Wacky Wales - A Guide to Wales — A Guide to Wales

Disgrifiad Cymraeg / Welsh Description

Dyma arweinlyfr personol, digrif am Gymru, ond ymysg yr hwyl a'r dychan ceir yma ddarnau o wybodaeth defnyddiol am ddigwyddiadau, llefydd bwyta ac yfed, adloniant, ac wrth gwrs llefydd i ymweld â nhw. Mae'r llyfr yn rhoi gwybodaeth am drefi a dinasoedd - gan gynnwys y pethau nad ydynt mewn arweinlyfrau swyddogol.

Disgrifiad Saesneg / English Description

This is a personal, wacky guide to Wales but among the fun and satire there are nuggets of useful information about major events, eating and drinking, entertainment, and of course where to go. This gives you the low-down on Welsh towns and cities - stuff they don't tell you in the official guides - and there's even a section on Welsh magical moments!

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Bywgraffiad yr Awdur / Author Biography

Colin Palfrey was born and brought up in Cardiff and still lives only a few miles from the city centre. He is a published poet and author of The Scottish Trip and Cardiff Soul . He has written and performed satirical political comedy and is a former local councillor and Parliamentary candidate.

Adolygiad y Cyhoeddwr / Publisher Review

Welsh Towns Damned in New Guide Book A new Welsh guidebook published this week makes scathing attacks on major Welsh towns and tourist attractions. According to Wacky Wales by Cardiff based author Colin Palfrey, in Swansea, "the night clubs swarm with bimbos wearing war paint and little else" whereas the men are "tattooed Neanderthals looking for a female to drag home to their sparsely-furnished cave." About Cwmbran, it says: "There's absolutely nothing to keep you there. The wind whistles down the corridors of the shopping areas as if to say - 'You've been here long enough; now go home.'" And it says that the Celtic Manor "closely resembles the MI5 headquarters in London". However Cardiff Bay waterfront is praised for its relaxing sounds: "the cooing of pigeons, the murmuring of the Big Issue sellers, the warbling of street musicians and the bellowing of supporters as Cardiff City actually score a goal." Y Lolfa publishers General Editor, Lefi Gruffudd, said: "There are nuggets of truth in Colin's comments. It's all very refreshing. Nobody believes what they read in the glossy tourist brochures anyway. Many are bored with the official attractions and are looking for something different." The author, Colin Palfrey, is a poet and satirist who lives in Cardiff and is a former local councillor and parliamentary candidate. He said: “I had an opportunity to leave Wales years ago. But I am Welsh and this is my home. Because I love it I think it's OK for me to take the mick out of some of Wales' less attractive places, national events and traditions. As a nation, we're confident enough now to be able to laugh at ourselves.”