Travels with pens… my gosh, it’s been a while. And the travel available to us here in the UK is still really only domestic. But the opportunity to pick out a selection of pens to accompany me to a place with a different view is one I still relish, every time, no matter the destination.… Continue reading
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If you remember from my last post, I’ve spent the past week in Tokyo for work. The schedule has been punishing at times, but I’ve had a blast.
What’s really stuck with me has been the hospitality of the people and the amazing service, the great food, and just how incredibly clean and well-kept everything… Continue reading
Edit: if you’ve arrived directly here from a link (eg Pen Addict), you might be interested in the second part of the trip report, here!
Sometimes, the pen gods smile upon me. This is one such time. I write this from my usual haunt in Heathrow Terminal 3, shortly before boarding a Japan Air flight… Continue reading
On Monday, I fly to California. Again. That makes three weeks, three trips (and for those keeping track, my sixth trip this year). I feel like I’m living in a hotel.
So it’s time to freshen up my carry a little bit and get my enthusiasm back.
I expect to be doing a lot of… Continue reading
For once, I’m packing pens for a trip that’s not work-related. Yes: I’m on holiday in York!
This trip ran almost back-to-back with my trip to Miami. My Conids and Geometry served me well in the US, and I took them home joined by my latest acquisitions, the Karas Re-Entry Starliner XL and Wahl-Eversharp Decoband.… Continue reading
Tomorrow morning I’m off on my next travels: a few days in Miami. Waiting for me there is my new Wahl Decoband Jade and Karas Re-Entry with Ti nib, so I’m travelling pretty light: just three pens, in my Franklin-Christoph “glasses case”. Here’s what I’ve picked:
Conid Kingsize, F Ti, Graf Burned Orange
Conid Regular,… Continue reading
I’ve been spending this week in snowy Pullman, Washington, hanging out with my brother. It’s always nice to see him — we live on separate continents, so it doesn’t happen often enough.
But really, I came to visit him to pick up my post. I regularly order stuff from US retailers directly to his house… Continue reading
My January ended with a couple of almost back-to-back trips: a few short days in sub-zero Stuttgart, followed by a hectic week in relatively baking Barcelona.
In honour of my first proper trip to Germany, I took a load of Montblancs, and they served me well.
In between meetings and team meals, I managed to… Continue reading
One of the questions I see most often on pen forums is whether it’s safe to take fountain pens on a plane, and how to travel with pens so they won’t leak — whether from changes in air pressure or jostling.I’m not much of a jet-setter, but in the past twelve months I’ve taken maybe… Continue reading
I haven’t posted a blog since 22nd October, 17 days ago. It’s been a busy couple of weeks.
At the end of October I took a long weekend with the family down to Fowey Hall in Cornwall. It was a chance to get away and unwind from work.
I took just four pens with me:… Continue reading