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How to board a plane
One of the toughest tasks a human being can ever perform is boarding a plane. It’s up there with Iron Man ultramarathons and giving birth to quintuplets. So, for the hardy few about to
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How to own a wheeled suitcase and not be a dickhead
Maybe it’s an age thing, and maybe it’s grim rationalisation, but I recently joined the legions of wheeled suitcase dickheads. Bear with me. That’s a fair description. The whole backpack versus suitcase thing is
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The dance of the awkwardly large bank note
The dance of the awkwardly large bank note The look on her face changes exactly as expected. It’s all pleasant glad-to-be-of-service-sir smiles as she announces that the fruit juice and can of Red Bull
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The punctual man’s worst nightmare: Late for the tour bus
In Krakow, David Whitley gets his timings disastrously wrong and becomes the person he hates. It was 9am, and I wore the smug, punchable grin of the stickler who has everything under control. The
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A word about pavement etiquette
Many people feel they have a right to use pavements – apart from those in the US who admirably refuse to recognise the word, let alone build any. There are the cyclists, always happy
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Hostel sex: The etiquette of dorm room lust
The rules of pulling abroad when you’re not travelling on your own. For the single traveller, love (or at least unashamed lust) can strike in the strangest places. After all, I still have disturbing
Read More »Social etiquette at the Belgian Comic Strip Center, Brussels
We turn the corner, wondering what awaits us. Actually, wondering is probably the wrong word. We’re silently hoping that what awaits us has something more to offer than what we’ve seen already. It’s a
Read More »How to use Twitter effectively: Travel PR companies
My little list of Top 15 Travel Twitterers seems to have got itself a fair bit of attention. Interestingly, a lot of comments have centred around my reasons for unfollowing someone. To summarise, if
Read More »Tipping etiquette and ‘service not included’: The socially acceptable add-on charges
Tipping for good service? Or all the time? I’m fairly sure that this one will open up a can of worms, but let’s run with it anyway. Cards on the table – I hate
Read More »Should flight crews be wearing masks?
A common complaint amongst air stewards and stewardesses is that passengers keep their headphones on whilst trying to communicate. This is an absolutely understandable gripe – it’s incredibly rude, and forces the crew member
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