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Tag Archives: Travel
Welcome to England!
[Reading time: < 1 minute] To mark last week’s change of London’s Eurostar terminus from Waterloo to St Pancras here’s a photo I snapped from the bus a couple of weeks ago. This parade of shops and restaurants is immediately … Continue reading
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Tagged cafe, Eating and drinking, Eurostar, fish and chips, London, St Pancras, tandoori, Travel
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On yer bike!
[Reading time: 2 - 2 minutes] Yesterday I cycled to and from a client meeting twelve miles away. If I’ve understood correctly, this means I can claim £4.80 in business mileage against tax (i.e. 24 miles at 20 pence per … Continue reading
My Dad’s photos from the top of Kilimanjaro
[Reading time: < 1 minute] In 2005 my Dad walked up Mount Kilimanjaro. Here’s a spectacular picture he took from the summit. It’s difficult to get a true sense of scale. And having watched An Inconvenient Truth, it’s a moment … Continue reading
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Fast ticket?
[Reading time: 2 - 2 minutes] The nutshell: buying rail tickets online still isn’t very joined up. TTL: “Thank you for calling thetrainline.com how can I help?” Me: “Hello, I accidentally managed to book myself two tickets using the website. … Continue reading
My train left early
[Reading time: 1 - 2 minutes] My train to Leeds left five minutes early from Long Preston station a couple of weeks ago. I was lucky, I turned up ten minutes early, so had a five minute wait. But it … Continue reading
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Tagged punctuality, rail travel, trains, Travel, User experience
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Feeling very refreshed…
[Reading time: < 1 minute] …after a great family holiday to the Adriatic coast in northern Italy, including a boat trip to Burano (the island famous for its lace) and Venice
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A designated quiet area
[Reading time: < 1 minute] Sign on train today… Just wondering… what constitutes using a mobile phone these days? I read the news on mine today quite happily (and quietly). If I’d read it to someone else would I have … Continue reading
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Tagged Communication, Design, designated quiet zone, How things work, Just wondering, Language, mobile phones, rail travel, train, Travel, User experience
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