Sun shining brightly, glinting off my fresh-shorn head. Driving like a Good Citizen until the excitement overtakes me and then the speed increases. Breath in, breath out, calm down. Call a mate and leave a message, call another and compare notes. General consensus seems to be that we have a plan, we are working it [...]
Why on earth are BAA getting so upset by the prospect of a protest camp outside Heathrow? True, protests can be disruptive but the way BAA are behaving looks a bit heavy handed. Any delays to passengers won’t be caused by protesters. They will be due to appalling road infrastructure, increased security delays and bad [...]
Flying back from Hungary last night was a great experience. For once, the skies were clear and I could see England at Night. Ribbons of light linking the clusters of towns and cities. The towns looked like gold paint splattered against a black background. Milton Keynes looked fascinating with central MK set out in blocks [...]
… do some ladies from Eastern Europe wear such strange clothes when travelling? Big flowers embroided on red shirt and white suit look very wierd. Add dodgy dyed hair and things get worse. Add gold slippers and the outfit is complete. The fat lady wearing clinging, shiny trousers wasn’t a good look. Dimples on a [...]
There’s a rythem to travelling that comes with experience. I’m just getting back into it after a few years of random rather than regular travel. Check in should be a breeze – smile, polite, efficient – and that’s me. Security is again smiles and preparation – setting off the beeper is just lazy – and [...]
As a kid, my mum used to watch the Horse of the Year show on TV. I never did understand why but you watch anyway. On Saturday I watched live amateur show jumping. Honestly, some people would have been better rising a tub of butter. It was a strange experience and one I hope to [...]
I’m sat in Germany watching a lake and listening to the disco music pumping out from a sound system at a festival. There are people who are pissed sitting on a wall (about the same width as the Arctic Monkeys’ wall) only this time they have a lake next to them. So, is it wrong [...]
Coconut Lagoon in Kenilworth do an excellent set meal ‘feast’ for £22.50 per head (minimum 4 people). The restaurant is in the Peacock Hotel and offers a range of regional Indian dishes. The feasts (mild to medium or medium to spicy) offer a range of tastes and styles to satisfy most tastes. Especially good was [...]
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