One of the Gower’s most popular beaches, Oxwich Bay is a great little place to spend a few hours by the sea in south Wales.
Beach walking and dune jumping at Oxwich Bay, Gower, south Wales Read More
If I hadn’t seen this with my own eyes I would have thought that someone had slipped some acid in my Brains SA, but the esteemed National Geographic magazine has …
National Geographic lists Cardiff in top ten worldwide ‘Best Summer Trips’ Read More
Located at the entrance to Barry Docks to the east of Barry Island can be found this old breakwater, complete with a rusting railway track leading to the lighthouse at the end. …
Barry Island breakwater, pier and railway, south Wales Read More
On a red hot August afternoon in 2004, kids are seen cooling off in the water feature in Cardiff bay (also known as the Torchwood Tower after its appearances in the BBC …
Cooling off in Cardiff Bay at the Torchwood Tower Read More
This is really sad news. The Wrexham & Shropshire railway company – the best railway company I’ve travelled with for years – has just announced that it is closing for …
Wrexham & Shropshire railway company closes Read More
Could it be worse than this? Prawn seller, Barry Island, 1995 I spotted this poor fella stuck in a curious hamburger-shaped stall on the deserted seafront at Barry Island. No …
No matter how bad your job is… Read More
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 …
Cardiff Bay photos Read More
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:
A winter’s day trip to Crickhowell, Powys – photos Read More
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 …
A few snowy Cardiff pics Read More
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 …
Return to St Fagans museum, Cardiff Read More
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 …
Penarth pier photos Read More
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 …
Cilgerran and the River Teifi, west Wales Read More
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 …
Carmarthen & Cardigan, Wales – photo features Read More
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 …
Happy St Davids day! Read More
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. …
Porthcawl seaside town – photos Read More
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…
Coney Beach Pleasure Park, Porthcawl Read More
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 …
Ogmore-by-sea, south Wales Read More
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 …
North Wales walk: Glyn Ceiriog, near Chirk Read More
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 …
Walking to Llangollen Read More
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:
Barry Island photos Read More
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 …
Colds, Keyboards and Wales Read More
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 …
A train trip up the Valleys, 1989 Read More
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 …
Offline St David’s Day Special Read More
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 …
Christmas in Wales Read More
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 …
Two wintery walks around Cardiff Read More
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 …
Christmas in Cardiff Read More
A photo diary from a weekend in Hay on Wye.
A short break in Hay On Wye, mid-Wales Read More
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 …
Heading to my homeland Read More
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 …
A trip on The Balmoral steamer from Penarth to Clevedon Read More