Category Archives: Travel and Places

The Accidental Sea

Posted on July 14, 2011 by chrispinnock

More from Ransom Riggs.

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Foursquare check-ins on a Google map

Posted on June 15, 2011 by chrispinnock

From Foursquare, you can export your check-ins to KML (and ICS and as an RSS feed) and display them on Google maps.

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Bye bye easyJet

Posted on February 1, 2011 by chrispinnock

“Dear Christopher Your easyJet Plus! membership expires today*. Unfortunately this means you will no longer be entitled to enjoy the benefit of unlimited Speedy Boarding and Speedy Boarding Plus! Please destroy your card as it is no longer valid. ….” … Continue reading →

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That was a tough couple of weeks travelling…

Posted on April 4, 2010 by chrispinnock

From: VodafoneSent: 15 Mar 2010 09:17Subject: Welcome to SWITZERLAND. Welcome to SWITZERLAND. Calls cost 33ppm to make & 19ppm to receive. SMS 9.7p & max picture msg 161p. Data is 0.5p per KB up to 1MB (£4.99 inc vat). The … Continue reading →

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September was going to be tough

Posted on October 4, 2009 by chrispinnock

7 airports, 10 flights, 1 wedding, 1 German beer festival, 1 visit to Accident and Emergency (not related to beer festival), 866kg of CO2 and 1 visit to the BMW museum. I travel a lot because I share my time … Continue reading →

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A lucky escape

Posted on May 9, 2009 by chrispinnock

At Prague airport yesterday I decided to have a KFC at the airport. When I got the fillet burger (or Grander burger), I bit into it and the chicken had a strange taste and texture. I spend most of my … Continue reading →

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On the way back from Milano

Posted on November 1, 2008 by chrispinnock

I popped into Prague for a night and few hours more. Nothing really to add, except to say that the afternoon Easyjet flight was smooth. The checkin desks opened on time, the flight took off on time and landed on … Continue reading →

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On the way to Milano

Posted on October 26, 2008 by chrispinnock

Arrived at Gatwick on well in advance. The Valet Parking was not great when we got there. At Stansted, they meet you, greet you by name take pictures of your car and it is all sorted within 10 minutes. At … Continue reading →

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Back from Amsterdam

Posted on September 9, 2008 by chrispinnock

On the canalOriginally uploaded by drchrispinnock I’ve just had a short break in Amsterdam. The weather was poor, but on Sunday morning we had a nice canal tour and the sun came out for a bit.

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For once it all worked

Posted on September 1, 2008 by chrispinnock

Coffee at Stansted too early in the morningOriginally uploaded by drchrispinnock I had a day trip to Prague today to see my staff out there. I left my house at 4am, arrived at Stansted around 520am (the Valet parking is … Continue reading →

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