Cardiff and its surrounding areas offer a variety of mountain biking trails suitable for both cross-country and downhill enthusiasts. Here’s a selection of trails tested by the author within a 5-mile radius of Cardiff, with with their approximate GPS coordinates: 1. North Cardiff Mountain Bike Trails Located in the woodlands north of Cardiff, these trails […]
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Lost Saber Gold Mine in Arizona
Lost Saber Gold Mine: In the autumn of 1876, a successful business man from Georgia named John Saber, arrived in Prescott Arizona to try his luck in gold mining. John Saber purchased numerous mining claims along Lynx Creek but he didn’t care much for how crowded the place was, and he wanted to find a […]
Mountain Biking Trails: Bike Park Wales
The Vicious Valley Mountain Biking Trails start with a terrifying half-metre drop off a wooden boardwalk. Like all the advanced runs at BikePark Wales in the Brecon Beacons national park, it begins with a qualifier, that is a tricky opening feature where you can check whether you’re good enough for the trail and, if not, […]
Asbestos cement roof leaks?
Asbestos cement roof leaks, if your garage has a cement asbestos roof and it is currently leaking then you might be considering re-roofing. The problem with asbestos cement roof leaks and roof replacement is often greatly inflated cost associated with taking off the asbestos cement sheets and disposing of them. They have to be disposed […]
Trailer light, wire colour coding and LED Upgrade
There are 7 wires that come from the trailer socket and go to the trailer light units in the UK, they are coloured as follows: Not all these are used on trailer light units, some go to the left hand lights some go to the right and some are common. The wiring splits at the […]
Brecon Beacons: Park to use Welsh name Bannau Brycheiniog
Brecon Beacons, Stella Owen, NFU Cymru’s county advisor, said that, while it was important the national park was put “on a pedestal”, local farmers had to have the ability “to run businesses, to be profitable, and to continue in these wonderful, vibrant communities – delivering on the Welsh language, the culture and the social aspect […]
Cardiff chef’s idea – try dishwasher chicken
An award winning chef has developed his own answer to fears of washing raw chicken – he’s serving up dishwasher chicken. Dishwasher chicken is heading for the summer menu at Moksh, the popular Cardiff Bay restaurant which specialises in Indian cuisine with a technological twist. Stephen Gomes is already known locally as Heston Blumen-”dhal” – […]
Toilet cleaning, Proven limescale removal from your toilet.
Search the internet for toilet cleaning, descaling your toilet, toilet cleaning or limescale removal and methods using lemon juice, distilled vinegar, borax, coca cola and combinations of vinegar and bicarbonate of soda are all mentioned. Having tried the following to various degrees of success we thought you might like to know about how we resolved […]
Fireworks in Cardiff – Annual Events
Fireworks in Cardiff – Displays Every year the Fireworks in Cardiff seem to get better and better in comparison with previous years. The annual firework events now often include guest host presenters, music as well as food and drink. You can even enjoy Bonfire night fireworks from the warmth of a hospitality suite if you […]
Cardiff Accessibility For Tourists
Cardiff Accessibility for the estimated that the UK population will rise to 74 million by 2039, according to data from the Office of National Statistics, will make accessibility more important than ever to ensure that we cater to the needs of all our citizens when they’re on holiday. Whether it’s an afternoon of culture you’re […]