Sometimes it's good to be a tourist in your home area.  Despite being regular visitors to Pontypridd, neither my husband nor I had been ...

This wasn't meant to be an outfit post.  I'm not wearing anything particularly exciting here, but it was a beautiful day when we too...

The UK has very good food festivals, and one of the best is right here in Wales.  Every September, the town of Abergavenny on the Welsh-Eng...

Following my post about dawn at the estuary , here are some more photos of the wonderful private village of Portmeirion in North Wales.  Fo...

"The gateau from the chateau 'as the candle with ze 'andle."  That is the line I remember most from watching episodes of W...

Back to a focus on the positive today.  The other weekend we were invited to a family wedding near Tenby, and so decided to make a weekend o...

Today's afternoon tea review is of Tudor Farmhouse , in the village of Clearwell in the Forest of Dean on the Welsh-English border.  A ...

On the recent bank holiday the Vintage Extravaganza returned to Cardiff's Millennium Centre.  Full of music, dancing, stalls and - most...

A few weeks ago I visited Wyndcliffe Court Sculpture Gardens in Monmouthshire with my Mum and my sister Louise.  It was supposed to be a be...

On a bitterly cold day we visited the Pumping Station , an antiques centre in Cardiff.  It's a fine Victorian industrial building from 1...

The British winter can be a little dampening on one's mood, so I think why not allow yourself a little solace?  I know it's trendy f...

If you are thinking of visiting one of our glorious UK cities for a spot of shopping, a pre-Christmas meet-up with friends, or simply a day ...

After our wonderful trip to Highclere Castle in the summer, where Downton Abbey was filmed, I was keen for another Downton Abbey related ad...

I'm a carnivore that loves a nice steak.  I love art too.  What better way to combine the two than to visit Steak of the Art , a new res...

Today is Saint David's Day, the day of our national patron saint of Wales.  I thought nothing says Wales like our industrial heritage, s...

I popped to a local event last weekend, the Treorchy Vintage & Craft Fair.  Held in a hall, the fair was 90% craft, with a smattering of...

One of the things I love about vintage events is that they're an opportunity to meet like-minded souls, and to find out about other vint...

Those of you in South Wales might want to put this date in your diary - a local vintage fair is popping up just outside Caerphilly, this com...

I'm keeping it local for this post, and want to mention a fabulous little salon and spa in Rhiwbina, a posh suburb of Cardiff.  Open sin...

Events are like buses - none for ages, and then they all come along at once!  Last week I was fortunate enough to be invited to the opening ...