It was time to go back to work after a summer of travelling and relaxing. In fairness I was excited by the prospect of going back, as we’ve made some tweaks to the course and it will be interesting to see how it progresses. I’m less excited about the physical […]
James
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Some people express consternation when I say I have never been to Scotland, having lived in the UK most of my life and being 45 years old. Truth is, I have never really felt the need or desire to go. Edinburgh was a pleasant surprise, Glasgow was less so. If […]
I travelled up from Bournemouth. I was sat next to two rowdy women who had enjoyed Notting Hill Carnival and now headed home to Edinburgh. The plane landed at 00.20am but a bus left soon after for town, and by 1.15am I was checked in. My dorm had 16 in […]
The majority of August was extremely hot, so it seemed appropriate after the jaunt around Europe to rest. I visited Galway with Mum for an extended weekend, otherwise it was about getting back into a rhythm of hobbies and pastimes having left them drift for a couple of months. I […]
One month after returning from travelling around Europe, I want to reflect on my experience beyond the clumsy stuff written in my diary at the time. First, I do find the diary very clumsy. Looking back at both this year and the journey 26 years ago, I find a lot […]
This month was something different. At the very start of the month I finished work and immediately went travelling around Europe. I had interrailled in 2000, but had lots of places that I still wanted to go, so I took the opportunity to see some of them this summer. Eventually […]
The time has arrived to go home, and I am ready. Last night I did watch the football although it was crap game and a terrible advert for ‘soccer’. Argentina had zero shots in 90 minutes and Spain eventually won it in extra time. I went to investigate the buses […]
I’m still disappointed by last night’s train experience. The train itself was fine, but the staff were remonstrating with an Indian family whose children had dropped Pringles on the floor. Felt like saying ‘guys, your train is over an hour late, to a platform with no signs or meaningful timetable, […]
I got a staggering ten and half hours of sleep last night. So tired, but that was refreshing. The private room was essential. This morning I walked around Mostar. Breakfast was hard to find so I had baklava and coffee. I got approached by a tour guide, who showed me […]