I will be in the land of the free and the home of the brave for a few days, so blogging, twittering and youtubing may be light. xD.

I’ve spent the past few days in Kyiv, Ukraine. One way and another, I’m travelling quite a lot at the moment, but all I tend to see is the inside of hotels and conference centres, so I was determined to do a tour of Kyiv. Unfortunately, by the time the allotted day came round, I [...]

I’m currently in Kyiv, Ukraine, for the 55th Atlantic Treaty Association General Assembly. Of that, more another time, but I thought I’d mention that I was elected as one of the vice-presidents of the ATA. Kyiv is a lovely city – easy to walk around with plenty to see and do. If you’ll excuse me, [...]

I lived, for a short time, on Connecticut Avenue in DC and it was with a few hours of layover and a profound sense of nostalgia that I took a very familiar train journey, on the red line from Union Station to Cleveland Park. Things there have both changed and not changed. The Uptown Theatre [...]

Evidently, the UK has come to a halt because of the snow. As I mentioned in my previous post, I’m in Oslo. Suffice to say that ten or fifteen centimetres of snow isn’t a problem for Norway. Looking at Facebook, lots of people are complaining that the snow brings London to a halt. Ten centimetres [...]

Actually, it’s rather colder than that now. My travels have brought me to Oslo, which is a pleasant city with more than a few sights to be seen. Unfortunately, I only had today to wander round. I arrived relatively early this morning and the combination of the hour, being a Sunday and the cold meant [...]

I’ve just returned from the Atlantic Treaty Association’s General Assembly in Berlin. It was my first visit to Berlin and I wish I’d had more time to have a look around; from what I saw, it’s a lovely city. I’d very much like to be able to stroll down Unter den Linder during spring; indeed, [...]

I’m currently in Ostrava, an industrial city in Moravia-Silesia near the border with Poland. Ostrava is twinned with Coventry, from where a lot of my family come. Architecturally, the city is unlovely; there used to be a lot of heavy industry, particularly coal mining, and the marks of Communism in the buildings are everywhere. Although [...]

As I mentioned, I’ve just come back from a wedding in Madison, Wisconsin. I have never been to Madison or, indeed, Wisconsin before. I live in London; for the record, that it is London, UK, not London, Ontario, or any other London. Anyway, I’ve just logged into my Facebook and there’s an advert (presumably because [...]

I’m off to Germany this afternoon for a conference. Blogging may well be light over the next few days, depending on the availability of wireless internet. If anyone is in Frankfurt this evening and wants to buy me a beer, drop me an email. xD.