Eurodan in English

Good morning from London!

Yes, it's Eurodan-on-tour time once again. Tonight I'm staying at my good friend Stuart's breathtakingly lovely gaff on the Thames near Blackfriars, before taking the Eurostar to Brussels tomorrow.

They've "opened" the new high-speed stretch of track from outer London to the Tunnel, but they're not letting passengers on it until the end of the month, so we'll be looking longingly at it as we trundle through Kent, as usual! Oh well... Eurostar may be a TGV in France, but it's still a TLV in England, at least for another couple of weeks. (Train of Low Velocity, in case you're wondering).

And why am I going to Brussels just a couple of weeks before I'm due to move there? Well, initially I was planning to go flathunting, but since that's all sorted out, I'm just planning to saunter around for a few days having a bit of a holiday and occasionally doing a bit of light admin, opening bank accounts, that sort of thing. Personally I think I deserve a bit of a holiday. I'm sure you agree. Thank you.

There was an article in this week's Observer about a new breed of Euro-ex-pat, escaping dreary, cold Northern Europe for the sunnier climes of Barcelona etc. Internet, low-cost airlines and cheap phone calls have finally realised the teleworking dream. And I suddenly realised - it's our very own Shyboy that they're describing.

Mind you, summer in Hull was a lot more bearable since I didn't have to go and work in the local Bird's Eye factory, and could instead supply my European clients with translations, so I suppose I've been doing the same sort of thing, just swapping Barcelona for Hull. But then I never did like the sun.

Anyway, enough of this pointless drivel. Until I send you more, probably from somewhere in Belgium, later this week.

Toodle-pip!

Posted by Eurodan at September 17, 2003 12:55 AM