Posts Tagged: Travel

Business trips are like buses… You don’t go on any for ages, and then two turn up together. I’m travelling again… In 12 hours, I leave Heathrow for almost a week in sunny Phoenix. There have been all sorts of malarkey with booking flights and hotels, as Phoenix seems to be full this week. It’s… Continue Reading ›

I’ve been home from Tokyo for almost a week now, and still I’m finding myself falling asleep, or resisting falling asleep, around 8pm and then unable to stay asleep beyond 4 or 5am. Jet lag isn’t fun I’ve never had bad jet lag before, and I have to say that I don’t like it. I… Continue Reading ›

My flight was very good. I only watched two films as the film selection was rather uninspiring. We arrived at our hotel early afternoon on Saturday and decided to have a few hours’ sleep and then to head out into Tokyo. Sadly, when I woke up after my nap, my cold had set in with… Continue Reading ›

OK, so I’m on my way to Tokyo – I’m currently sitting in the Virgin Clubhouse waiting for my flight to be called. It’s been a hell of a week getting ready for this trip, but we are as ready as we’re gonna be; I just hope our Japan team is. With perfect timing, I… Continue Reading ›

I have wanted to go to Tokyo for years, and now I am. I don’t travel much for work, so to have my employer fly me Upper Class to a dream city is a bit of a treat. OK, so I have some serious work to do whilst I’m there, but hell, I’ll deal with… Continue Reading ›

In Japan, the most common size of motorcycle is 400cc and smaller, and the reason for this is entirely practical. Part of the Japanese motorcycle test requires you to lay your bike on its side on the ground and then to pick it up on your own. The Japanese not being the largest of people,… Continue Reading ›