23 Mar
BAD!!! Ok, I didn’t have anything seriously go wrong – no lost luggage, no plane crash, no unexpected deviations. In fact, the lady at the checkin counter was even nice and informed that my travel agent, and the checkin counters at both Australia and Singapore had neglected to add my frequent flyer number (half way [...]
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22 Mar
Sure, sure… There are plenty of noble things one can do in London, or historical sights to see… But I’d done most of that back in 1998 (per-Blog). That leaves me free to entertain the bizarre – and tacky.
So after doing several ‘noble’ things ( visiting the ever-improving and highly educational and interesting Natural History [...]
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21 Mar
Having arrived in Cambridge, I’ve discovered a weird phenomenon since my last visit 3 years ago – everyone walks on the right.
Many of you no doubt are wondering what is wrong with that? You’d be the ones from Europe or the America’s…. For those of us from Britain or Australia, why is everyone walking on [...]
Posted in AAA Social Comment, AAA Travel Perils, UK (Great Britain) by: Travelblips
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18 Mar
It is the weirdest thing – it would appear Singaporeans are OBSESSED with whitening their skin! I mean, these are people know exactly reknowned for having lily white skin to begin with so to me this is utterly bizarre.
However, walking along the streets, standing on the escalator to go down to the MRT, browsing the [...]
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17 Mar
Has anyone noticed the increase in panhandlers lately? I mean, you walk the streets of Sydney, and there are people EVERYWHERE thrusting tins and/or clipboards at you, wanting you to give up your time and money.
It seems in Australia since the Tsunami, every charity under the sun has backpackers out on the streets of Sydney [...]
Posted in AAA Rants, Australia, Singapore by: Travelblips
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