After over 1000 years the world finally has a non-European Pope. A Jesuit from Argentina who has chosen the name Francis after the patron saint of the poor. All good news then! The average Bishop of Rome is usually well travelled, though the style in which they make their journeys differs greatly from the manner [...]
Tag Archives: humour
Travel People Watching – Airport Characters
Being processed through Gatwick airport the other morning I was reminded of the many different characters that struggle through the departure lounges at airports daily. Airports may not seem the most interesting places to visit despite the number of reality television programmes that try to convince us otherwise. Apart from young children for whom flying [...]
How to make Travel friends and influence People
Meeting people and making new friends is one of the great joys of travel and it is a true loner that prefers their own company 100% of the time. Many travellers extoll the virtues of solo travel but even the most ardent usually needs to socialise during their trip. Whether sharing a restaurant table for [...]
Tourist Ranking System – Traveller Watching
The difference between a tourist and a traveller is an on-going debate that will probably never reach any sensible conclusion. My personal viewpoint on the subject is described in another ‘Tourists are travellers too” post. However I thought it might provide a few laughs to poke fun at some of our preconceptions of the stereotypes [...]
Symptoms of the Incurable Adventurer
If you can answer yes to just a few of these, you might want to take a seat and a deep breath, you are an adventurer. There is not any cure so unless you can find a local therapy group best just accept your fate and get out there and enjoy the adventure: 1. Your [...]
Becoming a solo travel rock star
Solo travel It is not necessary to travel everywhere with a guitar, wreck hotel rooms, demand the whole floor for your sole use or hold parties for groupies to be a solo travel rockstar. Whilst some of these would undoubtedly be fun for awhile, they are more likely to result in a ban and large [...]
16 Experiences of the True Traveller
You can proudly call yourself a traveller if you have experienced at least a few of these: 1. Had a ‘brush’ with the authorities in a foreign country (extra kudos for a night in a cell). 2. Found yourself conversing fluently with the locals in a language you cannot speak in a bar after several [...]
Partnerships
