Tipping – how much is too much and how much is too little. Is a tip expected? In countries like Australia and New Zealand hardly anyone tips – it is just not expected. Same thing in the Cook Islands. So what’s a poor traveller to do and how much should you tip if at all?… Continue reading Tipping me over the edge
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Canadian Loonie Tunes
Oh misery me – the mighty US Dollar is dwarfing our Canadian Loonie and now where – oh where – can we go on vacation. Better not to go. After all – convert out what you will pay in US dollars into our miserable weak Canadian dollar and we are paying twice as much. What… Continue reading Canadian Loonie Tunes
Find me somewhere peaceful and quiet – my top five places
The world seems to be in quite a mess at the moment. Trouble in Russia and the Ukraine has prompted AMAWAterways to cancel their Russian river cruises for 2015. The outbreak of Ebola has caused a drop in travel to South Africa – how strange when South Africa is miles and miles away from the… Continue reading Find me somewhere peaceful and quiet – my top five places
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