welsh_wanderer Wales ยท Swansea

birmingham nights and roadside encounters

Been drivin routes between wales and midlands for near 40 years now. Truck routes get lonely. Know every service station, every layby from cardiff to manchester. Birmingham especially always been good

11 Feb 2026 ๐Ÿ‘ 5
welsh_wanderer Wales ยท Swansea

bristol nights and the m5 corridor

Been drivin this route fer years now. Bristol to Cardiff and back again. Somethin bout them service stops always felt... different. Not just another layby. More like little worlds between worlds.Mandy

3 Feb 2026 ๐Ÿ‘ 5
cardiff_carl Wales ยท Cardiff

quiet moments: what companionship really means

Margaret used to say that silence wasn't emptiness - it was connection. I remember her saying that often, usually when we'd sit together in our little Cardiff flat, reading or just existing. Now those

29 Jan 2026 ๐Ÿ‘ 6
cardiff_carl Wales ยท Cardiff

companionship and the spaces between grief

It's strange how loneliness creeps up on you. After Margaret passed, I thought the silence would swallow me whole. Our little house in Roath felt like a museum of memories. Every chair, every bookshel

3 Jan 2026 ๐Ÿ‘ 7