1. Everyone seems to think that Wales is a beautiful country.
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Lake Vyrnwy, Powys.
2. Which is completely absurd.
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Mt Tryfan, Snowdonia.
3. It's not beautiful at all.
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Gower Peninsula, Swansea.
4. For a start, it's always raining.
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South Stack Lighthouse, Holy Island.
5. Literally all the damn time.
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Pennard Cliffs, Gower.
6. Which of course means no other weather exists.
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Snowdonia, Gwynedd.
7. It's impossible to even see the sky through all the damn rain clouds.
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Bodfordd, Anglesey.
8. Plus the landscape is incredibly dull.
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Brecon Beacons National Park, Powys.
9. It's all just featureless mountains.
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Padarn lake, Gwynedd.
10. Everywhere you look.
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Pen yr Ole Wen.
11. Who seriously wants to see this?
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Llynnau Mymbyr, Capel Curig.
12. There's really no escape.
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Llyn Cwellyn, Snowdonia National Park.
13. Not even underground.
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Dan-Yr-Ogof caves, Powys.
14. Was Tom Jones high when he sang about the green, green grass of home?
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15. And don't get me started on the buildings.
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Tenby Harbour, Pembrokeshire.
16. They're all just so grey.
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Portmeirion, Gwynedd.
17. And uninspired.
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Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff.
18. Not to mention the fact that everyone lives on a farm.
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Cardiff Bay, Cardiff.
19. Isolated from the world around them.
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Cardiff City, Cardiff.
20. Which of course means loads of traveling on non-scenic routes.
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Menai Bridge, Anglesey.
21. Boring.
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Snowdon Mountain Railway, Gwynedd.
22. There's nothing of any historical interest.
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Caernarfon Castle, Gwynedd.
23. It's as if civilization just emerged overnight.
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Pentre Ifan, Pembrokeshire.
24. There's no wildlife to see, just sheep.
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Rhayader, Powys.
25. Look all the damn sheep. They're everywhere.
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Skomer Island, Pembrokeshire.
26. And then there are the god-awful beaches.
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Three Cliffs Bay, Gower Peninsula.
27. Completely overcrowded and littered with trash.
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Freshwater West, Pembrokeshire.
28. And just plain ugly.
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Monknash, Glamorgan.
29. Seriously, there's no point in ever visiting Wales.
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Brecon Beacons, Powys.
30. You'll only be disappointed.
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Llangollen, Denbighshire.