Another webinar?

It's bad enough having to attend teleconference calls and webinars necessary in my own line of work, but yesterday, when I was travelling home from Worcester, I was a reluctant and uninvited guest at someone else's. After half an hour of sitting behind them without commenting, I simply  had to say something when they answered a telephone call on a different device so their webinar continued unobserved. Apparently the attendee didn't have any ear phones and obviously didn't want to buy any from the on-board shop. I wasn’t impressed by the unprofessionalism of staff working for a low-end clothing chain

Technology is king for travellers

Travelling on public transport provides an opportunity to indulge in a spot of people watching. Evaluating the evidence during my travels this week, it was clear that technology is king. Fellow travellers were glued to Blackberries, iPads or mobiles, hypnotised by the images dancing across their screens as they texted or surreptitiously scanned a dating website, played a game or seat-danced to over-loud music burrowing into their brains by means of inadequate head phones. There were small pockets of resistance, myself included. I scribbled in a note-book, others read  newspapers and some just chatted.  But we were definitely the minority. 

Nerea the Borneo Babe!

Nerea's off to Borneo today for a month and although I'm feeling excited for her, I'm apprehensive too. She's never been away for this length of time before and certainly never to such a remote part of the world.  We're lightweight travellers so she shouldn't be overloaded but I keep remembering things that would be useful. Knowing Nerea, the trip will develop her appetite for future travel! It's been quite a financial commitment for us but actually a small price to experience the opportunity of a lifetime.  It's left Andy and me wishing we were off travelling again too