My apologies for the lack of blogging over the past few days. As you will know if you follow my Twitter feed, I have been traveling. It is much easier to update Twitter when I’m on the road than the blog. There is an RSS feed if you are not on Twitter yourself.

Anyway, here’s a quick anecdote especially for Bruce Holland Rogers. When I collected my bags from Left Luggage in Paddington this morning I was served by a nice young man who, from his looks, might have come from Thailand. He had a broad Geordie accent. It isn’t quite in the same league as Pakistani Welshmen, but it is good to see the Melting Pot still functioning.

As I don’t have much food in, I picked up a ready-made meal from Marks & Spencer. It was traditional British cooking: Chicken Balti and a garlic naan.

I’m composing this entry on the train out west. I daren’t read or I’ll fall asleep and risk missing my stop. Jet lag is horrid. It takes me several days after an eastbound trip before I can sleep through the night. Still, I’ve been here more than 24 hours and I haven’t been rained on yet, so I mustn’t complain, right?