TRAVEL BLOG: French onions (30/08/23)
Today we peeled off the Montferrat layer, and moved on to the Nice layer. With a combination of Air Traffic Control meltdowns and most of […]
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TRAVEL BLOG: French Stuck (29/08/23)
“The best laid schemes o’ mice an’ men / Gang aft a-gley.” Or something like that. We went to bed safe in the knowledge that […]
TRAVEL BLOG: Tourtour de France (28/08/23)
Today we got out to visit Tourtour, so good they named it twice. Overnight the rain poured and poured and poured. There was thunder. I […]
TRAVEL BLOG: French Dressing (27/08/23)
Zut alors, when will this rain stop? After several days of unbearable heat, we wake up to the sound of rain on the roof. Not […]
TRAVEL BLOG: French Letters (to home) (26/08/23)
All quiet on the southern front. Today Trixy and John are our saviours. They provide a lift to Carrefour and back. Megan returns with 5.5% […]
TRAVEL BLOG: French Kissing (25/08/23)
Wedding Day! Yay! Today was the main reason for our trip. The wedding of two dear friends, Lee and Alka. Don’t be expecting a review […]
TRAVEL BLOG: French Connections (24/08/23)
Day one of an adventure in the South of France Well, I say day one, it’s day 0.5, it’s travelling day. We were up with […]
TRAVEL BLOG: Norway Part Three: All Quiet On The Stavanger Front (07/05/23)
I’m up early to watch us sail into Stavanger. Fourth largest city in Norway. It is the gateway to the Fjords. A bit like Trehafod […]
TRAVEL BLOG: Norway Part Two: Life On The Ocean Wave (06/05/23)
We were up reasonably early, waking up to the sight of the North Sea scrolling past our bedroom window. The sea was much calmer than […]
TRAVEL BLOG: Norway Part One: Setting Off Into The Sunset (05/05/23)
Part one of a travel blog about a cruise around the Norwegian fjords. Don’t expect any revelations or insight to lost tribes or anything, it’s […]
WALES AWAY – BELGIUM 2022: Day Seven and Eight – trip ends with a whimper (23+24/09/22)
The day after a game is always a day to wind down and not rush home. Today was a particularly chilled and uneventful day – […]
WALES AWAY – BELGIUM 2022: Day Six – Match Day (22/09/22)
Two days on and I still haven’t recovered from the session on the 12% beer (or at least I hope that’s the problem). So we […]
WALES AWAY – BELGIUM 2022: Day Five, The Gap Year (21/09/22)
Today was to be our first day exploring Brussels. So we were up with the larks for breakfast. For €9 we could have cheese on […]
WALES AWAY – BELGIUM 2022: Day Four – Look out Brussels, The Welsh Are Coming (20/09/22)
DAY FOUR: We have been ‘in country’, as they used to say back in The ‘Nam, four days now. Time to head for the city […]
WALES AWAY – BELGIUM 2022: Day Three – Churches, River Boats, but not Towers (19/09/22)
DAY THREE: Diary of Clint Iguana Aged 59 and 3/4 – ish The day started with me getting me blog proofread, by a professional proofreader, […]
WALES AWAY – BELGIUM 2022: Day Two, In Bruges (18/09/22)
DAY TWO: Wandering around a UNESCO World Heritage City with camera in hand. First things first, breakfast. Whilst Posh and Becks were getting some much-needed […]
WALES AWAY – BELGIUM 2022: Day one, trains, trains and trains (17/09/22)
Diary of a trip to Belgium to watch Wales play away in the Nations League and celebrate me birthday whilst at it. Day one. It […]
INSIDE QATAR: Hidden Stories from One of the Richest Nations on Earth – by John McManus (Icon Books 2022)
A snapshot of life in Qatar in the early twentieth century. This is a well written and eminently readable look at Qatar in the run […]
Gwen Gwen Fest 2022 – Kidwelly
The Carmarthenshire town of Kidwelly has a go a putting it’s name on the cultural map with Gwen Gwen, it’s first festival of music, art […]
LANDED FESTIVAL 2022: Who to see and what to do in the area
Landed festival is just around the corner – so we thought we would touch base with the crew to find out if they are as […]
DIARY OF A CAMPERVAN #1: Greta has Landed
First post in what will hopefully turn out to be a collection of anecdotes of jolly japes in Campervan World. And possibly some tips on […]
SEVEN GO MILD IN WROCLAW: Poland v Wales part one.
Day one of a trip to Poland to watch Wales away. *All names changed to protect the guilty Flying at 7am doesn’t sound too bad. […]
PASSPORTS, BUCKET HATS AND BROWN ENVELOPES: Wales Away in 2022
A blog about football, football business, travel and war. Setting the scene for Poland v Wales, June 2022. The pandemic is petering out and the […]
LISTEN AGAIN: Peppermint Iguana Radio Show # 306 The Tommy Davies Tribute Show (15/02/22)
Our Peppermint Iguana Radio Show on 15th February was a special tribute to our mate Tommy ‘the socks’ Davies, who sadly went to the great […]
LISTEN AGAIN: Peppermint Iguana Radio Show # 271 Euro Kick Off Special (08/06/21)
In the run up to Euro 2020, The Peppermint Iguana Radio Show on 8th June, featured a European play list to get you in the […]
GUEST BLOG: Life on the Road during Covid-19 – Part 1
A postcard from the road. Morocco under lockdown and all that jazz – from Sam ‘Van Dweller’ Sam ‘Van Dweller’ has been a blogger, musician […]
BAKU BEYOND : PART FOUR: Wales, Bales and local Ales (Azerbaijan 0 Wales 2)
And so it arrives. Match day. Azerbaijan v Wales. The reason we have come all this way. It feels a bit strange. There was a […]
BAKU BEYOND: PART THREE: You can take the boy out of the valley, but you cant take the valley out of the boy
The day started with picking up our tickets for the game. There was a time when getting tickets for Wales games was easy. These days […]
BAKU BEYOND: PART TWO: Instagram City
And so it begins. Finally in Baku. (NB: This is a live blog from my phone. Will tidy up with tidy pictures when I get […]
BAKU BEYOND: PART ONE: Moscow Calling.
Azerbaijan away. They dont get much more exotic than this. But exotic often comes at a price. On this occasion the price is the journey […]