Wales Backpackers' Guide
Wales Facts
Population: 2,903,085
Currency: British pound (GBP)
Religions: Nonconformist Protestants, Anglicans, Catholics
Government: constitutional monarchy
Languages: English, Welsh (26%)
Climate: temperate; moderated by prevailing southwest winds over the North Atlantic Current; more than one-half of the days are overcast
Phone Code: 44
Photos of Wales
Photos of Wales that we found just lying about the web so we decided to pilfer from Observations of an Unimportant Man.
Festivals in Wales
Festivals in Wales courtesy of 2camels Festivals.
World Bog Snorkelling Championships article
Santarun article
Bodelwyddan Medieval Festival snippet
A RUM DO Summer Weekender snippet
Hay Festival photos
Bodelwyddan Medieval Festival photos
Cardiff Design Festival web site
Swansea Bay Guitar Festival web siteCheck out more festivals in Wales
Or take a look at festivals in these cities in Wales:
Wales Hostels and Budget Hotels
Wales Hotels
An Aussie in London features hotels in a number of locations across Wales.
Wales Flights
An Aussie in London has scoured the web for airlines that fly to Wales. We feature only hand picked links (like the one above to British Airways) through to airline sites that feature flights to Wales.
European Train Travel
An Aussie in London has teamed up with Rail Europe to provide our readers with fabulous fares on all European rail passes - EuRail, BritRail, ScanRail, France, German, Swiss and Eastern Europe rail passes and more - as well as individual train tickets spanning Europe from Norway to Greece.
Wales Car Hire
- Holiday Autos, the world's leading leisure car rental company providing low cost car rental in over 4,000 locations worldwide through quality providers. Prices start from just £8 per day and they monitor competitor prices daily to ensure lowest prices in all European "low cost" flight destinations and the USA.












