August 2020

St Davids: a happy return to Britain’s smallest city

One of my favourite memories is getting a high speed train in the rush hour in…
Taking the train in the age of coronavirus

I took a train for the first time in over five months this week. What a…
Exam results day memories

Today, thousands of young people were celebrating after getting their GCSE results. But these were unique…
The Landsker line: Pembrokeshire’s language border

We’re on holiday in Tenby, Pembrokeshire this week. This intriguing town is called Dinbych-y-pysgod (little fort…
The joy of Tenby: pandemic pleasures

We were meant to fly to Florida on Friday, for an amazing family holiday in Walt…
Gloucester: the must-visit motorway services

We drove to Wales the old way today, along the A40, before cutting down to the…
Cycle ways to heaven – and hell

Is this a sign of the future? Welcome to Cambridge and its new cycling-friendly roundabout, inspired…
Goodbye Costa, Chalfont St Giles

Costa may not be everyone’s cup of tea – or coffee – but we were pleased…
The making of a railway: watching the birth of HS2

At the end of the 19th century, a photographer called SWA Newton documented a unique event:…