I recently returned from a week off to immediately face a 12-hour press-tour and a trip to Ireland. I can safely say I've never had such a tiring week. My colleague Siobhan, who was with me in Dublin, is now jetting-off for a two-day business trip to Amsterdam. Frankly I don't know where she finds the stamina.International travel is tiring. By all means get involved in PR for the international glamour. But I'll be happy not to have to do it again for a while.

There's been a great deal written already about Google Chrome, Google's new internet browser. Those who hype it 'up' are taking the 'iPhone' line: Chrome will save the world, cure super-aids and make first contact with alien life, stopping off to rescue a kitten from a tree.