I live in Newport South Wales UK and suppose I’m just an ordinary guy with all the trials and tribulations that life brings. So this is my blog my change to rant and pour my soul out for the world to see. Cardiff if the nearest large town and I often spend an afternoon walking around the shops and castle grounds. There are good coffee shops where you can sit and watch the world go by. My main hobby is Hill walking and the Brecon Beacons can be reached by car within an hour. Pen y Fan the highest peak in South Wales is one of my favourite walks and can be used as a start to the high ridges and peaks to extend into a great days walking. Other areas worthy of a walking holiday are Snowdon and the Lake District. My other hobby is Taichi. I have been practicing Taichi for 15 years and Instructing for the past 9. I run a class in a central Leisure Club and have a growing membership.
Life’s good and I really enjoy the pastimes that keep me both fit and happy. I enjoy music of all kinds and have a healthy love of red wine and the occasional brandy. I believe that in order to be happy its necessary to indulge in the pleasures of life without overindulgence.
Loves.
Mountain walking
Taichi & meditation
Good hotels
Good food
Healthy living

Hates
Politics
Gooseberries
Sterilised milk
Queuing
Drunks
Kids using the phone
Ironing

Don’t you just hate the way your body changes as you get older, and children are oblivious of the impact their habits can play on your nerves. When every little problem becomes a major disaster to them and the disasters that blight our lives are deemed to be trivial compared to the pimple and owning the wrong mobile phone.
Weather here in Wales in pretty bad at the moment, not much chance of walking and staying dry so if I can remember where I left the waterproofs I may yet get to Brecon tomorrow. Hope this didn’t send you to sleep, it’s a start and I hoe that like minded people will read and support this blog.
Until my next instalment.