Notes from a Neurodivergent Mind

Hello from Euston Station , where (as of 7am on a Saturday morning) I currently am after a night on the Caledonian Sleeper .  The main pull for me was to see what it was like to actually sleep on a train without having to share a compartment with strangers like I did on the Serbia-Montenegro route last year. Whilst the scenery on that train ride was undoubtedly going to be better than a sleeper train ride in complete darkness like mine was last night/this morning, the prospect of not being woken up for a border check on the Caledonian was appealing. After I left my "five hour" hotel room last night, the train had conveniently just turned up to the platform- some service, hey? I wanted to maximise my time on board, and intended to hit the sack as soon as I boarded. Anyways, I boarded and unsurprisingly, like most of the YouTube videos I'd watched beforehand about the experience, the corridor was narrow!- the same could be said about the room itself. Nevertheless, it did fe...

Hi all- it's half-term for me, so typically, I've decided to go away. I've been in Scotland for the past few nights, seeing family and doing some sightseeing. I will be leaving tonight, arriving in England when I wake up come tomorrow morning (which is a possible giveaway as to the mode of transport I'll be using). More on that later...   I've been in Glasgow for the past 24 hours, but commenced my sightseeing today, after a very leisurely morning prior to check-out. If you've not guessed by now, I am taking the Caledonian Sleeper in a few hours time. But, assuming the train arrives on-time, I won't be able to board it for a whole eleven hours after leaving my hotel. I felt that I had the first 6-7 hours or so covered by going to some places that I've never been to before, and after an evening meal, I banked on being able to spend the final two hours or so in the lounge at Glasgow Station before boarding.   But, as often is the case with travelling, thi...