Apr
24
Yes
April 24, 2008 | Comments Off
The last couple of posts have appeared in one go despite being dated last weekend. I wrote them then but wasn’t online to post them and decided to leave them true to their moment (or something).
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Apr
20
And On The Subject of Hotels
April 20, 2008 | 2 Comments
I feel qualified to make a few observations:
The practice of having someone come in and ‘turn down’ my bed is the single weirdest thing I’ve ever come across. The chocolate on the pillow is just the punctuation mark on the weirdness.
If you need to fold the ends of the toilet roll into a point to […]
Apr
18
An “Am I In A Film?” Moment
April 18, 2008 | 7 Comments
Every now and then it’s brought home to me that my current lifestyle is a slightly unreal one. I spend a lot of my time away from home, flying around the world, staying in hotels, and eating on my own in cafes and restaurants. The international jet-setting lifestyle has some advantages, and I’m sure many […]
Apr
17
And The Verdict…
April 17, 2008 | Comments Off
… on Virgin America is:
There’s no reason ever to use another US Domestic airline if I’m flying a route VA cover. It was excellent, and reminded me a lot of the way it used to feel to fly Virgin Atlantic before they started to feel a bit big and corporate and run by accountants.
Highly, HIGHLY […]
Apr
16
Another Morning, Another Airport
April 16, 2008 | Comments Off
If it’s Wednesday and 5am, this must be JFK. Oh god I’m tired. I’ve slept terribly the last two nights, and woke up this morning with a horrible ‘hotel air conditioning’ headache. Still, I get to experience Virgin America for the first time in a couple of hours, which is keeping the […]
Apr
14
The Ground Force Experience
April 14, 2008 | 1 Comment
A couple of years ago, when The Mrs and I were living in his flat, we capitalized on the fact that we were going off to Sweden for a week to get the bathroom refitted. It was a very pleasant experience to leave the old bathroom on a Monday morning and return to a new […]
Apr
10
Yes!
April 10, 2008 | Comments Off
UK wrong to halt Saudi arms probe
I can’t think that I’ve been as happy to read a headline since The Guardian’s the day after the Aitken judgement (”He lied and lied and lied and lied” in case you need a reminder). The shutting down of that enquiry was a disgrace of huge proportions. Bending over […]
Apr
10
Look At The Time!
April 10, 2008 | Comments Off
Weeks later I suddenly remember I have a blog. It’s been a bit crazy - returned from the US and am now feeling more or less settled, though going through the clocks going forward a second time in three weeks added to the general jetlagginess and created an additional layer of mental fog.
Loads going on […]