January 18, 2004

no news

I'm rushed off my feet. For a variety of coincidences, I'm doing two people's jobs at the moment, which, whilst stimulating in one dimension, and mentally challenging for minutes at a time, means I have no space to think about my own ideas, and certainly no time to write anything other than Excel spreadsheets and Powerpoint presentations.

And on the other foot, the things I do want to talk about have self-imposing contractual obligations. So, tackling my middle-class blogger's block, I'm going to write about business travel.

There's nothing more whiny than complaining about travelling for free... but Heathrow at 5 in the morning sucks. Terminal 3 sucks at any time. Only seeing airport terminals, planes, a taxi, and a meeting room sucks.

Luckily this week I got to stay in a design classic, the SAS Radisson Royal in Copenhagen. It's a landmark of the jet age, the first hotel SAS constructed, and originally housed a city centre airport terminal. The lobby remains an Arne Jacobsen masterpiece, full of Swan and Egg chairs, and a sweeping spiral staircase.

My room was the coolest hotel room I have stayed in. A corner room with a great view of Copenhagen, a Swan chair, and sympathetic Jacobsen-inspired design.