Travel media and budget hotels I have come to the conclusion that people working in the travel media are in some kind of fantasy land. Recently, I have seen so many stories about the best budget hotels in various locations and have had the same reaction every time. Simply put, the travel media definition of [...]
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Liverpool John Lennon Airport’s money-making scheme Last Thursday, I flew to Madrid from Liverpool Airport. Yes, I know the official name is Liverpool John Lennon Airport, but I suspect the peace-loving Beatle wouldn’t really want to be associated with something that causes so much pain, anger and aggravation. Whilst there, I encountered one of the [...]
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This one is always trotted out whenever the writer wishes to describe an area that could do with a lick of paint/ is a bit backward. And, yes, I’ve used it myself. On a cliché level, it’s not the most obnoxious one out there, but it’s a shoddy simile. How can you compare a place [...]
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30th birthday trip Tomorrow is my 30th birthday. This is rather exciting, largely because I no longer need to pretend to like nightclubs and I can justifiably be a spelling Nazi. For my birthday, I shall be going away somewhere. I know it’s in Spain, because I tricked my girlfriend into revealing that much. But [...]