From Llangrannog to Aberystwyth

Mike's journey starts in Llangrannog, birthplace of the amazing Sarah Jane Rees, or Cranogwen. Born in 1839, Sarah Rees sailed the world, studied to qualify as a Master Mariner, taught generationas of local sailors, founded and edited a magazine for Welsh women, campaigned against drunkenness and domestic violence and was an expert musician and choir leader.

She was also the very first woman ever to win the Chair at the National Eisteddfod, under the Bardic name of Cranogwen, with a poem on the theme of 'The Wedding Ring' despite the fact that she herself never married.

After the visit to Llangrannog Mike heads to the little seafaring village of Aberarth to meet Alan Raddon who makes bespoke shoes.

New Quay and Aberaeron also feature, as does Llanina where Ken and Delyth Edwards restore and run vintage buses.

The final destination is the Gothic marvel of Aberystwyth University's old college building. Wynford Vaughan Thomas described Aberystwyth as, 'the perfect town for the un-ambitious man' -  there's nowhere of any real size within a couple of hours of here, so if you want big city life and big city opportunities, better go elsewhere.

But it is for this reason that Mike is so fond of the town. He describes it as a weird but workable mix of student town, seaside resort and academic hotspot. Together these qualities makes 'Aber the quirky old uncle of the Welsh family, someone with his head in a book, but who's probably reading it while indulging in an all-day session in the pub!'