What do Catherine Zeta Jones, castles and zip lining have in common? If you answered Wales, you’re right. It is the birthplace of the actress, the country with more castles per square mile than anywhere on earth and home to Europe’s longest, highest and fastest zip wire. It is also the destination of my most recent travels.
“We’ve crossed the River Severn, so I can officially say Croeso i Gymru or, Welcome to Wales,” greeted our guide, less than three hours after my arrival into Heathrow. Changes seemed gradual during our journey from UK’s capital. On approach to Great Britain’s western country, we saw just a few of its natural aesthetics—rolling hills, the faint silhouettes of mountains and a scattering of sheep (only a sampling of its 14 million).
