As I now take the train and tube to go to work a few times a week, I’ve been reminded about the amount of signage thrown at passengers everywhere. The sheer volume of it is crazy, and nothing really does stand out anymore. Or does it?
http://www.thepoke.co.uk/2012/03/05/guerillas-on-the-london-underground/
No Sitting - credits: www.thepoke.co.uk (http://www.thepoke.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/2998174777_6a347a2671_o1.jpg)
After my public letter to Brittany Ferries I posted last week, I did receive a reply. Not the one I was expected though. Neither in form nor in content. As I took the time to write with pen and paper and send them a recorded signed for letter, I was at least expecting a printed letter back. Maybe I made a mistake to also send it by email to their customer service. It’s probably the same people processing both, so I only got an email back… Read on. (more…)
Last week-end (18-19th August 2012), I went back to France to see my family. This was only a couple of days, and was a very nice stay.
However, it all got tarnished by Brittany Ferries’ failure to be on time, and having to spend the night in Portsmouth, stuck between Cherbourg and London.
I left home at 7:50am, hoping to be in Hammersmith for 9am.
But that was without thinking that yet again, buses (specifically the R68) come whent they want (in this case I waited 30min in the pouring rain), and that because of the rain, absolutely EVERYONE-NEEDED-THEIR-F***-CARS.
So from Teddington, to Richmond tube station, which is less than 5km distance by car, took me 1h10min. Add to this waiting for the tube to go and I was in Hammersmith at 9:35, which makes this journey another record 1h45min for something I’d do in 35min on a bike.
Anymore excuses NOT to cycle??
Some shots from California.
First time in the US, and kind of impressed =) I think being in California helps though, as the state of the roads here is absolutely fantastic! Done 90K today and there was probably 2 potholes and 80Km of cycle lane (YES! you read well!!)
California
This is it!! On our way to California! Realising a childhood dream to fly what was originally designed as a full length twin-deck super jumbo!
Welcome to Calella de la Costa, 50Km north of Barcelona. It’s hot, it’s windy, and the roads are perfect. Bring on the race!
Here’s a letter to Brittany Ferries I make open because it’s really a shame that the only services operating between England and Cherbourg suffer from frankly bad customer service when on-board staff is doing all it can to make it work! @BrittanyFerries should really sort itself out! (more…)
