My first chance to really write an entry since Thursday. For once I avoided the Curse Of Heathrow and my flight took off and landed on time. Very good to see some of you at the Silver Cross that evening – as far as I remember, those I already knew included , , , , and Paul T, and meeting however briefly and .

The next morning I had an Important Breakfast Meeting, then flew here to Thessalonica. Checked my voicemail which between planes in Athens to find two messages from Macedonian journalists wanting to interview me. But when I called them back I had already missed their deadline.

Good conference yesterday; I chaired one session and was generally kept busy by the rest of it. My flight isn’t for another four hours so I have some time to catch up now. But looking forward to getting home.