He has been involved with both the theory and practice of technology since his student days, when he was a nuclear physicist studying at the CERN laboratory in Geneva. He writes for The Times newspaper and has a monthly business travel column in Director, the magazine of the Institute of Directors. These days, he also writes regularly for most of the leading business travel publications, including Business Travel World and Business Traveller. He was named best writer on technology in the inaugural Carlson Wagonlit Business Travel Journalism Awards in 2004.