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Departures Good night’s sleep? Check. Foot considerably less painful? Check. I’m giving full credit to the pint of Fuller’s London Pride last night. Medicinal, obviously. Doctors hate this one weird trick. It’s not even 10am and I’m already on the … Continue reading →

A tale of two Wests (and one sore foot) Slept until 5am, which at my age is basically a medical miracle. Apparently walking half the Thames Valley will do that to a man. Today’s plan: a cloth shop on King’s … Continue reading →

DRAFT 3:30 a.m. My body, apparently still on a schedule known only to itself, woke me for the third morning running. I then lay there for nearly two hours, staring at the ceiling and composing strongly worded letters to my … Continue reading →

DRAFT Breakfast: croissant 🥐 and tea in bed, which is where the day’s first Big Decision was made. “Why don’t we walk to Marble Arch instead of taking the tube?” Reader, this was said by a person who had not … Continue reading →

A military operation immediately loses to curry Or: how my meticulously timed itinerary lasted roughly 2 hours I arrived in London with a plan. A proper plan. Timed, scheduled, practically laminated. Napoleon would have looked at it and said, “A … Continue reading →

The long goodbye (to Sangria) Going home day. The kind of day where your body wakes up before your alarm, before the sun, and possibly before the hotel staff have finished dreaming about breakfast service. After a night of restless … Continue reading →

Markets, misjudgments, and a race against the rain Cloudy start this morning — the sky doing its best impression of indecision, which, as it turns out, was foreshadowing. The usual breakfast was consumed with the usual efficiency, and with coffee … Continue reading →