“I’ve seen things you people wouldn’t believe…”
So here’s my 28 hours in transit.
12:12, Dec 15th: Random Tom Waits quote of the day: “Well I’m at the station, and I can’t get on the train.”
I hate airport security, it gives me the willies every time. There I am, just stepping off the train to Terminal 2, [...]

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So, I’m typing this somewhere over France/Belgium, the moon out my window, clouds below (well, it’s pitch black now), I’m going 543 mph …and I’m watching Heroes. Does life get any more awesome?
…I’m really hungry though. Can’t wait for grub. Is there grub?
In short: I saw the words “Will board from gate 25” next to [...]

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Note: I can’t be bothered to embed loads of images so just look at the gallery, okay?
My feeble attempts to hack the wi-fi network have failed, so I guess I’m writing this offline. I’m in the departure lounge of Heathrow Terminal 4, and my god it’s amazing! It’s a shopping mecca! Tax-free Dixons (still hideously [...]

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Went to London with Jade. Caught train at 9:30am, which naturally left us in London at 11:30am. Decided to go to the Tate Modern.

Ate at a branch of the ubiquitous EAT. Saw a helicopter with a giant flying advert, which you don’t see every day:

Anyway, the Tate was rather dull so when the fire alarm [...]

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And so yesterday I went down to London again to pick up my visa. The night before I realised I couldn’t find my passport, and, slightly worried, I practically tore the house apart: looking in cupboards, under desks, in piles of paper, through folders… and I couldn’t find it. I had no idea where it [...]

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