Quiet Welsh Village Terrorized by Shoppers Looking for Supermarket That Only Exists on Google Maps
The Welsh village of Cyffylliog was “invaded” by bargain-hunting shoppers looking for a non-existent Aldi supermarket that internet trolls added to Google Maps as a prank. The “add a missing place” feature on Google Maps can be very useful when used correctly, but when abused by pranksters, it can cause headaches for entire communities. Case […]
Welsh Man Lucky to Be Alive After Getting Stung 240 Times by Wasps
A 57-year-old man had to be hospitalized and put on morphine so he could endure the pain of 240 wasp stings after being attacked by a swarm of enraged wasps. On August 18, Andrew Powell went outside his family home near Brecon, Wales, to inspect the fields, as he usually did, only to see a […]
World’s Deepest Hotel Has You Sleeping 1,375 Feet Underground
Located in an abandoned mine, 419 meters under the mountains of Snowdonia in Wales, the ‘Deep Sleep’ hotel is the world’s deepest hotel. Comprised of four private twin-bed cabins and a grotto room with a double bed, a dining area, and toilet facilities, Deep Sleep is a hotel unlike any other. Set deep within a […]
Family Has Been Living in the Middle of a Roundabout for Over 40 Years
A Welsh family has been living in the middle of a roundabout for over four decades, after refusing to leave as the circular road was built around them. In 1960, when David John and Eirian Howatson moved into their bungalow in Denbighshire, Wales the area was just a regular neighborhood and things were pretty normal […]
Devout Christian to Carry Large Wooden Cross to Mountain Top after Getting Vision from God
48-year-old Emyr Mathias, a builder from Ceredigion, Wales, is preparing to embark on an epic 200-mile journey carrying a 25-kg wooden cross from St. Davids in Pembrokeshire to the top of Mount Snowdon, after getting a series of visions from the Lord. A devout Christian for the past 31 years, Emyr says he is taking on the monumental […]
The Land – A Different Kind of Playground Where Kids Get to Play with Fire and Take Risks
‘The Land’ is a different kind of adventure playground in Wrexham, Wales, which doesn’t follow the traditional format of swings and slides. Instead, it allows kids to explore independence and take risks. The Land resembles a junk yard, where kids get to jump over barrels and into mud puddles, poke sticks into open fires, and hammer […]
Prison Restaurant Staffed by Inmates Voted the Best in Cardiff, Wales
The Clink has recently been named the number one restaurant in Cardiff, Wales, by TripAdvisor, after getting more votes than all the other 945 restaurants in the Welsh capital. I know that doesn’t seem like the kind of news you normally read on OC, but The Clink isn’t your average restaurant – it’s staffed by inmates […]
Welsh Man Has Lived as an Apache Indian for the Last 20 Years
60-year-old Mangas Colaradas, born and raised in Swansea, Wales, has lived as a Native American Indian for the last two decades, after divorcing his wife. He wears traditional Apache clothing and respects their beliefs, but lives in a three-bed suburban house. Mangas, who was apparently once known as “Mr. Davies”, refuses to disclose his former name […]