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A trip to Ffotogallery at Turner House, Penarth, south Wales
Posted on Monday, Sep 9, 2013 | No CommentsSituated on Plymouth Road around the corner from Penarth train station, Ffotogallery at Turner House hosts photographic works featuring artists from Wales and the rest of the world. -
![Located high on the south Wales coastline between Penarth and Barry can be found the remains of the Lavernock Battery and Fort. Completed in 1870, the gun battery was built by […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/lavernock-point-11-115x115.jpg "Abandoned remains of the Lavernock Battery and Fort, south Wales – photo feature")
Abandoned remains of the Lavernock Battery and Fort, south Wales – photo feature
Posted on Wednesday, Sep 4, 2013 | No CommentsLocated high on the south Wales coastline between Penarth and Barry can be found the remains of the Lavernock Battery and Fort. Completed in 1870, the gun battery was built by […] -
![Situated near Llanarthney in the Towy Valley, Carmarthenshire, is the the National Botanic Garden of Wales, which is both a great place to visit and an important centre for botanical research […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/national-botanic-gardens-011-115x115.jpg "A walk around the National Botanic Garden of Wales, Towy Valley, Carmarthenshire")
A walk around the National Botanic Garden of Wales, Towy Valley, Carmarthenshire
Posted on Thursday, Jun 13, 2013 | No CommentsSituated near Llanarthney in the Towy Valley, Carmarthenshire, is the the National Botanic Garden of Wales, which is both a great place to visit and an important centre for botanical research […] -
![Here’s a handful of photos from my trip to Hay on Wye some time ago. It’s clearly a place full of trusting and honest people because many of the bookshops […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/honesty-boxes-hay-on-wye-115x115.jpg "The honesty boxes of Hay on Wye, Wales")
The honesty boxes of Hay on Wye, Wales
Posted on Tuesday, Mar 26, 2013 | 1 CommentHere’s a handful of photos from my trip to Hay on Wye some time ago. It’s clearly a place full of trusting and honest people because many of the bookshops […] -
![Red scarf with the single word ‘Cardiff,’ backed by a stray Powerpoint motivational ‘Fire & Passion’ statement and a Red Dragon club emblem = wrong. Blue scarf with the words, “Cardiff City Football Club,” plus […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/cardiff-city-scarves-115x115.jpg "Cardiff City FC: a simple guide to scarf etiquette")
Cardiff City FC: a simple guide to scarf etiquette
Posted on Tuesday, Feb 26, 2013 | 3 CommentsRed scarf with the single word ‘Cardiff,’ backed by a stray Powerpoint motivational ‘Fire & Passion’ statement and a Red Dragon club emblem = wrong. Blue scarf with the words, “Cardiff City Football Club,” plus […] -
Cardiff Christmas lights – street views around the capital, December, 2012
Posted on Monday, Dec 31, 2012 | 1 CommentAfter suffering the ultra-stingy Christmas offerings at Brixton, it was a treat to go back to Cardiff and see that the place looked rather festive. Here’s some photos. -
![This was the first time I’d been back to see Cardiff City play after our Malaysian owners had whimsically decided to trash over a hundred years of history by changing the team’s strip and badge - adding […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/cardiff-palace-dec-2012-00-115x115.jpg "Boxing day football – Cardiff City 2 Crystal Palace 1, heavy rain, crappy rebrands and a useful win")
Boxing day football – Cardiff City 2 Crystal Palace 1, heavy rain, crappy rebrands and a useful win
Posted on Monday, Dec 31, 2012 | No CommentsThis was the first time I’d been back to see Cardiff City play after our Malaysian owners had whimsically decided to trash over a hundred years of history by changing the team’s strip and badge - adding […] -
![I imagine Sir Tom Jones was well chuffed when he learnt that he was getting a train named after him – but I suspect he was a little less enthusiastic when he […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/sir-tom-jones-express-115x115.jpg "All aboard the Sir Tom Jones express, Cardiff Queen Street")
All aboard the Sir Tom Jones express, Cardiff Queen Street
Posted on Saturday, Dec 29, 2012 | No CommentsI imagine Sir Tom Jones was well chuffed when he learnt that he was getting a train named after him – but I suspect he was a little less enthusiastic when he […] -
![It traditionally rains for a large chunk of the summer in Cardiff (at least that’s how it’s always seemed to me!), but the downpour over the August Bank Holiday seemed […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/rainy-bank-august-bank-holiday-cardiff-06-115x115.jpg "A rain-lashed August Bank Holiday Monday in Cardiff, south Wales")
A rain-lashed August Bank Holiday Monday in Cardiff, south Wales
Posted on Tuesday, Sep 4, 2012 | 1 CommentIt traditionally rains for a large chunk of the summer in Cardiff (at least that’s how it’s always seemed to me!), but the downpour over the August Bank Holiday seemed […] -
![Recorded at various Cardiff City games, home and away in 1991/2, is this old school rave tribute to the mighty Cardiff City FC and their manager, Eddie May, who recently […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/cardiff-city-1927-club-remix-01-115x115.jpg "Cardiff City Attack! Vintage 1993 football rave track from the 1927 Club")
Cardiff City Attack! Vintage 1993 football rave track from the 1927 Club
Posted on Friday, May 18, 2012 | No CommentsRecorded at various Cardiff City games, home and away in 1991/2, is this old school rave tribute to the mighty Cardiff City FC and their manager, Eddie May, who recently […] -
A tribute to the true taste of Wales: Brains SA (‘Skull Attack’)
Posted on Thursday, Mar 1, 2012 | 3 CommentsSeeing as it’s St David’s Day today, it seems appropriate to pay tribute to the Welsh Drink Of The Gods, otherwise known as Brains SA. -
![As if 1927 wasn’t a great enough year for Cardiffians (it was the year the mighty Bluebirds won the FA Cup) it was also the year that saw the opening […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/national-museum-wales-13-115x115.jpg "Checking out the new National Museum of Art in Cardiff")
Checking out the new National Museum of Art in Cardiff
Posted on Friday, Sep 23, 2011 | No CommentsAs if 1927 wasn’t a great enough year for Cardiffians (it was the year the mighty Bluebirds won the FA Cup) it was also the year that saw the opening […] -
![I’m not entirely sure why, but this piece of graffiti at the rear of the Martin Tinney gallery in Cardiff brought a smile to my face. The gallery was established in Cardiff […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/composition-is-everything-115x115.jpg "‘Composition is eyerthin …g’, graffiti on Martin Tinney Gallery, Cardiff")
‘Composition is eyerthin …g’, graffiti on Martin Tinney Gallery, Cardiff
Posted on Tuesday, Sep 20, 2011 | No CommentsI’m not entirely sure why, but this piece of graffiti at the rear of the Martin Tinney gallery in Cardiff brought a smile to my face. The gallery was established in Cardiff […] -
A Shot In The Dark coffee bar, Cardiff
Posted on Sunday, Sep 4, 2011 | 1 CommentSituated a short walk out of the centre of Cardiff on City Road, A Shot In The Dark is a cafe/bar/venue that stays open late with occasional live music events. -
![It’s not a patch on the sophisticated ‘Boris Bikes’ scheme that covers a large chunk of central London, but it’s great to see Cardiff’s more modest OyBike bike rental system […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/cardiff-oybike-cycle-scheme-01-115x115.jpg "Cardiff’s Oybike street bike hire scheme continues to grow")
Cardiff’s Oybike street bike hire scheme continues to grow
Posted on Friday, Aug 12, 2011 | 3 CommentsIt’s not a patch on the sophisticated ‘Boris Bikes’ scheme that covers a large chunk of central London, but it’s great to see Cardiff’s more modest OyBike bike rental system […]