Dylan Thomas is perhaps Wales' and Swansea's most famous son.
He was born on October 27, 1914 at No 5, Cwmdonkin Drive in Swansea, and much of his work was influenced by the places in and around Swansea Bay, Mumbles and Gower.
Although the Gower Peninsular is well known for its water sports, there's plenty to do on dry land as well for those of you who don't fancy getting your feet wet.
Even though I’m from the Southern Hemisphere and a tiny, wee bit scared of temperatures below freezing, I still love Scotland (YES, even in Winter!) and go as often as I can. So when I recently got invited to a Burns Supper in Edinburgh with friends, I naturally jumped at the chance.
ROMANCE IS ALIVE AND WELL!
A survey of more than 2,000 people, conducted by the booking website hotels.com, is claiming to show the most and least romantic places in Britain - topical for those loving couples looking for a Valentine's Day break.
These serviced studio apartments are traditionally decorated with comfortable furnishings, and are set in three lovingly preserved Victorian townhouses, the interiors of which have recently been sympathetically restored into completely self-contained, self catering, studio apartments.