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Wales seems to be the favourite place for translation fails in road signs. Last year Swansea made a big mess-up when it came to translation of English text into the Welsh language. Now it’s Cardiff’s turn. This roadsign was spotted in St Mary St. in the centre of Cardiff’s busy shopping area. The BBC reports [...]

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Just spotted this taxi driver obviously taking a break in Maindy Road in Cardiff. I guess he never knew that he even been photographed ! Click on the photo for a bigger view.

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So some strange goings on in Cardiff Bay as revealed by Google Street View.  Street View has provoked some controversy and some interesting comments over privacy issues but at the end of the day it doesn’t actually show anything that isn’t publicly available to someone walking down the street on the day that the photos [...]

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I took this picture down in Langland Bay last summer.  It’s a favourite spot for surfers in the Gower and the wind was really strong on this day so the surf was up. I got some good action shots using a long lens. This guy was quite a way out and I took the picture [...]

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A classic from the BBC News site today. The sign pictured left was erected in Swansea. The Welsh translation translates back as “I am not in the office at the moment. Please send any work to be translated.” A classic copy and paste error. See the original BBC article here for full details. Photo copyright [...]

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