I’ve been up in Scotland this week, working in the lovely city of Stirling. This is the first time I’ve been here during summer-ish season, so it was good to be able to wandering around…
Browsing CategoryOn the Road
a week in review
I’ve been away delivering a week-long training course. I wasn’t able to sort my mobile broadband connection partly due to laziness and partly due to the flawed procedures 3 Network has in place. Despite that,…
wanted: wealthy patron
I found myself getting annoyed this morning, mainly at myself. It took a few minutes to figure out why. I think it’s because i feel like DOING something i.e. I want to be out mixing…
a little cycling and tolstoy
(photos taken on my iphone, near Offchurch) I dusted the cobwebs off of my mountain back yesterday and went for a ride in the countryside. It’s amazing that when you look closer, you can find…
sleeping beauty (ok maybe beauty is pushing it)
I’ve spent the last 3 nights in The Selfridge. Hotel rooms make me incredibly sleepy. Like a bear, I go into hibernation the moment I crawl underneath the sheets of a strange bed. I just…
mountain days
I spent some time in the Brecon Beacons yesterday with some friends. We couldn’t have asked for a more perfect mountain day. The sun shone bright against a blue sky offering us some warmth out…
return to the temple
I like to climb a mountain at the start of the year. Yesterday, my friend Will and I climbed Mount Snowdon in North Wales. It is a mountain that I am intimately familiar with. Snowdon…
forest of dean
I got a call from the tree whisperer asking me if wanted to go spend some time in the forest with him and his sister. One of the things I miss about the U.S. is…
stirling nights
The barista in training told me there were several good places to eat in Stirling. I told him I would be here for several weeks which would give me plenty of time to try them…
Lloret De Mar part II
It’s strange to be one day in one country, wake up and be in another the next day. When I open my eyes in the dark, I could be anywhere. Ruth and I have come…
Lloret De Mar Part I
Another airport. At least this time it’s for leisure. We are finally taking our belated anniversary trip, which we were both too busy to take in April. We are flying into Barcelona. The plan is…