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Journal

Notes from the road.

Occasional writing on travelling well — routes, timing, and the parts of a journey nobody plans for.

An airport concourse at night, gate signage lit above an almost empty floor.

Airport experience6 min

The airport hour

The sixty minutes between wheels-down and the motorway decide how the whole trip feels. What actually has to happen in them.

Executive travel5 min

Travelling well on a working day

Why the best executive journeys are the ones nobody remembers afterwards — and what a chauffeur does to make that happen.

A dark leather car interior, front and rear seats in low light.

Destination guide8 min

Delhi to Agra, by road

The expressway is fast. The day still fails if you leave at the wrong hour. A working timetable for the classic drive.

A straight road running between lines of autumn trees.

Road journeys7 min

What a long drive asks of a car

Six hours changes what matters about a vehicle. Notes from the fleet on choosing the right class for distance.

Traffic on a highway beneath a pink and orange evening sky.

These pieces are in preparation. Full articles will be published here.