Today is our last day in Wales. It has been much cooler and wetter here but have still managed some walks through the Brecon Beacons national park. Beautiful rural region with lots of small villages built in the valleys between low rolling hills. The driving along very narrow lanes with thick hedges on either side has been a cause of anxiety at moments when you meet another car coming the other way - then there is a brief stand off while one driver eventually ...

Hi everyone, we have just arrived in southern Wales after 5 very busy days in Paris without much spare time to find an internet cafe. Paris was absolutely amazing - so much to do and so little time. The whole city is so lively and full of art, music, restaurants, street performers, gardens, palaces, museums. The sense of history and the amount of art and theatre is breathtaking - definitely a place I would love to visit again. Spent 6 hours in the Louvre and...