Archive for the ‘Travel’ Category

Why leave the airport?

Tuesday, July 21st, 2009

There’s an entire culture of travellers who sleep in airports around the world, then share their experiences online, rating different airports as to their quality for an overnight stay. There’s the great

Even if you have the cash to spring on a hotel room in Singapore, I would recommend a night in the airport.

and the shocking

I was propositioned not once but twice by the same man asking me for casual sex, which was understandably a little frightening for a lone 20 year old woman wandering the airport at night

about Paris CDG.

5 small inhabited islands

Friday, August 22nd, 2008

Five very small islands that are inhabited. As cool as having my own island would be, I do have to wonder about the daily logistical problems. Running out of toilet paper, fresh milk, etc. I guess if I had the money for such things it would really be more of a case of “Jeeves, fetch me some milk my good fellow”.

Travel by cargo ship

Wednesday, July 23rd, 2008

Well I can’t say i’d ever thought about it before, but it certainly sounds like it could be an experience (possibly one i’d like to forget quickly afterwards).

http://thetravelersnotebook.com/how-to/how-to-travel-by-cargo-ship/