Back

Well, I’ve finished the travelling phase of the project and am finally back and have a chance to catch up on my thoughts. I have certainly learned one or two things whilst I’ve been visiting just about every major city and town in the UK which I would like to share with you.

1. I need a new laptop. The 6 year old Toshiba that has served me well just isn’t up to the challenges any more.
2. Travelodges may have very cheap rates for overnight stays (if you book far enough in advance), but they make their money in other ways. £7.50 for breakfast is extortionate, and don’t make the mistake I did and use their dial-up internet access. Having said that, overall they were a good choice for the 25 to 30 overnight stays I had…they’re clean and you’re not paying for stuff you don’t use.
3. Ubiquitous wifi access is some way off. I stayed at one hotel with free wifi (not a travelodge but rather a very nice B&B in Plymouth – The Dudley Hotel), a few where one could pay for wifi, but most of the time it wasn’t an option.
4. The TomTom software I bought for my Palm Lifedrive paid for itself many times over. However, it was not perfect, and I never could get the traffic updates to work (although I think that was more down to my Palm not wanting to talk bluetooth to my phone when the TomTom app was running).
5. Town centres across the UK are all pretty similar, or if not aspire to look similar.
6. Scotland in January is bloody freezing

Anyway, now I’m back I’m in a position to progress some exciting new stuff that I will be blogging about over the coming days and weeks, so watch this space !