The paper today ran a story on workers in the capital taking extra time off to extend Christmas, and it seems they were right - my office is practically deserted.

I'm here though, and it's hard to get back into a work state-of-mind. So today is all about clearing unread emails and trying to remember how a computer works.

The break was a good chance to get out of the city for a while. As a relatively new Londoner the hustle and bustle is sometimes overwhelming, and the chance to get to the coast for a few days was very welcome.