Author Archives: Ruth Livingstone

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About Ruth Livingstone

Walker, writer, photographer, blogger, doctor, woman, etc.

230 Trefor to Llandwrog

Posted on May 1, 2016 by Ruth Livingstone

I learn about the old quarry, walk 8 miles along a boring road, discover a miraculous epilepsy-curing well, and find out that Caernarfon has an airport. Continue reading →

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229 Nefyn to Trefor

Posted on May 1, 2016 by Ruth Livingstone

I wander through old quarry workings and tackle the intimidating trek up the nearly-a-mountain slope of Yr Eifl. Continue reading →

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228 Morfa to Nefyn

Posted on April 29, 2016 by Ruth Livingstone

I come across one of the best beach bars in the world, in an unlikely place. Continue reading →

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227 Porthor to Morfa

Posted on April 28, 2016 by Ruth Livingstone

Mud, mud and more mud. Also glorious little coves and deserted cliffs. Shame about the howling gale. Continue reading →

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226 Aberdaron to Porthor

Posted on April 27, 2016 by Ruth Livingstone

The tip of the Llyn Peninsula is wild and beautiful. But do the whistling sands really whistle? Continue reading →

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225 Hell’s Mouth to Aberdaron

Posted on April 17, 2016 by Ruth Livingstone

I have trouble with the buses, trudge through mud and stumble over dead lambs. But the views are wonderful. Continue reading →

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224 Abersoch to Hell’s Mouth

Posted on April 16, 2016 by Ruth Livingstone

Why is this beach called Hell’s Mouth? I find out later… Continue reading →

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223 Pwllheli to Abersoch

Posted on April 2, 2016 by Ruth Livingstone

I get on the wrong bus, meet monster trucks, and fill my pockets with pebbles. Continue reading →

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222 Criccieth to Pwllheli

Posted on March 31, 2016 by Ruth Livingstone

I meet lambs in plastic jackets and a mud-splattered Bear Grylls, before ending up in Wetherspoon’s. Continue reading →

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221pm Portmeirion, Porthmadog to Criccieth

Posted on March 27, 2016 by Ruth Livingstone

In the golden light of the afternoon, everything – including the tracks – is coloured russet and tinted with gold. It’s beautiful and slightly surreal, like something out of the American west. Continue reading →

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