So private train companies cause more crashes do they? That’s the message being put out by SEKO, the Swedish trade union of Service and Communication Employees. They use the image above, with the slogan ‘Mer konkurrens?’ (shown as a small version in the image here to the right), making people […]
Analysis
Brussels – London – Berlin – London – Brussels – London – Brussels
I’m on the road for 10 days, doing all kinds of website work and running training courses. I’ll blog when I can, but don’t expect any detailed analysis of European politics in the next few days… Plus I’m in Berlin now, my favourite city in Europe, so that makes me […]
Carbon neutral year? Well, lower carbon at least
I like to consider myself as being reasonably environmentally friendly but I’ve not been as systematic about it as I might have been until now. So 2008 I’m going to do better… All electricity at home is green electricity, supplied by Lampiris and I have a smart electricity meter to […]
The unique challenge of a Belgian junction
Belgium is one of the last places where the priorité à droite rule still applies to traffic (more from Marko and Expatica) – i.e. when on any road you should give priority to traffic joining from the right. If you’re on a major thoroughfare and there’s a piddling side-road to […]
Eurostar grandeur
My Eurostar leans into a curve as the twinkling lights of Calais disappear into the distance, accelerating into northern France. With the dark of an autumn evening outside the window only the dull reverberations of the air on the carriage walls convey the impression of speed. Yet only forty-five minutes […]
Good Dutch design, so I’m set for stylish cycling
It’s been a long search (see this post for all the links), but I reckon I have now managed to find the best cycle pannier bag anywhere in Europe – the Basil Preston office bag, aubergine. I don’t think the picture here really does it justice. Basil is a Dutch […]