It was like stepping back in time when I attended the professional networking event in London. All the old faces were there, including NO and DC.

To make retrieving my belongings easier, I waited until the very end of the evening to collect my black cashmere coat from the cloakroom. Unfortunately, however, I forgot to pick up my shoes. This meant returning to the venue on the new high-speed non-stop bullet tube – and missing my train from Kings Cross back home to Edinburgh.