Cardiff Bay photos
We took a walk around the Bay around Christmas, and the place keeps changing so fast I can hardly recognise parts of it. A new walk had been opened up …
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A winter’s day trip to Crickhowell, Powys – photos
We popped over to Crickhowell for the day over Christmas and I’d forgotten what an attractive little Welsh town it is. It was unbelievably cold though! Here’s a few photos:
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A few snowy Cardiff pics
A few snaps from my trip up to Cardiff on Christmas Eve (including the train ‘trouble’ when some arse on a bridge in Slough threw a brick at the train …
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Return to St Fagans museum, Cardiff
We paid another visit a few weeks back and checked out all the indoor galleries we missed last time. They’ve currently got a great pop culture exhibition there, and after …
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Penarth pier photos
A few snaps from a quick jaunt to Penarth pier, a short, late Victorian attraction situated just a few miles from Cardiff. The pier has had some considerable ups and …
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Cilgerran and the River Teifi, west Wales
We stayed at Fforest which offers posh camping in the middle of a lovely ancient wood near the lovely village of Cilgerran. There’s some great walks to be had, with …
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Carmarthen & Cardigan, Wales – photo features
Here’s some pics from our recent holiday in south west Wales. I was astonished how beautiful and picturesque the area was. We had a chuffin’ fantastic time and can’t recommend …
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Happy St Davids day!
Lovely, lovely St Davids day! Thanks to the lovely Em, I’ve enjoyed a delightful leek bake today, followed by a plateful of delicious Welsh cakes. Welsh cakes rock. Here’s Eme …
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Porthcawl seaside town – photos
Some photos from my Christmas trip to Porthcawl, on the south Wales coast. It was chuffing freezing! The lighthouse, which dates back to 1860. Lifeguard’s lookout tower. The 1930s Pavilion. …
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Coney Beach Pleasure Park, Porthcawl
I love walking around deserted, out of season seaside resorts, so here’s a few pics from my trip to Coney Beach Pleasure Park, Porthcawl in south Wales…
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Ogmore-by-sea, south Wales
Some photos from a brisk – nay, chuffing freezing – Boxing Day beach walk on the south Wales coast. The weather was fantastic and the gale force wind sure sorted …
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North Wales walk: Glyn Ceiriog, near Chirk
I’ve finished posting up the photos from our fabulous walking holiday in north Wales. Here’s a few of the photos from the report. Check out the rest here. View from …
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Walking to Llangollen
On the weekend, I stayed with the urban75 walk club massive in a lovely bunkhouse in a remote part of north Wales. Here’s a photo from the walk from Glyn …
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Barry Island photos
I fucking loves Barry Island (or “Barry’s Island” if you’ve been watching the fantastic Gavin and Stacey BBC TV prog). It’s right tidy. Here’s a few pics:
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Colds, Keyboards and Wales
It’s Saturday night and I’m stuck in with a stinky cold. No Fun. Bah. I didn’t do myself any favours spending most of last night out – I was doing …
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A train trip up the Valleys, 1989
I’ve scanned in a few photos from a train trip I took nearly twenty years ago. Travelling out of Cardiff with my then girlfriend Debbie, I doubt if we knew …
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Offline St David’s Day Special
Blimey. What a fantastic night this was. We had free freshly baked Welsh cakes, daffodils, Welsh music, Welsh video, two great bands and vast amounts of DJing till 4am. I …
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Christmas in Wales
We had a fabulous time in Cardiff. Here’s some pics: St Fagans National History Museum is an astonishingly good place to visit, with the open air site containing over 40 …
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Two wintery walks around Cardiff
Despite the raging hangover, I managed to drag my ale-soaked arse half way up Caerphilly Mountain and across Graig Llanishen for a bracing walk in the freezing mist. I’m really …
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Christmas in Cardiff
Just back from a lovely few days climbing mountains, scaling hills and scrambling through thorny bushes in and around Cardiff. south Wales. Sadly, the mighty Cardiff City once again failed …
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A short break in Hay On Wye, mid-Wales
A photo diary from a weekend in Hay on Wye.
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Heading to my homeland
It’s a beautiful day and I’m speeding through green fields on my way to a meeting in Abergavenny. I don’t think I’m much happier than when I’m on a half-empty …
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A trip on The Balmoral steamer from Penarth to Clevedon
Back from Wales Just returned from a fabulous short holiday in my hometown of Cardiff – and what a great trip I had! On Saturday night I celebrated Cardiff’s mighty …
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