At FOSDEM
OK, I made it to FOSDEM 🙂 Friday morning at Plymouth station, they confirmed there was no disruption due to the weather. That proved to be half-true: the train was delayed at Exeter waiting for a...
View ArticleApacheCon fun
Well, I’ve left booking apachecon far too late this year. Results: mixed, somewhat interesting. Travel is a pain: I was unable to book my usual dutchflyer journey (inclusive train+ferry ticket for a...
View ArticleGrumble
So once again I’m in Amsterdam. My hotel room is hot and very noisy, but at least it’s a comfy bed and there’s internet access. Yesterday started off just fine. Flight was half-empty, but on a...
View ArticleThe power of the uniform
Travel to FOSDEM ran smoothly, with just the one glitch. But it bothers me, because it shouldn’t have happened. And if it can happen once, … The Eurostar arrived back at St Pancras a couple of...
View ArticleWeekend with a difference
The apache meetup has been very different to bigger ApacheCon and comparable (or bigger) conference events[1]. It feels like a halfway house between a holiday and a working event. The smaller numbers...
View ArticleOn the slow train
When Flanders and Swann romanticised the memory of the slow train (at a time when many lines were closing, and they may have envisaged the prospect of its complete disappearance), one of their chief...
View ArticleTrain+Boris-bike
I don’t think I’ve blogged this before. Has anyone? When you get a train ticket valid via London, it includes a tube journey to connect the mainline stations of your arrival and departure. Or you can...
View ArticleDon’t they want my business?
How hard can it be to buy a train ticket? I’ve been trying to buy in advance, to take advantage of cheaper advance fares. First attempt: go to nationalrail.co.uk, enter details of my journey, select my...
View ArticleTravel made easy
Back from Brighton a couple of days ago. That’s kind-of more newsworthy than a simple journey should be. Travel to Brighton has been disrupted, first by a lot of general disruption on Southern...
View ArticleThe Humbug that stole Christmas travel
The bizarre story of the Gatwick Drone(s) seems to have gone quiet, and some of what’s been reported appears to indicate the possibility that responsible authorities may have egg on their face. Very...
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