Yep – it is the waiting game all over again at airports around the world. The travel surge we all predicted is here but there are just not enough people to manage the crowds and people are getting fed up. You may have read about the ex-NHL star Ryan Whitney who had an atrocious experience… Continue reading Wait for it
Bring on the dogs
Doing a covid test is something most people by now have done. The rapid test at home that you don’t quite believe and the gold standard PCR test which unfortunately takes a bit longer to get the result. The biggest concern for most people is that covid can be spread by travellers. Now, as a… Continue reading Bring on the dogs
Oh to be famous!
These days there are no ends to the limits that social media kings and queens will go to in order to get a few extra followers. Gone are the days when you would travel half way around the world only to post pictures on facebook of your meal or – of course – smiling into… Continue reading Oh to be famous!
Remember when?
Had a good laugh the other day with a senior member of the travel industry. We were talking about technology and how that has changed the way we travel and indeed the way we live. It seems such a short while ago that getting an email address was a new thing and now the kids… Continue reading Remember when?
Sit me down
We do a lot of sitting these days – think about it. Many of us sit for our jobs and then we go home and sit and watch the tv. OK, there is a bit in between with housework, gardening and cooking but for the most part, we do a lot of sitting. That’s why… Continue reading Sit me down
Queues and cannibals
Well we have all heard about the long wait times to get into the passport office. Now some enterprising individuals are making money as per this article today in OpenJaw – “As passport renewal wait times remain lengthy, and line ups of hours or even days confront those who want to speed up the process… Continue reading Queues and cannibals
A wayward Robo-cop
First I need to explain. Robo-cop is what we call our Roomba and I bought this device in the vain hope that it would take care of all my cleaning problems. Hmmm. Having returned from a two week trip to Europe during which time I lifted not a finger, I came home to find the… Continue reading A wayward Robo-cop
A load of horse
I think that there are better ways to describe myself than that – but of course I am not the one at the keyboard but merely the subject of this woman’s blog. You see my name is Neopolitan Nima and I am one of the world famous Lippizaner Stallions and I currently reside in Vienna.… Continue reading A load of horse
Dressing up
You know when you are going to a conference or some kind of special birthday and someone says “Hey, I have a great idea! Let’s have a fun evening where we all dress up Western/Disco/70’s/20’s or some other era. I can guarantee that there are a few members of that group who think to themselves… Continue reading Dressing up
Light the candles
No I am not talking about on the birthday cake …. but strangely we did this last Sunday and there was much excitement from the two year old when he was presented with a plate of cup cakes each with a lit candle – lots of blowing and shouting “cup cakes for EVERYONE!!” What I… Continue reading Light the candles
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