I was supposed to travel for work this afternoon, but late yesterday I received an e-mail cancelling the meeting and the reason was of course the huge ash plume from the erupting Eyjafjallajökull. Personally I wouldn't have had any problems reaching my destination since I was to go by train — a 7-hour journey — but some of the other participants would have had more problems with cancelled flights.

It's a bit strange to see how vulnerable our society is and how much we have learned to take for granted in terms of travelling. Who knows... some of these things we might have to try to find alternatives for.

Images from The Daily Mail.