Sark – an island for all seasons Last year LIZ BARRY took a late summer trip to the Channel Islands. In April we published her journey to Guernsey, this month we continue onto one of the smaller islands, SARK The
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Merry Glitzmas Glamorous make-up artist Lora, returns to TheBAY this month after an extended break while she had her baby Harri. Lora has some great hints and tips on putting on the glitz this Christmas Tis the season to be
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This year we have been treated to some fantastic photography courtesy of Chris ‘Guts’ Griffiths and his surfing mates, and this month is no exception – in fact we think they have surpassed themselves on this trip to Ireland. The Emerald
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LIAM BIRD RECENTLY DITCHED HIS CAR AND WALTZED OFF TO AUSTRIA TO INVESTIGATE ITS CAPITAL CITY, VIENNA Oh! Vienna The Austrian capital sits aside the River Danube and is a city of palaces and parks, grand squares and spires, cobbled alleys
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FRESHWATER WEST LONGBOARD CLASSIC On the 20-21st of September the 3rd round of the British Longboard circuit had its Welsh stop at Freshwater West It enticed many of Britain’s top loggers to journey over the Severn Bridge with the lure
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Caldey calling DURING A CAMPING HOLIDAY IN PEMBROKESHIRE, LIZ TOOK THE OPPORTUNITY OF A DAY TRIP FROM TENBY TO CALDEY ISLAND It was a bright summer morning when I made the short journey from the campsite just outside Tenby to
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Sweet and Sour The sweet… Well, with the surf drought still in full effect, a couple of mates and I hit the road again this month looking for our surfing fix. But, instead of heading west like last month, this
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Last year I visited Lithuania at the invitation of the Lithuanian Tourist Board. On that trip I met up with Simon Fry, a travel writer who has been published in The Independent,The Independent on Sunday and Rugby World to name just a
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CUBA HAS BEEN ON LIZ BARRY’S BUCKET LIST FOR SOME TIME SO WHEN THE OPPORTUNITY AROSE FOR HER TO PICK UP HER PASSPORT AND PACK UP HER CAMERA AND HEAD FOR HAVANA, THERE WAS NO STOPPING HER Havana – Cuba
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TRANSYLVANIA BY BIKE All photos by Kim KIM JONES – TheBAY’S MOUNTAINBIKE GUIDE – IS A WELL-SEASONED TRAVELLER, BUT EVEN HE WASN’T PREPARED FOR THE RECEPTION HE RECEIVED IN ROMANIA WHEN HE VISITED EARLIER THIS YEAR – AND IT WASN’T
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Hit the road Jack…. All photos by Guts Two glorious summers in a row must be some sort of a record in Wales – but here it is – no matter how unlikely. Week after week fantastic sunshine has bathed Gower,
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Simon and I recently had a short break in the Algarve to meet up with regular contributor to TheBAY, Tatiana Bento of the Marmalade Cookery School A Portuguese catch up with Lesley Williams Photos by Dave Mattu Regular readers will
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SUPer SUMMER WELL SUMMER IS OFFICIALLY UPON US AND FOR THE SECOND YEAR IN SUCCESSION IT’S BEEN A BLAZING START TO IT WITH A COUPLE OF WEEKS OF HOT WEATHER. THIS HAS BEEN GREAT FOR THE SUP (STAND UP PADDLEBOARD)
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This month, we conclude a three-part series on CS Lewis and his reflections on the problem of suffering with his most personal work… A Grief Observed As I mentioned last month, Lewis wrote the following in The Problem of Pain:
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THE WINDOW TO TWO CONTINENTS Istanbul Liz recently took a short break to Turkey’s largest city, Istanbul, which lies at the confluence of the Sea of Marmara, the Bosphorus, and the Golden Horn Constantinople was the capital of the Ottoman
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A Tor on Dartmoor Last month mountainbike guide Kim Jones headed for Devon where he discovered bleak windswept moors, a famous prison and real ale Look at that, isn’t it great! What, Where? There, look. We’re standing in the bar of
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A man for all seasons Paul Gill, surfer, explorer, shaper, photographer “The Gill” as he is fondly referred to is one of the most well-known characters in British surfing. A true eccentric, Paul was born in Liverpool nearly 60 years
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