Cardigan: creeping insidiously from the murky depths of the polluted Teifi River

Living in Cardigan, Wales

Creeping insidiously from the murky depths of the now silt-choked and chemically polluted Teifi River, Cardigan was once a thriving port, ferrying passengers to and from the New World. Now the place is filled with a strange, uneasy mix of Welsh Nationalists, middle-aged “artists” from Surrey and Sussex, ***** from various English cities who were […]

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Do the Welsh still hate the English?

Living in Wales

Having moved to Llanwrtyd Wells in Powys, Wales from Cheshire for the pull of 20 acres of land for my horses I made the biggest mistake of my life and spent 5 years in a living hell. Yes its beautiful but some of the people let it down – not least those who should know […]

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Edinburgh, the city centre is OK-ish the surrounding areas are awful

Living in Edinburgh

While the city centre of Edinburgh is OKish the surrounding areas are just awful. Mind you having lived bang in the city centre for a while in a flat made into bedsits full of drunks who broke the door off of the toilet / bathroom I wouldn’t want to live there ever again. There was […]

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