South Wales, UK

Today was a great day for Wales in Cardiff Bay - the return of the Wales Olympic gold medal winners Nicole Cooke, Tom James and Geraint Thomas and silver medal winner David Davies.
I must admit that I have a bit of a soft spot for Nicole Cooke since she comes from close to where I [...]

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We had a quick run down to Llantwit Major beach last night.  It was probably one of the best evenings that we have had for quite a while, and the evening light was amazing.
The beach was quite quiet which was surprising considering that it was the start of the holiday weekend.  There were a 3 or [...]

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Just found a really good photo site - Mari Sterling takes really excellent photos of South Wales. I just love the photos! The photo to the left is called Nash Pool.
You can buy prints online from her site - http://www.maristerlingphotography.com/
Something for my photography to aspire to!

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I was looking for somewhere local for my special girl’s birthday last Sunday.  A friend suggested “Illtud’s 216” in Llantwit Major.  Of course I knew it, but had never been.  For me it was famous as where Pugsley went after leaving the well known Plough and Harrow in nearby Marcross.  I quickly discovered that Pugsley [...]

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Local girl Nicole Cooke has done us proud winning a Gold Medal in the Beijing Olympic games.  Nicole is from Wick in the Vale of Glamorgan. Nicole snatched victory in the Women’s Cycling Road Race against strong competition.
Best of luck in Wednesday’s time-trial.
Update 14th August 2008: Unfortunately Nicole came in 15th in the time-trial. Never [...]

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