From the Road

Entries which have been either written or posted while on the road: whilst travelling or mobile.

Notes from a flight home

Tuesday, 5th January 2010 • From the Road, Travel, WritingNo comments

Short observational notes taken on a flight between Edinburgh and Geneva.


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Driving home for Christmas

Wednesday, 23rd December 2009 • From the Road2 comments

If you’ve been following my Twitter stream today, you’ll probably know that while I should be almost in Scotland by now, I am, in fact, still on Swiss soil. After [...]


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Things I could’ve photographed this morning, if only they’d happened

Wednesday, 11th November 2009 • From the Road, Life, Travel, Writing2 comments

A greengrocer selling her wares at the side of the road starts throwing cabbages at a father and son standing at her stall without bicycles but wearing cycling helmets.

A carriage [...]


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Spiez to Malpensa airport

Monday, 25th May 2009 • From the Road, Travel2 comments

This post was originally written whilst waiting for a flight to Sicily from Milan’s Malpensa airport.

We’re sitting in the marbled monotony of the departure gate at Milan’s Malpensa airport after [...]


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Into the light

Wednesday, 15th October 2008 • From the Road, PhotographyNo comments

Edited directly on my k810i prior to upload. PhotoDJ has some pretty amazing image editing capabilities, considering it’s only on a mobile phone!


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Rathaus/Commerce, line 12, Bern, Switzerland

Monday, 11th August 2008 • From the RoadNo comments


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Platform 8, 8.8.2008

Friday, 8th August 2008 • From the RoadNo comments


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Headbanging

Monday, 30th June 2008 • From the Road, WritingNo comments

A man, tired, carries his daughter onto the train as she rests her head on his shoulder and sucks her thumb. The train picks up speed and the man stands, [...]


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Wedding photos

Wednesday, 10th October 2007 • From the RoadNo comments

We’re busy enjoying our honeymoon after the most perfect wedding day. I know that some people are waiting to see wedding photos and photos we’re taking as we’re travelling around, [...]


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I’m getting married today!

Friday, 5th October 2007 • From the RoadNo comments

Or, in other words, T zero! It’s been a long and eventful journey up from Switzerland to Scotland, though we’ve had only a couple of minor hiccups and no real [...]


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