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I do love capturing rushing water like this slice of the Afon Llugwy. Mine never seem to do as well on Instagram when compared to something like the mountain vistas I’ve taken, which have always been my most popular. But this photo here is probably my favourite that I’ve taken during my time exploring Snowdonia. There’s just something about that white rush framed against the black gorge which I find so effective and dare I say professional. So why it might not attract the most attention here on Instagram, I will be returning to it every now and then, just to savour it a little more. I’m sure there’s plenty of other people on this platform who’ve taken photos, been really impressed with them, and then been left more than a little disheartened when it doesn’t garner much attention. I think the key is just to post without fear and to take pride in your accomplishments, even if others don’t always notice. #betwsycoed #waterfallporn #shortexposure #lonelyplanet #VisitWales #Cymru #Wales #Snowdonia #GoNorthWales #snowdoniapics #snowdoniagram #igerwales #discoverwales #lovewales #discovercymru #visitsnowdonia #visitwales #welshlandscape #walesadventure #walesonline #ordnancesurvey #ig_wales #snowdonianationalparkwales #ukpotd #exploreuk #trailmagazine #roamtheplanet_ #keepitwild #artofvisuals #uk_shooters #roamtheplanet

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Hi there, I'm Callum (aka SnowdonStudent), I'm a history student at Bangor University in Gwynedd, Wales. I started this blog basically to share my adventures will people and to encourage others to experience and write about their own travels. Living in North Wales I have ample of opportunity to escape into Snowdonia National Park where most of my writings take place, it is my dream to inspire more people to visit this stunning landscape.

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I do love capturing rushing water like this slice of the Afon Llugwy. Mine never seem to do as well on Instagram when compared to something like the mountain vistas I’ve taken, which have always been my most popular. But this photo here is probably my favourite that I’ve taken during my time exploring Snowdonia. There’s just something about that white rush framed against the black gorge which I find so effective and dare I say professional. So why it might not attract the most attention here on Instagram, I will be returning to it every now and then, just to savour it a little more. I’m sure there’s plenty of other people on this platform who’ve taken photos, been really impressed with them, and then been left more than a little disheartened when it doesn’t garner much attention. I think the key is just to post without fear and to take pride in your accomplishments, even if others don’t always notice. #betwsycoed #waterfallporn #shortexposure #lonelyplanet #VisitWales #Cymru #Wales #Snowdonia #GoNorthWales #snowdoniapics #snowdoniagram #igerwales #discoverwales #lovewales #discovercymru #visitsnowdonia #visitwales #welshlandscape #walesadventure #walesonline #ordnancesurvey #ig_wales #snowdonianationalparkwales #ukpotd #exploreuk #trailmagazine #roamtheplanet_ #keepitwild #artofvisuals #uk_shooters #roamtheplanet

A Speck Amongst Smoke. A lone firefighter stands amidst a grassfire on Bangor Mountain, taken earlier this year. Being the son of a firefighter myself, one can never have enough appreciation for the risks and tasks these men and women must preform all in the name of just doing their job. As a product of heat, combustible material and oxygen, fire cannot be reasoned with or brought to an understanding. Unless mitigated and controlled, it will burn on, consuming all that it can before it is extinguished. I can only wonder how nervous the people living below this hill must have felt to have such danger burning behind them. Who knows how much this fire would have consumed if left unchecked. Fortunately, the fire brigade were quickly on hand to put out the flames, soldiering up the hill regardless of heat or danger. Homes and livelihoods were undoubtedly saved thanks to their efforts. Then they were off on another call. Sometimes we don’t have a choice but to place our lives in the hands of others. But there can be no better hands than our fire brigade. #firefighterheros #lonelyplanet #Cymru #Wales #bangor #GoNorthWales #ukpotd #firefighting #igerwales #discoverwales #lovewales #discovercymru #visitwales #welshlandscape #walesadventure #walesonline #ig_wales #gwynedd #ukpotd #exploreuk #trailmagazine #roamtheplanet_ #uk_shooters #roamtheplanet #bethankful

The path down to Ffynnon Llugwy from Carnedd Llywelyn. Part of the last mountain hike I did during my time at Bangor. An exhausting hike made all the more so by the fact I hadn’t slept a wink the night before owing to nerves. Eventually, after hours of lying in bed I decided to just get on with it and set out just after dawn; something I’d never done before. Regardless of how tired I was I felt proud to have achieved it in spite of my apparent exhaustion. A year ago I would never have thought myself capable of that kind of feat. Of course traversing mountains without any sleep is not recommended, and sometimes you can’t let your fears get the best. But if they do, then it’s best to meet them head on! . . . #conqueryourfears #lonelyplanet #VisitWales #Cymru #Wales #Snowdonia #GoNorthWales #snowdoniapics #snowdoniagram #igerwales #discoverwales #lovewales #discovercymru #visitsnowdonia #visitwales #welshlandscape #walesadventure #walesonline #ordnancesurvey #ig_wales #snowdonianationalparkwales #ukpotd #exploreuk #trailmagazine #roamtheplanet_ #keepitwild #uk_shooters #roamtheplanet #hikersuk #wanderlusts #achivements

For those worried all these changes would mean I’d no longer be posting photos of Snowdonia and North Wales, allow me to allay those concerns. Harlech Castle was the last of Edward I’s great fortresses that I had left to see. Equally it was overdue for a visit since the place was relevant to my ongoing dissertation concerning the Welsh Princes of North Wales and their application of Welsh mythology. In the Second Branch of the Mabinogi, the Rock of Harddlech serves as the seat of the giant king Bran Bendigeidfran, who loses his head in Ireland. Some historians have argued that this story served as the inspiration for Edward I to have his castle built here, so what’s to say the native Princes didn’t do likewise. . . . #harlech #harlechcastle #lonelyplanet #VisitWales #Cymru #Wales #Snowdonia #GoNorthWales #snowdoniapics #snowdoniagram #igerwales #discoverwales #lovewales #discovercymru #visitsnowdonia #visitwales #welshlandscape #walesadventure #walesonline #ordnancesurvey #ig_wales #snowdonianationalparkwales #ukpotd #exploreuk #trailmagazine #roamtheplanet_ #keepitwild #uk_shooters #roamtheplanet #hikersuk #wanderlusts

StudentinSnowdonia is dead. Long live Lost_but_Happy Photography! A sad but necessary lost, an end of an era really. But since I’m no longer a student or living in Snowdonia it seemed apt to finally put an end to it. Now I’m something new and somewhere new and with places like this only half an hour from my new doorstep I think I’ll survive 😛. #freshstart #beginagain #duckpool #bude #thisprettyengland #hartland #wilderness #getoutside #ukpotd #uk_shooters #iphonephotography #surfandsand #visitengland #britishcountryside #theglobewander #goexplore #worldcaptures #landscape_captures #cornishcoast #northcornwall #lonelyplanet #roamtheplanet #trailmagazine #keepitwild #hikersuk #wanderlusts #explore #bestofbritain #devon #cornwall

Farewell Snowdonia. Change is permanent. Who we are, where we are, what we are doing, change is the one consistent. It’s not always good and it’s not necessarily bad, but it is different. Today, I’m not a student nor am I living in Snowdonia, things are different now. I’ll miss driving off into the hills after mornings lecture and I’ll miss watching from my window as the mountains turn red with the setting sun. I will definitely miss seeing the autumn leaves above Llyn Dinas and the snow blanketing Tryfan’s peak. I’m sad but my life isn’t worse, it’s just different. It’s changed. Since I started at @bangor_university in 2014 I’ve undergone a multitude of changes, I’m a different person now, mentally and physically, and that’s something I’m happy about that. Different, yes. Improved, absolutely. I’ll always be grateful to that spectacular land of Princes for all it’s done for me. But that chapter has ended. Now it’s time to try something different and embrace the change. . . . #change #lonelyplanet #VisitWales #Cymru #Wales #Snowdonia #GoNorthWales #snowdoniapics #snowdoniagram #igerwales #discoverwales #lovewales #discovercymru #visitsnowdonia #visitwales #welshlandscape #walesadventure #walesonline #ordnancesurvey #ig_wales #snowdonianationalparkwales #ukpotd #exploreuk #trailmagazine #roamtheplanet_ #keepitwild #uk_shooters #roamtheplanet #hikersuk #wanderlusts #unilife

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