So here I am after a very busy day in a very cold Cardiff, about to have a pizza for dinner having accomplished quite a few of the things I’d planned, despite having to return to base for a cou...
I saw the above creature when I was walking through Bute Park in Cardiff this afternoon. I hadn’t realised that the annual UKIP conference was in Cardiff this year…
Very busy today, what with a return to lecturing in Cardiff and so on, so I’ve just got time for a quick post to mark the fact that the Vernal Equinox in the Northern Hemisphere took place toda...
I made it back to Cardiff yesterday. The train I was on was about half an hour late, but that was understandable. The strange bit was that most of the delay resulted from us running very slowly t...
It was rather windy last night, thanks to Storm Aileen. This morning my garden contained quite a few broken branches and other wind-blown items of detritus that weren’t there yesterday. B...
My neighbourhood has been a tad busy this weekend, as Llandaff Fields (which lie just 100 yards or so from my house) are the venue for Tafwyl, a free festival of Welsh language music. It’s nor...
Cardiff is gearing up for the UEFA Champion’s League final between Real Madrid and Juventus which takes place in the Principality Stadium on Saturday night. Cardiff University has produced this...
https://telescoper.blog/2017/06/01/cose-da-sapere-su-cardiff/
Two recent news items about Cardiff caught my attention so I thought I’d do a quick post. The first piece was about the terrible state of traffic congestion in the city. This doesn’t affect m...
Since we’re in the middle of a modest heatwave I thought “Flaming June” would be a good title for a blog post. Until a few years ago I always thought that “Flaming June” was some sort o...
Here’s a nice video promoting Cardiff as a perfect place to be a student. I presume it doesn’t mention the Opera because that’s for old fogeys like me rather than bright young things like...