Exploring the world, one place at a time
It was billed as 'two days' relaxed paddling in the Norwegian fjords', but as I came to discover during the course of the weekend, my idea of relaxed paddling was somewhat different... I'd been kayaking a few times before, had enjoyed it and kept pace with those around me, even when things didn't quite go... Continue Reading →
Southerndown and Ogmore-by-Sea are two of my favourite places to go on the south Wales coast. But despite being less than half an hour's walk away from each other, for some inexplicable reason, I've never walked the Wales Coast Path between the two. So I decided the Easter bank holiday weekend would be the perfect... Continue Reading →
On Monday, the Brecon Beacons National Park announced it will only go by it's Welsh name, Bannau Brycheiniog, from now on. So it seems timely to introduce you to the second of the castles I visited in the park over the Easter bank holiday weekend: Bronllys Castle. Bronllys Castle was founded in the late 11th... Continue Reading →
I've been umming and ahhing over whether I should write one of my usual 'looking ahead' posts because when I look back over what I wrote in previous years, I find I rarely end up doing half the things I say I'm going to do and end up doing something completely different. Alas, planning is... Continue Reading →
Little Old World 