South Wales, UK

Nice view of Cardiff Bay

Paul — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 23:11:15 +0000

We had a nice walk around Cardiff Bay last weekend just as the sun was setting. The light was really nice though it was a bit cold for me! You can see the Pierhead Building to the left, the Senedd next to it and the Atradius building with the sloping roof to the right. It’s well worth [...]

WRC Rally of Great Britain hits Cardiff Bay

Paul — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 12:30:43 +0000

The WRC Rally of Great Britain hits Cardiff again this weekend. The focal point in the City has moved from Cathays Park in the centre down to the Oval Basin in Cardiff Bay. The service park will be located in the Bay with a spectators village in the Oval Basin (Roald Dahl Plass). The Bay is currently [...]

Mumbles and Mumbles Pier

Paul — Sat, 29 Aug 2009 09:04:27 +0000

We’ve recently had a few days in Mumbles staying at the excellent Patrick’s With Rooms hotel. Mumbles is a great place to visit – it’s right on the seafront with fantastic views right round Swansea Bay. You can promenade around the Bay for several miles if you wish. Mumbles Village is a great place to visit [...]

Vale of Glamorgan Show – Wednesday 19th August 2009

Paul — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 15:03:04 +0000

The Vale of Glamorgan Agricultural Show is taking place tomorrow (Wednesday 19th August 2009) @ Fonmon near Cardiff Airport. Well worth a visit and the weather forecast is looking OK as well. More info here – http://www.valeofglamorganshow.co.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 [...]