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Alison Thomson - Great train blogger profile »
Since graduating from Sussex many moons ago, I've spent most of my adult life as a nomad, living and working in places as farflung as California, Hong Kong and Beirut, with much crossing of continents and ski seasons in between. In recent years, I have finally managed to commit - to a husband, a mortgage, and Rupert Murdoch. Roaming and writing are my twin pleasures, so what could be better than blogging my life away on a train?
Posted at 8:19pm Monday 2nd August 2010
When is a fine not a fine?
Just to update you, readers, on the saga of my so-called ‘fine’ for being sold the wrong ticket. I got a charming reply from Southern customer services who tell me it’s an administrative charge, not a fine. They were profusely apologetic for the confusion.
Posted at 8:52pm Monday 26th July 2010
Planes, trains and automobiles
Planes, trains and automobiles Lots of travelling in recent weeks, dear reader — hence a slight slowdown in blogging activity.
Posted at 12:55pm Saturday 3rd July 2010
Don't get mad, get it off your chest
Mightily aggrieved this week, readers. Sorry. Have tried to refrain from laying into the rail companies – in part because I have to travel with them every day to get to work, so prefer not to wind myself up into a negative mindset, and in part because they’re a soft target. Try to write about something more upbeat and positive, I thought when I started blogging. And that was five months ago so I’ve not done badly so far.
Posted at 2:01pm Saturday 12th June 2010
Friday night antics
Who doesn't enjoy a drink on the train after a hard week in the office?
Posted at 10:46pm Monday 31st May 2010
Posted at 11:44pm Tuesday 25th May 2010
Impure genius
Oh, Mr Eno, you and your trains. Except this time I wished I could pretend I had a train to catch, but we were so near the front, and right in the middle, there was no way we could have got out without making a huge kerfuffle.
Posted at 6:57pm Monday 17th May 2010
Cheer up, it may just happen
Is Brian Eno really God? Having a break from commuting — and getting involved in the festival — I realise what I've been missing
Posted at 7:58pm Monday 19th April 2010
I think, therefore iPad
It was a match made in heaven when I was introduced to the iPhone. Wish I could say the same about the iPad
Posted at 11:51am Wednesday 24th March 2010
Lies, damn lies and statistics
Don't believe everything you read — especially when it's peddling scurrilous rumours about cockroaches
Posted at 9:00am Monday 15th March 2010
The appliance of science — or how to put on make-up on a moving train
It's obviously the done thing these days to put on your slap on the journey to work, rather than before you leave home
Posted at 10:00am Monday 8th March 2010
Posted at 10:48am Sunday 7th March 2010
Posted at 2:45pm Wednesday 24th February 2010
Manners maketh the man
However bad the journey is, we always seem to hold onto our dignity, and remember that we're the lucky ones
Posted at 9:00am Monday 15th February 2010
Welcome to Planet iPhone
What on earth did we do on the train before they invented the iPhone?
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