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My friends are heading home
Boingboing
@boiboing
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Northampton, England
2 Feb 16
Last week I wrote about foolishly leaving some clothes in the wardrobe of a hotel in which I'd been staying (the hotel, obviously, not the wardrobe - I don't generally sleep in wardrobes). I spoke to a lady from 'housekeeping'...
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14 responses
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15 people
The dumb things people do in hotels
Boingboing
@boiboing
(13147)
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Northampton, England
28 Jan 16
I have been SO tired this week and I can only assume I was half asleep this morning when I packed and checked out of my hotel. When I got home I unpacked my suitcase (something I will freely admit I don't always do) and realised...
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14 responses
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20 people
Do you let other people's ignorance make you doubt yourself?
Boingboing
@boiboing
(13147)
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Northampton, England
20 Jan 16
When I arrived in Amsterdam yesterday I hopped on the train from the airport to the city's central station. I do this a couple of times a month so it's not a route that I really need to check. I knew it was a direct train and that...
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16 responses
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19 people
It pays to have experience when you've got a problem with a Virgin
Boingboing
@boiboing
(13147)
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Northampton, England
18 Jan 16
Clean out your minds, ladies and gentlemen, I'm talking about the airline, Virgin Atlantic. This weekend I was hunting for flights for my holidays in October. I found a fantastic deal on the flight I wanted - about £110 per person...
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10 responses
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8 people
Booking my next Incredible India trip
Boingboing
@boiboing
(13147)
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Northampton, England
17 Jan 16
Apologies that I've rather been missing in action the last few hours whilst I tried to get my head around booking our holiday for later in the year. Actually, when I say later, it's about another 285 days (give or take a few) so...
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10 responses
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9 people
An update on my complaint to the hotel who overcharged me
Boingboing
@boiboing
(13147)
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Northampton, England
15 Jan 16
Thank you to everybody who left comments on my post about getting overcharged at a hotel in Amsterdam yesterday. I did write and complain yesterday and today I received a very gracious response telling me that they had indeed...
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8 responses
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8 people
Mess with me and I'll cancel my booking
Boingboing
@boiboing
(13147)
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Northampton, England
14 Jan 16
I'm not an ultra-demanding hotel guest. So long as the place is clean and quiet and the bed is comfy, the rest doesn't matter too much. But what I hate is getting ripped off. This morning at check-out, the young trainee told me...
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15 responses
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16 people
My Mystery Meal
Boingboing
@boiboing
(13147)
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Northampton, England
13 Jan 16
I wrote a post earlier whilst I was sitting in the hotel restaurant wondering if I'd made a terrible mistake by letting the chef decide what to feed me. The restaurant is in a Spanish owned hotel and I couldn't see anything I was...
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12 responses
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10 people
I can't believe I have ordered dinner without knowing what it is
Boingboing
@boiboing
(13147)
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Northampton, England
13 Jan 16
I am in a hotel in Amsterdam where I only ate once before. They have a 3 course deal for 32€ but you don't get to choose what you get. I told the waitress that sounded like it would not work because I don't eat meat but she...
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11 responses
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8 people
We were going to be adventurous - then we changed our minds
Boingboing
@boiboing
(13147)
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Northampton, England
6 Jan 16
I'm out for dinner tonight with my boss in Bremen (northern Germany). She was planning that we'd go to a new place but it's getting late, there are several inches of snow on the ground, and it's very cold out there. So we thought...
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20 responses
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20 people
Got my rubbers and I'm all ready to go
Boingboing
@boiboing
(13147)
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Northampton, England
5 Jan 16
No, don't have a heart attack. I know in the US rubbers are condoms but that's not what I mean. I had a quick stop at the supermarket to pick up some rubber boots for my trip to snowy Bremen this afternoon. Of course we don't...
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15 responses
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15 people
Heading for the Snow
Boingboing
@boiboing
(13147)
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Northampton, England
5 Jan 16
The UK remains unseasonably warm but my boss has just sent me a message that in Bremen it's been snowing for a day and I should bring warm clothes. I fly over tonight - if the flights don't get cancelled. It's nice of her to let...
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10 responses
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7 people
Nosy Neighbours
Boingboing
@boiboing
(13147)
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Northampton, England
21 Dec 15
The Dutch are famously open and reluctant to hide, so when I discovered that my Dutch friends had a 'problem' neighbour, I was amazed at the response in their small community. Dutch people pride themselves on being open,...
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20 responses
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18 people
Well I got that totally wrong
Boingboing
@boiboing
(13147)
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Northampton, England
19 Dec 15
Yesterday I wrote about my reticence to go to see my friends performing in their choirs this evening but I was totally wrong. This time we weren't stuck in a cold, drafty church listening to heavy, worthy singing and a terrible...
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12 people
Bracing ourselves for a weekend of singing
Boingboing
@boiboing
(13147)
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Northampton, England
18 Dec 15
I am not a good singer. My husband is even worse. I also have a really low boredom threshold so this weekend could be quite a challenge. The friends we are visiting are keen singers and we have not one, not two, but three choir...
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10 responses
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10 people
Time to head for home
Boingboing
@boiboing
(13147)
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Northampton, England
15 Dec 15
We are currently sitting in the hotel lobby waiting for a taxi to come and take us to the airport. This has been the perfect pre-Christmas break. We have had non stop sunshine and lots of long walks on the beach. We have eaten...
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9 responses
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8 people
Multiple Muggings in Morocco
Boingboing
@boiboing
(13147)
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Northampton, England
14 Dec 15
You really can't go to a restaurant in this little town without getting mugged - sometimes multiple times. It's hard to resist the little furry faces looking up at you and imploring you to share whatever you've just ordered. If...
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16 responses
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16 people
It really is a very small world
Boingboing
@boiboing
(13147)
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Northampton, England
13 Dec 15
Without any sense of going looking for anybody, we just keep bumping into people in Essaouira. We shared a taxi with two guys we met at the airport and had dinner with one of them last night. We bumped into him at the fishing port...
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10 responses
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15 people
Perfect Christmas Preparation
Boingboing
@boiboing
(13147)
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Northampton, England
13 Dec 15
Run away! That's what we've done. Run away from all the Christmas preparation. We've abandoned a tree, left the neighbours to feed the cats and gone to Morocco. The sun is shining, the sky is a perfect blue and the wind is...
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16 responses
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17 people
I'm so glad my parents never did this to me
Boingboing
@boiboing
(13147)
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Northampton, England
12 Dec 15
I wrote earlier today about a lady we were talking to at the airport. She was about to fly to Geneva for a ski-holiday. Her son was sitting at the table with his head on his arms looking like he wished the earth would open up and...
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23 responses
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23 people
