El Tren Maya

A tale of two railways. In 2019, after a decade of planning, consulting, designing, budgeting, legal challenges and other various controversies, work finally began on HS2. A shiny new high speed railway from London to Birmingham with forks off to Manchester and Leeds. And then work stopped, and started again and thenstopped again. The lines … Continue reading El Tren Maya →

The Madness of Flight

Our needs were simple enough. Our trip was a split, dual destination affair. We wanted to fly from London to Cancun. And then home from Mexico City to London. Our dates were specific. But the prices were extortionate. So I simplified our search to direct returns between London and either Cancun or Mexico City. Still … Continue reading The Madness of Flight →