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 […]
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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 […]
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 Part Three : Match Day (25/03/25)
Burning the candle at both ends: a jam-packed day including lakes, picnics and football. And beers It’s a funny old game. If your team scores […]
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 […]
TRAVEL BLOG: Turkey Away Part Four – Hot Air Balloons and stuff (17/11/24)
An action-packed day featuring hot air balloons, ancient cities beneath the ground and magic carpets. It’s a baron land that has changed hands for centuries […]
TRAVEL BLOG: Turkey v Wales Part Three: Match Day (16/11/24)
Today is the big day. Game Day. Turkey v Wales Day. We have only been here two nights but it feels like a week. I […]
TRAVEL BLOG: Turkey v Wales Part Two – pubs tickets and pubs (15/11/24)
A day doing bugger all in a city with bugger all to do. We are up at the crack of noon and ready to rock. […]
LISTEN AGAIN: Peppermint Iguana Radio Show # 328 – Turkish Delight (12/11/24)
Peppermint Iguana Radio Show 328 was a bit of a Turkish Delight, featuring several tunes by Turkish artists, to get us in the mood for […]
TRAVEL BLOG: Turkey v Wales Part One (14/11/24)
An unusually short trip for us, we are heading out to Turkey embeded with Wonky Sheep, the official FAW travel partner. We normally prefer to […]
TRAVEL BLOG: Iceland Away Part Seven (The Golden Circle – 12/10/24)
Last full day in Iceland and we have saved the best for last. The legendary Golden Circle Tour. We always like to have at least […]
TRAVEL BLOG: Iceland Away Part Six (Match Day – 11/10/24)
Match Day. The reason we are in this wonderful country. Spoiler alert. We drew 2:2. It’s weird, coming back from two nil down always feels […]
TRAVEL BLOG: Iceland Away Part Five (Whale Watching – 10/10/24)
We might have to wait till tomorrow to watch Wales, but today we got to see Whales. The Red Wall are well and truly filling […]
TRAVEL BLOG: Iceland Away Part Four (Classic South Coast Tour – 09/10/24)
In today’s exciting blog, we have tales of volcanoes, waterfalls, trolls and rainbows. Yes, we ventured beyond the city limits again today. In daylight this […]
TRAVEL BLOG: Iceland Away Part Three (Pubs and Grubs – 08/10/24)
Second full day, and we decided to wind down a bit. But we did go to the pub, got drunk on ‘cheap’ cider, and booked […]
TRAVEL BLOG: Iceland Away Part Two (Northern Lights and Stuff – 07/10/24)
First full day included a walking tour around the city and a trip out into the mountains to see the Northern Lights. *If you want to […]
TRAVEL BLOG: Iceland Away Part One (Getting There – 06/10/24)
Day one: Following in the footsteps of Professor Otto Lidenbrock, Arne Saknussemm and Aron Gunnarsson, we are travelling to Iceland. Armed with long-johns, bobble hats and […]
LISTEN AGAIN: Peppermint Iguana Radio Show #326 – Iceland V Wales Special (08/10/24)
This week’s show marks the start of a new chapter. After forty-two years of shirk, I have finally retired from gainful employment. We mark the […]
TRAVEL BLOG: Montenegro or Bust Part Four (10/09/24)
Last fun-packed day exploring the sight of Podgorica. Ish. We had an unusually early start the day after the game. BBC Radio Wales wanted to […]
TRAVEL BLOG: Montenegro or Bust : Part Three (09/09/24)
Match Day. Things can only get wetter. Up at the crack of noon, we dress in our finest replica shirts and bucket hats, so there’s […]
TRAVEL BLOG: Montenegro or Bust: Part Two (08/09/24)
A full day to explore the city. Or at least that’s the plan. I wake up to the sound of stray dogs barking, and put […]
TRAVEL BLOG: Montenegro or Bust: Part One (07/09/24)
Wales Away always throws up some complications, but this trip to Montenegro takes the biscuit. It started so simply. A trip to Montenegro, a new […]
Fork ‘n’ Tune Relaunches with Nookee and the Carltones (31/08/24).
Cwmcarn live music pub relaunches itself after revamp. Vinny and Anja Franco have been running the Cwmcarn Hotel for seven years now. They immediately put […]