South Wales, UK

Welsh Language Translation Fail – Take 2

Paul — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 22:14:33 +0000

Wales seems to be the favourite place for translation fails in road signs. Last year Swansea made a big mess-up when it came to translation of English text into the Welsh language. Now it’s Cardiff’s turn. This roadsign was spotted in St Mary St. in the centre of Cardiff’s busy shopping area. The BBC reports that the sign says [...]

Cardiff Bay Wetlands Reserve

Paul — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 21:00:30 +0000

The Cardiff Bay Wetlands Reserve is an area of piece and quiet right in the middle of Cardiff Bay. It was formed from the salt marshes and mud flats on the edge of the Bay in front of Windsor Esplanade after the bay was permanently flooded. There was some concern that when the Cardiff Bay barrage [...]

Gareth Mason stars on Graham Norton

Paul — Thu, 14 May 2009 20:18:40 +0000

Gareth Mason from Barry was recently the star on the Graham Norton show. Even though he’s a “big lad” he does some amazing dancing to the James Bond theme. There was also a local piece in the local Barry newspaper where Gareth praised his old school St Richard Gwyn in Barry and specifically his drama teacher [...]

South Wales Classic Car Show, Pencoed

Paul — Sun, 10 May 2009 20:21:09 +0000

Today we went to the South Wales Classic Car show in Pencoed. It’s an annual event run by the SWCCC. We were really surprised by how big an event this has become – it’s been running for over 20 years and this year had over 400 vehicles on display. With the fantastic weather we had [...]

Llandow Race Circuit Open Track Day

Paul — Sun, 10 May 2009 19:48:56 +0000

We popped up to Llandow Race Circuit on Saturday to see what was going on. There was a club track day running with a large number of Caterhams, various tuned up roadcars and even a Noble. You basically get to run timed laps around this historic circuit – one out-lap, one timed fast lap and then an [...]

New Cardiff Bay Restaurants Website

Paul — Wed, 06 May 2009 19:44:53 +0000

I’ve been busy setting up my new Cardiff Bay Restaurants website – http://www.cardiff-bay-restaurants.co.uk/. It’s still a work in progress, as all websites are, but it’s well under way. There’s a lot of interest on where to eat in Cardiff Bay and it was clear that a specific site was needed. There are lots of sites listing [...]

Another Google Street View picture in Cardiff

Paul — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 19:45:15 +0000

Just spotted this taxi driver obviously taking a break in Maindy Road in Cardiff. I guess he never knew that he even been photographed ! Click on the photo for a bigger view.

BlueBell Valley

Paul — Sun, 19 Apr 2009 18:24:22 +0000

Just a reminder that the next few weeks are a good time to visit “BlueBell Valley” at Castle-upon-Alun near Ewenny. Well worth a visit on a nice sunny day. See my previous post from last year for more information.

Dave Edmunds Tours Again

Paul — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 20:10:09 +0000

Good to see that Cardiff rocker Dave Edmunds is going to tour with Jools Holland this year. Dave was popular in the 1970s with such hits as “Sabre Dance” and “I Hear You Knocking”. See the BBC News item for more information.

Rest Bay, Porthcawl

Paul — Sat, 11 Apr 2009 11:17:00 +0000

We went to Rest Bay in Porthcawl yesterday. It’s a great beach with lots of clear sand when the tide is out. There’s also a large new carpark nearby so access is easy by car. It’s only a 10 or 15 minute walk from the centre of Porthcawl so well worth a visit if [...]