After over a year travelling back and forth to Germany, I finally made it to the Belsen memorial. Truly horrific in scale, depressing and moving in equal measure. It’s hidden from the road by trees but it really makes for a strange experience as you walk around. Ann Frank and her sister are remembered there [...]
Almost in bed when the hotel announcement goes off telling us to evacuate. Glad it wasn’t for real, and that it was warm and dry.
I’ve just been to the USA for a conference. Flew to LA, then drove to San Diego, then on to Las Vegas for the conference. Back to LA and flew home via Frankfurt. Several things struck me as it has been a couple of years since I was in the US. 1) The price of [...]
Please stick with this – it covers a number of things! 1) Travel advice from travel counsellors is a good idea. People close to you who are very good at their job. We are currently working with Lucy who is doing a great, and incredibly patient job of sorting a complicated trip to the US [...]
I saw my first Japanese air travellers wearing face masks today – and they were a long way from their planes! It can’t be the smell – Germany is one of the least distinctive places in the world from a smell perspective – so it must be fear of infections, etc. I’m glad I’ve seen [...]
Have you ever noticed how old, rich people dress? Lots of really expensive yet strangely indistinct clobber that oozes class and taste. Well, the oldies on the Tuesday flight could have been better prepared for Life Out There. Expensive Louis Vuitton hand luggage is fine, as are similarly styled garments (blazer and blazer-style dress) but [...]
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