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16 Oct 2026 3 minute read 0 comments ClaCucc $0.02
At a hotel desk in another country the card terminal sometimes asks whether you would like to pay in your own currency. It looks like a favour. Say yes and you have usually agreed to dynamic currency conversion, where the terminal picks the exchange...
16 Sep 2026 1 minute read 0 comments rah $0.10
I arrived back home safe and well yesterday early yesterday afternoon and it is funny how things have a habit of revisiting you. You might recall that when I flew out I posted about how I helped a young lady who was on the verge of panicking about mi...
14 Sep 2026 1 minute read 3 comments rah $0.10
Time is ticking. The march of time is insatiable and keeps going with the monotony of a metronome (even if it does seem to speed up as you get older - remember how eternal those summer holidays seemed to be and yet in the UK it was only a mere six we...
8 Sep 2026 1 minute read 0 comments LeftFooted $0.02
I've got a friend from Texas. You can tell he's from Texas, because he tells you every seven seconds. Most of his sentences start with "back in Texas". His accent is also a dead giveaway. Like other Texans, he's rich. Old money, mostly coming from o...
29 Aug 2026 3 minute read 0 comments rah $0.16
With me flying next week for the first time in a couple of years I thought I would take a look at the best advice on what to do if you are unfortunate enough to be on a plane that is about to crash. Incidentally the header image is of a Wizzair plane...
26 Aug 2026 2 minute read 1 comment LeftFooted $0.07
You'd imagine that can't be a saga with AirPods. You buy them, you use them. That's it. But in my case, there was a saga. Until about 5-6 years ago, I'd probably never bought a pair of headphones. Headphones used to be included in the box with a new...
22 Aug 2026 1 minute read 0 comments Jrival $0.00
Chiang Mai is beautiful in every season. However, nowadays, the city is often covered in haze and air pollution. During the rainy season, though, Chiang Mai becomes bright, green, and inviting once again, just like it used to be. Whether you're explo...
19 Aug 2026 3 minute read 1 comment rah $0.07
This is NOT what I intended to post today. In fact, I am not even connected to the internet! I am currently sitting on a train on my way home from the holiday that I mentioned a few weeks ago. Everything had worked like clockwork in the lead up to my...
18 Aug 2026 7 minute read 0 comments rah $0.25
The way I left things yesterday I had a plan. To summarise: - It was now Wednesday evening and I had only eight more days before I was due to fly from Rinas Airport, just outside the Albanian capital. I had expected a lift the previous Saturday or S...
17 Aug 2026 5 minute read 0 comments rah $0.13
So, to update you from yesterday's post and to provide a brief summary, of where we are at: Somebody was supposed to come and pick me up in a Land Rover from Klina in Kosovo on or around 6th October, so that I could return to Albania in plenty of ti...
