Ah, one of those sensory borders. South East of Plovdiv the crickets start chirping more noisily and the night air smells of spicy dry earth. Not quite Mediterranean, but on the way. (View Post)

My eldest went to private school (amusingly, the amla mater of James Cleverley). On the surface no obvious old school tie or brimming social ease and confidence. Just the usual slightly gauche teenag… (View Post)

I’ve accidentally, for various reasons - work, family, trip planning, loss of novelty - been out of touch with most social media (including here) in recent weeks and I’ve found myself starting to thi… (View Post)

My Hereford Cathedral School network might have been more helpful if I’d opted for a career in the SAS rather than tax consulting and viticulture. (View Post)

Off topic, I’m on day 2 of my grand rail journey across Europe and Turkey. 2 days on first the Dutch and then the German rail systems. Hook of Holland to Utrecht to Cologne, and today Cologne to Rege… (View Post)