from the "back to the grind" dept.

It is now June 1... can you believe it? All the travelling is over and it's now time to work all summer.

I left Copenhagen on Friday and flew to London. I originally had plans to hook up with friends, but that fell through. Instead, I checked into my hotel near Heathrow and then grabbed the tube to Central London.

It took about 90 minutes and in retrospect I should have taken one of the express trains -- but they're expensive. And the tube is... well... London!

It was 32C in London Friday afternoon. I ran around snapping pictures and drinking up the city. Around 10, I headed back to the hotel and crashed.

Saturday the alarm went off at 4:30am and I slowly dragged my ass back to Heathrow. By 9am I was flying to Vancouver.


I arrived home around 10:30am local time on Saturday morning. It was also a nice day here... so I spent the day with friends and tried to stay up late. I thought if I could make it until bedtime according to the Vancouver clock, I would not suffer jet lag.

It didn't work. Barking dogs, an uncomfortable bed, and a screwed up system left me feeling exhausted on Sunday. But, it was also a nice day, so I again spent the day visiting.

The Georgia Straight had asked me to write a travel article about Belize, so I started writing it late Sunday. It was due today.

Monday I was up at 5:30 and at work at CBC at 7am. It was a tough, long day... and the jet lag was in full swing. In the evening I stayed at the CBC and did some phone interviews for the Belize piece.

Tuesday was a repeat of Monday... work at CBC all day, and then stick around to work on my article. Home at 10. Up at 5:30. And back at work for 7am this morning. By noon the article was emailed... and once I was done at CBC, I was able to come home and chill... and update this old thing.

More to come soon... but I am going to chill for a spell.

Cheers!