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Activity holidays in Wales have been described as out of this world and according to David Tennant, he’s been to many distant planets and galaxies which seem to bear an uncanny resemblance to disused quarries in the Principality.   Wales has seen its fair share of location work for science fiction blockbusters and over the past few years it’s become a magnet for location teams seeking ethereal, other worldly scenes and set ups. We can’t guarantee Star Wars fans anything if they do decide to spend an activity holiday spotting locations, but there are some beautiful Sci-Fi places you can drop in to.

Welsh Sc-Fi activity holidays have to begin at Portmeirion, setting for Patrick McGoohan’s 1960′s science fiction television series ‘The Prisoner.   The combination of SF motifs, 1960s counterculture themes and the surreal setting of Clough Williams-Ellis’ architecture of Portmeirion raised it to the incredible cultural heights of blokes arguing in pubs about what it all meant! One well known fact is that Williams-Ellis constructed Portmeirion using pieces of demolished buildings and deliberately fanciful designs that managed to give “the village” exactly the theme that McGoohan was aiming to accomplish.   That mystery has survived to this day with the ‘Six of One society (the show’s fan club) regularly holding get togethers in the Italianate resort village, flocking to see the location for themselves and shout that they are free men, not a number, before a giant weather balloon gets them.

Without question any Sci-Fi location-spotting tour Wales has to include Cardiff and Cardiff Bay, where ‘Dr Who was re-invented by Russell T Davies.   Davies not only resurrected the franchise to become the BBC’s biggest headline show (David Tenant seemed to own Christmas 2009) but has paved the way for other mainstream programmes to migrate along the M4 towards Cardiff.   You’ll come across many Doctor Who and Torchwood (an anagram of Doctor Who) locations such as the Millennium Stadium and Queen’s Arcade Shopping Centre around Cardiff, Cardiff Bay and Swansea.

Snowdonia is already famous as location for UK activity holidays and you can get some science fiction set viewing in too! “Tomb Raider 2 – Lara Croft and the Cradle of Life” was set in the beautiful location of Snowdonia. Some of the fantastic scenes featuring Angelina Jolie were filmed at a lake in Snowdonia called Lyn Gwynant, and this lake was formed by glaciers many years ago and is still popular today with many watersport lovers. it is thought that Snowdonia was the location for the giant gun that was assembed deep into a Welsh mountain and powered “Jules Verne’s Rocket to the Moon” famous1967 SF Comedy.

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Dancing Barefoot $11.95 Wil Wheaton–blogger, geek, and Star Trek: The Next Generation’s Wesley Crusher–gives us five short-but-true tales of life in the so-called Space Age in “Dancing Barefoot,” With a true geek’s unflinching honesty, Wil examines life, love, the web, and the absurdities of Hollywood in these compelling autobiographical narratives. Based on pieces first published in Wil’s hugely popular blog, www.wilwheaton.net, the stories in “Dancing Barefoot” chronicle a teen TV star’s journey to maturity and self-acceptance. Far from the usual celebrity tell-all, “Dancing Barefoot” is a vivid account of one man’s version of that universal story, the search for self. If you’ve ever fallen in love, wondered what goes on behind the scenes at a Star Trek convention, or thought hard about the meaning of life, you’ll find a kindred soul in the pages of Dancing Barefoot. In the process of uncovering his true geeky self, Wil Wheaton speaks to the inner geek in all of us. The stories: Houses in Motion – Memories fill the emptiness left within a childhood home, and saying goodbye brings them to life. Ready Or Not Here I Come – A game of hide-n-seek with the kids works as a time machine, taking Wil on a tour of the hiding and seeking of years gone by. Inferno – Two 15-year-olds pass in the night leaving behind pleasant memories and a perfumed Car Wars Deluxe Edition Box Set. We Close Our Eyes – A few beautiful moments spent dancing in the rain. The Saga of SpongeBob VegasPants – A story of love, hate, laughter and the acceptance of all things Trek.

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