Malbun, 28 August 2018 I'm driving from Zürich to Chur today, and as I’m going past anyway, I decide to stop off in Liechtenstein. Just a whim. Have a cup of tea. Maybe open a bank account. It’s like Switzerland, y’know. On steroids. (Although, to [...]
Rafiq Hariri airport, Beirut 18 May 2018 Folks, today I’ve been so far out of my comfort zone, I might never find my way back in. ‘My Commute’, episode 2: ‘Not Exactly My Commute’. Now, the greatest danger in Lebanon is not armed lunatics (that’s [...]
Oslo 3 May 2018 I'm thinking of starting a series, peeps: Let's call it "My commute". Here's the latest episode: After a looong day, I’m waiting for the train home. Loads of time, so I sit down with a coffee at a plug-point, setting the [...]
Herzogenbuchsee 21 April 2018 After a day in Lucerne, I'm on the train back to Geneva, sitting across from a group of Americans. The loud sort; physically unable to speak softly, I think. In the niiiicest possible way (in accordance with my newly adopted 'kill'em [...]
Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve 11 December 2017 On the train from Luxembourg to Brussels, there is no plug points, extremely scanty mobile reception, and you cannot buy so much as a cup of tea. In fact, according to the conductor: 'You can buy nothing on this train. No [...]
22 nov 2017 It appears I might be able add lawbreaker in Germany to my CV. I have just received a letter informing me of just such an exciting prospect. Something to do with a hire car, as you can see - in Heidelberg on [...]
10 Nov 2017 Best train ride ever!! And it all began with me being one of those irritating people with too loud headphones. Guy comes over (Spanish I think; he spoke in English, with a slight lisp) and asks if I would mind turning the [...]
