An Open Letter To The Touts Of Egypt
Dear Sirs, For you are all, every one of you, men. Here are a few things I do not want. A camel ride A donkey...
Dear Sirs, For you are all, every one of you, men. Here are a few things I do not want. A camel ride A donkey...
Cairo is a city of many wonders, endless fascination and, frankly, more than its fair share of hassles. I have met some wonderful Cairenes, and...
Please don’t get me wrong. I love China. But, over the last couple of weeks, it’s really felt as though China’s not loving me back....
It’s probably the commonest travel complaint on the planet from folk travelling the developing world. Transport “scams”. Overcharging… And it does relations between locals and...
This rather charming warning sign comes from Wat Pho, Bangkok, home of a 50m reclining Buddha and, it would appear, a gang of light-fingered Playmobil...
It’s the weekend on Cat Ba island, not to mention the Vietnamese summer, which means there’s a vibe on the beach I can best characterize...
I really thought, by now, after over four months in Asia and experience with virtually every taxi scam permutation known to man, my naïve London...