Blogs from St Davids, Pembrokeshire, Wales, United Kingdom, Europe

We spent some long northern hemisphere summer days exploring the cool little (and I mean LITTLE) city of St. Davids and some of the beaches: Caerfai and Newgale in particular deserve a mention. We were succesful in finding good coffee in both St. Davids and Newgale, so life was good. The ice cream was pretty awesome too! The mussel we found on the beach left a little to be desired though, not really what we're used too! We were particularly delighted to find a cafe that stated in a very 'British' way that "ITEMS CANNOT BE SWAPPED" on its breakfast menu (see photographic evidence). Apparently this is a immovable universal truth. (There's nothing like being flexible to the needs of your customers). Needless to say, we didn't eat there...I could not have coped with the earth-shattering ... read more

We're a bit late in publishing this and weren't going to bother but our blog hits are a bit low at the moment so here goes! Back in August we braved the scorching heat of the British summer and decided to go camping. Armed with shorts, T-shirts, Factor 50 sun cream and Mosquito nets we hurtled down the M4 early on Saturday morning in glorious sunshine ready for a great weekend! There was one small flaw in our plan - we were going to Wales, and our campsite was called "Hill Top Farm". Typically as soon as we had crossed the severn bridge and paid our £5 to get into the stunning country the inevitable happened????? It started to rain! Not just a light shower but more like a torrential down pour with hurricane force winds ... read more

St. David's...Pembrokeshire National Park St. David's Head is forged of very old volcanic rock, some of it dates back almost 500 million years! The Pembrokeshire Coastal Trail is 186 miles, we won't do all of that. After walking into town... St. David's (2miles), we visited the town market, (sampled some homemade Welsh cakes, Yum) and went to the art exhibit. On to the "Celtic Coaster Bus" to St. Justinians, the trailhead for today's hike. The Celtic Coaster Bus is wonderful... it takes one to any trailhead and then we can hike back, or if you get weary, just wait for the next little minibus. At St. Justinian's we picked up the coastal trail going back to Whitesands Beach. It is a lovely walk along the coast with magnificent views even Ramsey Island. After last nights' rain ... read more

Well so far it has been wonderful. Not many people around, plenty of sheep and lo and behold an absense of kids. I do come out in a bit of a rash when we drive past a school though, mind you that could be something to do with the inhospitable midges around here. I think I've discovered a new constellation up my arms. If I joined up all the spots I'm sure they'd make a good Blackpool Tower. Enough of the rambling, let me tell you what we have been up to. Our first stop was the Brecons and of course we had to climb up Pen-Y-fan. Forgot to take TC with us, Nik reacons he is scared of heights( of course he is making it up, he is building up a simmering hatred of ... read more

Well … my 9 months of travelling came to an end 4 weeks ago. I spent a lovely 5 days in NYC, kicking back, visiting a few restaurants and bars, plus preparing to rejoin the work force. Scott took me out for a fabulous night on the town for another, and not final, 30th celebration; a few cocktails at the Flatiron Lounge and then The Public for dinner. My return to London and work got slightly delayed due to a huge storm that rolled in across the East Coast of the US; all flights out of New York were cancelled, crazy hey. And there I was back at work… I am going to keep up my travel blog for exciting weekends away and travel in Europe, and potentially further a field, until my next big extended ... read more

We went to St Davids in south west Wales for Easter. We stayed at The Waterings B&B. We had stayed there before for Nick and Vicky's wedding - so we knew that we had a great place to stay! It took us over 5 hours to get there due to the amount of traffic on the roads, we also stopped for about 40 mins for lunch. Once we arrived we took a stroll into St Davids and down to the Cathedral. It is such a pretty area with the Cathedral tucked into a small valley, it has grass around it and grave stones, and looks really pretty in the sunshine with the hills and countryside behind it. There is still a crane behind it too, and work is still going on at the Bishop's Palace. ... read more