TRAVEL BLOG: Krakow Day Three – Auschwitz-Birkenau (04/11/25)
Today we did what must be the least ‘fun’ thing you can do on holiday, but equally a ‘must do’ trip: a visit to Auschwitz-Birkenau, […]
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TRAVEL BLOG: Krakow Day Two – The Salt Mine (03/11/25)
Day trip out to the legendary Wieliczja Salt Mine. Wieliczja Salt Mine is a bit like Blaenavon Big Pit, but with less coal and more […]
TRAVEL BLOG: Krakow Day One (02/11/25)
Travelling to Krakow for a cheeky Polish city break. This trip feels more footbally than some of our football trips. We are travelling with Wonky […]
WALES AWAY TRAVEL BLOG: Kazakhstan Day Fourteen (07/09/25)
Still in Kazakhstan, squeezing in a few more sights before going home. Don’t Take Me home. Please don’t take me home. I just don’t […]
WALES AWAY TRAVEL BLOG: Kazakhstan Away Day Thirteen (06/09/25)
The day after the match. Always a slow day. We are lucky that, whilst not rich in cash, we are reasonably rich in time. I […]
WALES AWAY TRAVEL BLOG: Kazakhstan Day Twelve (Match Day 04/09/25)
Match Day. Balls, buses and booze. After almost two weeks in Kazakhstan, match day has finally arrived. Despite having decided we would never again drink […]
WALES AWAY TRAVEL BLOG: Kazakhstan Away Day Eleven (03/09/25)
First day in Astana. It’s a bit different to Almaty. To put it mildly. After travelling 1,234km, our train pulled into Astana bang on time. […]
WALES AWAY TRAVEL BLOG: Kazakhstan Day Ten (02/09/25)
Finally leaving Almaty and heading up to Astana, where the game is. By train. Why are you going by train and not flying? ….. An […]
WALES AWAY TRAVEL BLOG: Kazakhstan Away Day Nine (01/09/25)
More spectacular lakes. And rooftop bars. If we had actually planned this trip properly, we wouldn’t have had to get up at six of the […]
WALES AWAY TRAVEL BLOG: Kazakhstan Away Day 8 (31/08/25)
Finally got to see Kazakhstan beyond the big city. Did you know there are two four o’clocks in one day? Well, there are. And today […]
WALES AWAY TRAVEL BLOG: Kazakhstan Day Seven (30/09/25)
A visit to the Park of the First President, Almaty. Wales? Where Wales?….. oh, GARETH BALE Taxi Driver It’s a scenario many Wales Away travellers will […]
WALES AWAY TRAVEL BLOG: Kazakhstan Day Six (29/08/25)
Drinking mead in Russian pubs, and other boozy tales. *Answer: it was milk. See yesterday’s blog for question. Yesterday we were up early raring to go. […]
WALES AWAY TRAVEL BLOG: Kazakhstan Day Five (28/08/25)
We go up a mountain to see what we can see. Just like the bear did. We are only halfway through our stay in Almaty […]
WALES AWAY TRAVEL BLOG: Kazakhstan Day Four (27/08/25)
Celebrating Becks’ seventieth birthday by not seeing him at all. Here’s some travel info you won’t find in any other guide book. The days in […]
WALES AWAY TRAVEL BLOG: Kazakhstan Day Three, Almaty Walking Tour (26/08/25)
Walking tour of Almaty to try to get our bearings. *Quite a long read. Get yourself a coffee. Having had an early-ish night, we were […]
WALES AWAY TRAVEL BLOG: Kazakhstan Part Two – First Day in Almaty (25/08/25)
Waking up and getting bearings in new city. Or maybe not. I’m not sure what time I woke up. My phone is on flight mode […]
WALES AWAY TRAVEL BLOG: Kazakhstan Day One
First day of our trip to Kazakhstan – travelling Aren’t you worried about being kidnapped by the Taliban? Elderly Relative It’s an amusing question. She’s obviously […]
WALES AWAY BLOG: The Menin Gate, Ypres (10/06/25)
A poignant stop off on the way home from Brussels. The Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres. I don’t always bother with a blog about the journey […]
WALES AWAY BLOG: Belgium v Wales – Match Day (09/96/25)
Tales of spaceships, the Red Wall and an action-packed football match. Sometimes you wake up and have to judge which you need most: more sleep […]
WALES AWAY BLOG: Belgium (again) Part One (08/06/25)
Brussels by bus – day one. The beauty of Wales Away is travelling to interesting new places. But this is the third time in ten […]
BLOG: Spirit of 58 | Alternative Wales Party : London (01/06/25)
Celebrating fifteen years of Spirit of 58 in London – with a little bit of help from Alternative Wales. As the needle clicked into the […]
LISTEN AGAIN: Peppermint Iguana Radio Show # 338: Cymru / Macedonia Special (08/04/25)
Peppermint Iguana Radio Show #338 is a Macedonian / Welsh sonic cultural exchange thing, showcasing the Naked Mountain Collective label from Macedonia, and just a […]
FESTIVAL BLOG: The Laugharne Weekend Day Three (30/03/25)
A day of pairing drinks with music. We started the day by nipping over the road from the hotel for a Greggs, the breakfast of […]
FESTIVAL BLOG: The Laugharne Weekend Day Two (29/03/25)
First full day. Comedy, grammar lessons and walking through walls. And booze. Lots of booze. The day started with a healthy(ish) nosh up in the […]
WALES AWAY BLOG: Macedonia Away – Day Four and The Sound of Naked Mountains (26/03/25)
Final day of trip, meeting local musicians and some reflections on Macedonia. Today we finally get to do what we had hoped to do on […]
WALES AWAY BLOG: North Macedonia Away Part Two (24/03/25)
An emotional day in Skopje, for several very different reasons I wake up to cancel the 9:30 walking tour. Partly because of the rain, partly […]
WALES AWAY BLOG: North Macedonia Part One (23/03/25)
First Wales Away trip of a new campaign, the qualifiers for the 2026 World Cup. The first away trip of a campaign should be a […]
LISTEN AGAIN: Peppermint Iguana Radio Show # 337 (25/03/25)
An instrumental tribute to the victims of the Pulse Night Club fire in North Macedonia Our last show was a Special, featuring many young North […]
LISTEN AGAIN: Peppermint Iguana Radio # 336 – North Macedonia Special (11/03/25)
Peppermint Iguana Radio Show #336 – putting the acid in North Macidonia. And punk. And ska, dub and deep house. Yes, it is that time […]
ZINE REVIEW: Alternative Wales Issue Sixteen (December 2024)
Latest issue (#16) of Alternative Wales, a zine dedicated to all things Welsh football. Alternative Wales is a professional-looking A5 zine that covers all aspects […]