barry island

way back in 2011 i went to barry island to take some photos for a university project. only now am i blogging about it, haha! not really, i just wasn’t into blogging at the time, but i was looking through old photos recently and came across these and wanted to share them.

i want to get out to different places and take more photos this year, so i’m essentially using these photos to encourage myself. i keep using the excuse of having no car/being unable to drive, but then i realise that’s silly because there’s quite a few places near-ish by that are quite easily accesible by bus and/or train, plus a bit of walking.

barry island, penarth, merthyr mawr, st fagans, and cosmeston lakes to name just a few. all of which i’ve been to before, besides merthyr mawr. it is an absolute dream to go to portmeirion one day, but that requires more travel and i would love to stay for a couple of days, so more money too.

if anybody reading this wants to come join me in some photography based travels at any point, you are more than welcome, and it would be ace to have a photography buddy.

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kitty redburn

Hello! I'm Laura, an illustrator (who makes collages and patterns) and blogger based in Cardiff, UK. Cardboardcities is a creative lifestyle blog showcasing - amongst other things - illustration, photography, and creative book reviews. Find out more...

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Reply katrinacsj 06/01/2015 at 14:13

Reply Tara 06/01/2015 at 17:21

Reply laura redburn 11/01/2015 at 11:25
thank you! ahh, that's lovely. definitely plan to take LOTS of photos this year!
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Reply jenniferlloydillustr 06/01/2015 at 23:12

I'm on board! I love love love Wales too – I got engaged just beneath the summit of Snowdon and it was magical, it was snowy and a perfect photography trip as well as romantic!

Reply laura redburn 11/01/2015 at 11:26
ohhh deffo let me know if you're in or near cardiff anytime jen!
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Reply danielle 07/01/2015 at 04:24

Reply laura redburn 11/01/2015 at 11:26
thank you! it was super quiet when i went there. would be interesting to go again if/when more people are about.
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Reply Kathryn 08/01/2015 at 14:23

Reply laura redburn 11/01/2015 at 11:27
thank you lovely!
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Reply Lori 08/01/2015 at 20:10

Reply laura redburn 11/01/2015 at 11:27
i like the rock ones too! as you can probably tell by now i love taking photos of all things natural :)
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Reply Caroline 09/01/2015 at 10:48

Reply laura redburn 11/01/2015 at 11:28
thank you! oh i would LOVE to do that sometime! if we ever get the opportunity to meet, it has to be done! :)
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Reply AlongCameCherry 10/01/2015 at 14:20

Reply laura redburn 11/01/2015 at 11:28
woo, wales! there's so much beauty here and so much to explore.
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Reply laurasidestreet 11/01/2015 at 15:39

Reply laura redburn 20/01/2015 at 19:47
thank you! yeah, when i went there was barely anyone there at all, the whole area was almost deserted! haha, yeah, i often come across old photos as i never used to be organised and filed photos rather randomly.
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Reply Fritha Strickland 11/01/2015 at 16:41

Reply laura redburn 20/01/2015 at 19:48
haha thanks! there were loads more photos i wanted to take (along the lines of retro vibe) but i ran out of battery.
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Reply Lottie Storey 14/01/2015 at 08:08

Reply laura redburn 20/01/2015 at 19:49
thank you! :) ah, you should go! there's so much lovely sea in wales/south wales.
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