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 […]
Travel
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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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
It was fairly straightforward in the end. I had a meal in a restaurant near the Belgrade hostel then picked up my things, caught a free bus, arrived at the bus station. The only complication there is to buy a ‘platform ticket’ which gives you access to the bus you’ve […]
Despite the amazing bedroom, the decision to have a couple of beers out last night meant I did not sleep great. I’m so tired, and despite being able to leave my bag, the effort to move around is still too much. Belgrade is a big city. While others have been […]
I sat up to watch Spain beat France in the hostel. There was an Indonesian student watching it with me. He is studying in Copenhagen and travelling around Europe. He agreed with me about the state of construction around Zagreb. Now is a good time to be a builder in […]