Draw Breath

We're just back from a pleasant and sunny walk in strangely balmy Dublin (the photo to the right is an hour old as I write and are flicking through the blogs before heading out for the evening.

And, via Lifehacker, I come across the perfect site for my rising wanderlüst: Seat 61.

Great stuff. I am most enamoured with the idea of never climbing on board a flight again. Not that I won't - it's part of the job description - but it would be lovely to take holidays entirely on the ground. So, this is the perfect site

That said, while London to Tokyo is a little tempting I assume there's a point when flying becomes the more pleasant option: two or three days would do it. So, we're examining the possibility of either London to Cordoba or London to Stockholm in September...