"Galles noires"
Name of traveller
Alexis Gloaguen (b. 1950)
Reason for travel
- leisurely travel, holidaying
Date of travel
April 1978
Blaenau Ffestiniog est une ville négative, froide et noire, une tache sur un tronc de bouleau . . .. (Gloaguen 16)
Content
- agriculture: observes sheep farming in north Wales during lambing season
- industry:
- references to slate industry in north Wales
- impact of slate industry on the precarious surrounding landscape
- people:
- character study of a young woman who picks him up hitchhiking
- contrasts the descriptions of the coarseness of dock workers with general kindness and hospitality
- character study of a forester on the way to Staylittle
- terrain:
- some romanticised descriptions of rural landscapes
- greatly interested in birds; many observations of birds in their natural environment
- visits an unidentified valley drowned by a barrage lake, possibly Clywedog
- detailed descriptions of forest in north Wales during springtime
- description of the coastal landscape and birdlife in the vicinity of South Stack, Holyhead
- sight of cormorants and choughs on Craig yr Aderyn
- transport: travels as hitchhiker
Nationality of traveller
French
Language of publication
French
Gender of traveller
Male
Type of publication
essay; travelogue
Citation
Gloaguen, Alexis. "Galles noires." Traques Passagères. Quimper: Calligrammes, 1989. 13-8. Print.