Yeah so I’m just going to say a few words about I’m a Celebrity Get Me Out of Here, it’s kind of travel related isn’t it? They all go to Australia and eat insects. That’s pretty travel oriented. But I’m not sure if sitting around arguing with B-list celebs and being woken up by rats in the dead of night is really getting the most out of Australia.
Armistace Day
Nov 11th, 2009 by PaPa in The Outer Limits
The fire alarm sounds, which signifies a 2 minutes silence at 11 o’clock. Many of us were not expecting it, but the penny drops quickly and we all stop typing and talking and clicking. No car seems to pass by the window, the whole country, one could imagine, is in this silence together.
Devon Revisited
Nov 10th, 2009 by PaPa in Down The Garden Path
It’s always interesting to drive round the M25 and then the M4 with someone who is essentially German. I haven’t driven anywhere for some time, but I had to put my driving hat on as I sat in the passenger seat in order to make sure my uncle didn’t launch our car up the embankment.
I never really appreciated air conditioning until I visited Bangkok, a city of where the heat is often just too much to handle. I could never imagine there was a place where the outdoors could be as thick with heat as it is indoors in the UK. It is so strange to leave shopping malls [...]
I try to keep it to myself these days. Only when questions of food arise do I have to make noises to the effect that I am ‘one of those’. It’s not the admitting of it, I’m not embarrassed. It’s just the arguments that ensue. And it isn’t that I don’t like a good argument, especially after a few lagers, but it’s just that I’ve had such arguments on many occasions, and they usually goes the same way.
If you’re thinking of going off on your travels, especially if you’re on a budget, it can be tempting to not buy any health insurance. But the thing to remember when you leave this soggy little lump of moss that’s slowly sinking into the North Atlantic – is that not everywhere is as safe as [...]
A Slice Of Tokyo Hits London
Nov 2nd, 2009 by PaPa in The Outer Limits
A brand new ‘x’ road crossing has been unveiled in London by the city’s mayor, Boris Johnson. Also known as a scramble, the distinctive x-shape will, say its makers, provide 70 percent more space for pedestrians at the busy intersection at Oxford Circus. The crossing options before were decidedly cramped so the new Tokyo style [...]