Catrin Finch's Patagonia diary: 'Wales survives here through music'

Edit The Guardian 10 Nov 2015
The BBC National Orchestra of Wales is midway through an ambitious tour of Argentina, Chile and Uruguay, including a community residency celebrating the 150th anniversary of Y Wladfa, the Welsh settlement in Patagonia. Harpist Catrin Finch kept a diary of the first week of the residency ... Twitter ... Twitter ... Saturday begins with a trip on the Patagonia Express La Trochita, an old steam train complete with log burners and wooden seats ... ....

Open water swimming: how to stay safe

Edit The Daily Telegraph 23 Jun 2015
Recent drowning incidents in Malta prove that taking the plunge in open water can be dangerous but there are ways to minimise the risks. 'There are safe ways of wild swimming that entail no more danger than swimming in an outdoor swimming pool' Photo. Alamy. By Adrian Bridge. 2.45PM BST 23 Jun 2015 ... * Swim close to the shore ... Michael Kerr boards 'La Trochita’ for the narrow-gauge steam train journey immortalised by Paul Theroux....

Welsh Patagonia: M&S; cherries and red dragons

Edit The Daily Telegraph 25 May 2015
But the culture is still going strong in Welsh Patagonia ... AP) ... A granite obelisk on the cobbles in front of the museum, erected in 1965 by the St David Society, marks the “Centenario de la colonización galesa de la Patagonia” ... The Trochita known as Old Patagonian Express (Photo ... The price includes transfers, b&b accommodation, flights and excursions, including La Trochita train, Península Valdés, Punta Tombo and Gaiman....

Guide to Patagonia: what to do, how to do it, and where to stay

Edit The Guardian 13 Dec 2014
The latter is more popular with Argentinians than foreign visitors, but the quaint towns of Junín de los Andes, San Martín de los Andes and Villa La Angostura are good bases for camping, hiking, trout fishing, horse riding and quad biking ... From Esquel, the steam-powered La Trochita train – aka the Old Patagonian Express – still has weekly departures, but most only go 20km, to Nahuel Pan....
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