my Twitter page.  I'm a Welsh self-published author on Amazon.  I was born in Wales and have lived in this beautiful country all my life.  I'll take a look around your site and have bookmarked it.  Take care, have a good day.  :-)

A K Morgan.

Thanks, Ceri. I did find the assignment, and I think I changed my notifications so that I will get emailed when a new forum message is posted or commented on, etc. 

Prynhawn da, Ceri.  I'm looking forward to joining the online Welsh class.

Hy their Ceri nice to hear from you, my name is Margaret, i live in the lovely City of Caernarfon North Wales, any one what to ask any questions about the area i would be happy to reply, bye for now my rex need,s a walk.

Many thanks, Ceri. Good to be here.

Ddiolch 'ch ogystal.

Looking forward to learning more about Wales and its culture.

lloniannau

Annwyl Ceri. Thank you for your warm welcomes! Cardiff is a great city. I remember it before Doctor Who started their new series. People played badminton in Roath!

and Diolch yn fawr to you Ceri, this site looks lovely, well done, I'm looking forward to getting to know it and you all :)

I'm sure I've got lots of photos and stuff.

Diolch yn fawr Ceri, you did well to create this site and I am pleased to hear it has grown so much. Thank you for the warm welcome Ceri. I originate from North Cornelly near porthcawl but for the last 20 odd years I lived in Portsmouth, Hants prior to my immigration to America (Denver Colorado) in December 2011. My wife and I recently moved to Roseburg, Oregon, much preferring Oregon's lush greenery to Denver's high elevation and winter months of snow. 

Keep up the good work

Bryn