44 h. ago 'I travelled from England to Wales to climb Yr Wyddfa and was bitterly disappointed'

Aisha, from Manchester, travelled to Wales to climb Yr Wyddfa (Mount Snowdon) for the first time, and the experience wasn't what she expected. One thing left her "bitterly disappointed"

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4 d. ago Parcels on working with Daft Punk and their euphoric electropop: ‘The ultimate goal is to cry on the dancefloor’

After forming at high school in Byron Bay, the Australian band’s nostalgic, disco-funk sound has been streamed more than 1bn timesGet our weekend culture and lifestyle emailWithin six months of forming in high school in Byron Bay and just a handful of gigs, Parcels packed their bags and moved to Berlin. The band’s five members were barely out of their teens with no real plan; it was purely “vibes-based”, as vocalist and guitarist Jules Crommelin remembers: “It’s the inevitable small town [thing] – you either stay forever or you leave as quick as possible.”That spontaneous move a decade ago turned out to be a fortuitous decision for the young band: Crommelin, percussionist Anatole “Toto” Serret, keyboardist and vocalist Louie Swain, bassist Noah Hill and keyboardist, vocalist and guitarist Patrick Hetherington. Their 2015 self-released debut EP caught the attention of the French record label Kitsuné, who signed them.Sign up for the fun stuff with our rundown of must-reads, pop cultur...

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6 d. ago Australians in London taste test M&S lamingtons: ‘A cubed cake does not a lamington make’

The UK retailer has released its own versions of the classic Australian cake. Melbourne-born Londoner Rose Johnstone assembles a group of UK-based Australians to try itGet our weekend culture and lifestyle email“Sorry, did you say lemingtons? Are they like, tropical fruits?”Not the response I was expecting when I excitedly told my colleagues that M&S Food was about to launch two versions of lamingtons to the UK public. As an Australian living in London, I’m used to navigating minor cultural differences in the workplace. Case in point: Brits eat their sausage rolls cold, with no sauce. And if you ask for sauce, they’d ask: “What kind?” But to learn that they hadn’t heard of lamingtons – the treat I’d scoff at my Grandma’s house, the major player at any cake stall, the bakery stalwart, neighbour to the trusty snot block – felt downright wrong. Like I’d slipped through a wormhole into a tragic parallel universe.Sign up for the fun stuff with our rundown of must-reads, pop culture a...

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6 d. ago ‘It doesn’t have to be like an Airbnb’: how to travel through house swapping and sitting

While it can be a wallet-friendly way to holiday, exchanging homes or minding someone else’s isn’t for everyone. Here, frequent travellers share their tipsGet our weekend culture and lifestyle emailFree accommodation in someone else’s home might seem like an easy hack for cheap travel, but there’s more to house-sitting and swapping than a free room.While sitting usually involves caring for pets in exchange for accommodation, swapping requires participants to make their own home available to others for the pleasure of staying for free in someone else’s.Sign up for the fun stuff with our rundown of must-reads, pop culture and tips for the weekend, every Saturday morning Continue reading...

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7 d. ago One of UK's most colourful towns with ancient castle, charming harbour and 13th century walls

The town is a two-hour drive from Cardiff and is home to a number of sandy beaches, a castle and a dinosaur park

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7 d. ago 'Adorable' Welsh town one of UK's 'most colourful' with stunning ancient castle

The charming coastal town of Tenby in Wales has all the ingredients for a perfect British seaside holiday, from its sandy beaches and colourful houses to its historic castle

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9 d. ago Gorgeous UK seaside village where you can walk all the way up a castle tower

This Norfolk village just two hours from Cambridge has plenty to offer locals and visitors, including a stunning sandy beach, an impressive castle and a racecourse

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9 d. ago Man climbs Pen y Fan for first time but feels like he's been 'f****d over'

A man who climbed Pen y Fan for the first time has shared how he feels the experience "f****d him over." Matt detailed his journey and it left viewers in stitches

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1 week ago Minister urges families to use £3 bus fare cap to visit attractions

Minister for local transport Simon Lightwood urged people to plan days out by bus ‘without worrying’ about the cost of travel.

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1 week ago Tiny Welsh pie shop that started in a sports club car park in Cardiff has big dreams

Donald's Pies has announced exciting news

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1 week ago 17 beaches, castles and other fun stuff near Cardiff you don't need a car to get to

There is plenty to do around Cardiff that you don't need a car to get to including Caerphilly Castle, Swansea Bay and the Welsh Coal Mining experience

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1 week ago Beautiful Scottish seaside village near oyster festival that is a must

The village is a scenic seaside place with pastel houses, sandy beaches, clifftop walks, and the ruins of Dunskey Castle.

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2 w. ago Zarif: the 10 funniest things I have ever seen (on the internet)

The actor, model and writer gets a bad case of the funnies, brought on by Cole Escola, Mad TV and Ts MadisonGet our weekend culture and lifestyle emailPublishing this list is like giving you an X-ray examination into my funny bone, the area that harbours all of my dumbest, stoopidest and most insincere thoughts. I got a case of dumb-dumb-itis; it’s bad doc, real bad!Please do not take this examination lightly. I had to do a lot of archive searching and cross-referencing; I sought counsel from gurus and masters in the field. I dove deep. My room looked like a murder mystery of red string and pins, low light and a cream Burberry trench with some Loewe spectacles adorning the peak of my nose just so I could be ready.Sign up for the fun stuff with our rundown of must-reads, pop culture and tips for the weekend, every Saturday morning Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Staff at car insurance giant Admiral to get £1,800 in free shares after record half year

The Cardiff car insurance to loans group has reported a 69% rise in pre-tax profits

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3 w. ago Rita Wrote a Letter: Paul Kelly’s sequel to How to Make Gravy is an affectionate goodbye to Joe

Almost 30 years after Kelly released his Christmas classic, we finally learn what became of his cast of characters Get our weekend culture and lifestyle email“She’s the one to save me,” errant protagonist Joe declares of Rita, his long-suffering partner and unpaid therapist, in the prison letter that forms the lyrics of Paul Kelly’s 1996 single How to Make Gravy.The perennial Christmas classic was recently voted the ninth-best Australian song of all time. Almost 30 years after he wrote it, Kelly has released a sequel, Rita Wrote a Letter, in which we finally learn what became of Rita while Joe was in jail: she wised up and moved on.Sign up for the fun stuff with our rundown of must-reads, pop culture and tips for the weekend, every Saturday morning Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Sashi Perera: the 10 funniest things I have ever seen (on the internet)

The lawyer turned comedian and author shares her favourite online lols, from Michael Bolton as Erin Brockovich to David Attenborough narrating tortoise sex Get our weekend culture and lifestyle emailI love the internet. People from the time before the internet always talk about how great that time was. They’re lying. Some things were exactly the same: there was love and war, and people pushed doors clearly marked “pull”, especially if someone was watching. But we had to bear these experiences without a tool to ferret out as much information as possible about anything or anyone at any time. So it was definitely a worse time.When a dial-up connection came into my life at 12, I threw myself at the internet with the intensity usually reserved for Backstreet Boys dances. I’ve aggressively communicated on every virtual platform since its inception, and the best bit is the link to all the funnies.Sign up for the fun stuff with our rundown of must-reads, pop culture and tips for the weekend...

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3 w. ago ‘Invisibility is the new radical position’: artist Rose Nolan on avoiding social media and slowing us down

The text-based artist reflects on her ‘sex, drugs and rock’n’roll’ past and her ‘very analogue’ present – living and working in Melbourne’s most Instagrammed houseGet our weekend culture and lifestyle emailThe Melbourne-based artist Rose Nolan has worked exclusively in a palette of red and white since the 1990s, a decision she describes as “liberating”. When she stopped thinking about colour, Nolan suddenly found she had more headspace for her practice which, over 40 years, has spanned a remarkable range of mediums, from colossal public artworks to small architectural models, wall paintings, banners and flags, and self-published books and pamphlets.You might have traipsed across her terrazzo-emblazoned floor work All Alongside of Each Other on the concourse of Sydney’s Central station. Or gazed upwards at the towering words Enough-Now/Even/More-so on the exterior of Melbourne’s Munro Community Hub near Queen Victoria Market.Sign up for the fun stuff with our rundown of must-reads, p...

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3 w. ago Woman shocked to see what she looks like before and after climbing Yr Wyddfa

Vivien recently shared a video of what she looked like before and after she climbed Yr Wyddfa (Mount Snowdon), and she couldn't believe the difference. The hike really was an experience

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3 w. ago American travels to Wales for first time and her reaction is priceless

Sierra Noelle recently visited Wales and her reaction was absolutely priceless. She decided to document her travels, and she had a few things to say about our country

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4 w. ago Cardiff city centre car park could be transformed into student flats

There are concerns about the potential impact that the flats might have on the character of the area, but developers argue they will improve the current site

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