I write about my life: experience, memories and some photography.
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Not my usual genre but it was an opportunity not to be missed. Cambridge City was opening its new ground with a friendly against Cambridge United and I got the opportunity to go pitch-side. ‘Wear a high-viz’ they said. It…
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5 memorable business trips (2)
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This is the second in my series of posts about particularly memorable business trips. As with the first (click here) it dates back to pre-email times 2 On my own in the old Yugoslavia It was in the mid to…
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It’s Swansea, it rains
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It wasn’t exactly what Ruby at the Shed said to me as I stepped out after my dinner but it’s pretty close and during my three days in the city I certainly got my fair share of overcast skies and…
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Call me David
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in lifeI’m pretty relaxed about my name. I’ve got few hang-ups when it comes to people using my first name, this might to some degree be due to the time I’ve worked for American companies , although I do draw some…
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Photo of the month: June 2025
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in photosAt a recent Cambridge Camera Club event one of the ‘senior’ members who knows what he’s talking about pointed out that my portfolio was short of photos ‘needing a fast shutter speed’. That often means sport so I spent an…
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Coffee shops, cafes and restaurants
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On the last night of our short break in Florence last year we had dinner in the hotel restaurant because it was a Sunday and options outside were limited. Fortunately it was a very good hotel with a ‘proper’ restaurant…
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(business) communications have changed …
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I know that’s stating the bleeding obvious but sometimes it’s worth reminding ourselves of how much it’s changed and what it used to be like for the business traveller. I’ve had nigh on 50 years of such travel and here’s…
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Photo of the month: May 2025
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in photosA rose by any other name … it’s a climbing rose on the east facing side of our house and its blooms have been extraordinary this year. It’s nominally white but I really like it’s creaminess. This was taken using…
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All the countries I’ve ever visited (part II)
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I’m fortunate. I’ve enjoyed lots of travel and had good experiences as I’ve done so. For much of the time it’s been business travel but a lots also been vacations when I’ve shared it with my family. In this and…
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5 memorable business trips (1)
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I’ve been fortunate in that I’ve had jobs that have allowed me to travel and taken me to places I’d normally not visit. I’ve always enjoyed the travel part of my job, if you don’t you really should find another…
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