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 […]
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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 […]
LISTEN AGAIN: Peppermint Iguana Radio # 202 – The Wanderer Returns (22/10/19)
We have been blessed to have the good fortune to do a bit of globetrotting recently so our return show on the 22nd October 2019 […]
BRATISLAVA OR BUST: PART FOUR
Up bright and early again ready for one last day of tourism mania. We were up remarkably early and off out for final day of […]
BRATISLAVA(ish) OR BUST: PART THREE
Today’s adventures in Bratislava are mostly set, erm, not in Bratislava.
BRATISLAVA OR BUST PART TWO
Walking tours. Uncool but invaluable. As we head out into the big bad city, it appears the only people out are tourists on walking tours. […]
BRATISLAVA OR BUST PART ONE:
It’s October. It must be Wales away again.
SIX GO MAD IN CHINA: PART TWELVE: we finally find a decent pub
Still not quite done yet. We have another day of full on guided tourism to go. And there is a lot to see in Xian. […]
SIX GO MAD IN CHINA: PART ELEVEN: Terracotta Warriors day
Another day, another one of the Seven Wonders of the World. It’s Terracotta Warrior day. I wake up knackered. At seven am I hear what appears […]
SIX GO MAD IN CHINA: PART TEN: Bullet Trains and Long Goodbyes
Dropping like flies now. Only two of us make it for today’s temple session. Excessive templing and late night drinking taking its toll. Today’s temple […]
SIX GO MAD IN CHINA: PART NINE: Call that a castle?
We are to be based in the amazing Pingyao for a few days, although today we head out to check out some of the nearby […]
SIX GO MAD IN CHINA PART EIGHT: Pingyao or bust
Our luxurious hotel was just about all we get to see of this ‘ancient’ city. Today we head for Pingyao. I head down for breakfast […]
SIX GO MAD IN CHINA PART SEVEN: Why would you build that there?
The new week starts bright, fresh and full of hope and anticipation. Another day another city. This time we are travelling by minibus. We load […]
SIX GO MAD IN CHINA: PART SIX: In search of Santa’s Grottoe
New Day – new city. Datong Up at the crack of dawn, we were ready and waiting for Lucas, our guide for the next few […]
SIX GO MAD IN CHINA PART FIVE: Murder on the Datong Express
Time to move on from Beijing. When we got back on Friday a note had been left in the room advising us Tiananmen Square would […]
SIX GO MAD IN CHINA: PART FOUR: In search of a Chinese pub
A day off to roam free around Beijing, and perhaps finally find a pub. After the full Chinese breakfast, armed with a pretty, but rather […]
SIX GO MAD IN CHINA: PART THREE: The Great Wall.
The big one. The Great Wall of China. But first, a trip to a jade factory. For factory, read gift shop. Quite impressive what they […]
SIX GO MAD IN CHINA: PART TWO: Tiananmen Square and all that jazz
Day one proper in China started with breakfast, as most good days do. It was surprisingly recognisable. Mainly, but not wholly, due to the fact […]