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Newport Transporter Bridge: Welsh 100 – No 41
As I was driving through Newport this weekend on an errand my journey took me past the Newport Transporter Bridge. This is not an unusual occurrence in itself, however on this occasion the tide was in and seemed to be pretty high. I just had to stop and take some photos with my iPhone –…
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Elan Valley – Welsh 100: No 40
It’s a little ironic that after the wettest December and January on record in Wales, that the three weeks before Aunty and I visit the Elan Valley there has been little rain. We would have loved to see the water cascading down the walls of the dams that make up the series of reservoirs in…
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Montserrat
You can’t ignore it. It stands there brooding over the city of Bogota. Almost threatening with its sheer bulk. Montserrat at 3125 meters high is just there. So what else is there to do on a Sunday in Bogota but to ascend to the top. Now I did cheat a little, OK l cheated a…
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Colombia – Minus Aunty
I’m in Colombia for a few weeks with work, and on my free Saturday I just had to organise a bird tour to sample some of the huge biodiversity that the country has to offer. Aunty isn’t with me this time and has been left at home. My base for this trip is Bogota and…
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Sand Dunes and Water Pools and Steelworks – Kenfig
What a landscape Kenfig has. Without realising it you are walking over thousands of years of history. All of it is hidden away under deep mounds of sand. Archeological evidence shows that there has been human habitation here from at least the Bronze Age. But the most successful time was between the 12 and 14th…
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Llanthony Priory
After our visit to Hay on Wye last weeekend we decided to drive back along the mountain road and down into Cwm Ewyas. This a narrow glacial valley hidden away between two steep ridges, with the Afon Honddu running along the valley floor. It is right on the border between Wales and England which runs…
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Books, books and more books. Hay-on-Wye. Welsh 100: Number 40
Hay on WyeNestling under the northern flanks of the Black Mountains lies a fascinating small town full of book shops. Hay on Wye is the place to go in search of all things written. A Mecca for bibliophiles. When Aunty suggested we visit I could not refuse. I have some spaces on the bookshelves after…
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W is for Welsh Chwisgi. Welsh 100 – No 39
At the moment we are beginning to feel a little jaded with the weather as it is this winter. I am no longer a “Man from Wales” but feeling more like the “Man from Atlantis”! It’s bl****dy well raining still! What can we do on yet another wet weekend? Let’s go to a distillery, but…
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Miners for the Day – Big Pit. Welsh 100 – No 38
Christmas had finished and after our brief outing to Nash point we were eager to get another of the Welsh 100’s ticked off. But.. And it’s a big but, the rain kept on falling, so what could we do? Where could we go that would not be affected by the constant downpour? It had to…
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Nash Point
Taking a walk over the Christmas break was a challenge. Not because we were so busy, but because of the awful weather. It’s been raining here non stop for the past month, not as bad here as further north, but enough to create a “cabin fever” atmosphere at home. Then finally it stopped raining on…
Travels With My Aunt
Random notes on the travels of a Welshman who has been allowed out to play after finishing his chores. OK so I don't travel with my Aunt, but I am usually under the adult supervision of my long suffering wife.
Travels With My Aunt 