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Quintessentially Italian

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Time to say “Arrivederci Roma”. From the might and strength of the Roman Empire at its heyday in 117 A.D (annō Dominī) she hasn’t come through untarnished. But still there are glorious reminders of the past with eager visitors flocking to the Colosseum everyday even though the gladiators are no longer contesting.

Italy, Rome, Europe

Posted in Destinations, Getting there.

“I judge a man by what he eats.”

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I was travelling from Heathrow to Oslo and connecting with a Thai flight to Bangkok. Not only did the weather turn sour but my Thai pre-flight check was vastly different to the other passengers. Now I know it’s not a logical routing but it had a lot to do with cost. So my day began early at my mid-November hotel in London. If fact so early that breakfast was not an option. Besides I’m a Qantas Club member so I can breakfast in the British Airways lounge at Heathrow. Which I did, helping myself to the British ‘fry up’ on offer with the mandatory HP sauce.

Posted in Destinations, Taste.

The Cork, the Boss and his Boat

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Soooo, I’ve thought long and hard about trying to use some more sophisticated moments of my interesting life to include my world famous travellers’ tales. I think “The Cork” is a good place to start.

Posted in Getting there.

Tickets Please!

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Or being on the Paris Metro ‘Billets s’il vous plaît’.

Paris, Metro, Getting There, Europe

Posted in Destinations, Getting there.

Spot the difference with Mediterranean and Nordic airlines

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I recently travelled Alitalia and Scandinavian Airlines from Palermo, Sicily to Copenhagen via Fiumicino airport or what is commonly known as Rome. Check-in for my Alitalia flight to Rome took forever as passengers seemed to outnumber check-in staff 50 to 1.