Camden Bar & Kitchen

With a 95% load factor and more than 20 million passengers last month, Ryanair is clearly doing a great deal to bring Europe closer together. By making travel affordable and efficient, it broadens horizons and, perhaps in some small way, helps stem the nationalist tide. Still, its dismal labour practices and apparent disdain for consumer rights are good reasons to avoid the airline. Yet, as in the past, I keep coming back, because the value proposition becomes hard to resist when you can fly for £25.

With no traditional lounge at Stansted, Priority Pass instead offers an £18 credit per person to spend at the Camden Bar & Kitchen, which Sofi and I happily made use of this morning before heading back to Sweden after four incredible days in the UK.

While that may change, I currently have no more international travel planned for the rest of the year, which actually feels rather good after all the recent globetrotting. Having fallen short of my dream of qualifying for the Arc of Attrition in January, I am also uncertain about what the future of running holds beyond the Malmö Marathon in October. Although disappointing, there is something sobering about recognizing one's own limitations and appreciating just how demanding ultra trail running can be.

Now, feeling almost fully recovered, I am looking forward to taking William to the gym this afternoon and hearing all about his chess adventures in Jönköping. And on Friday, Eddie finally comes home after eleven days (!) in Hungary.