Here’s one I just discovered. Everything comes with leads and cables these days. PSPs, cameras, laptops and so on. I’ve got a little section of my daybag that I use to store all these and one thing that’s infuriating is when you’re trying to pull one cable out, only to have the whole lot tangled [...]

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OK, I lied in the last one. Two things I have to mention. The first is a huge “THANK YOU” to the staff at Bar’Dup – the finest bar in Chamonix – for spiking my tab until I get back in January. The phone line for their credit card machine has died and won’t be [...]

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I’ve mentioned this one before, about having a secondary back account so if your main ATM card goes walkies, you have another you can access. I have a couple of points to add to that. 1) Be aware that a lot of banks are now issuing annoying little card readers (Nationwide amongst them). This means [...]

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Some of this will be repetition from the post where I arrived at Jakarta airport, but there’s some more to add hence the extra article. The basics, as of the date above: There are a handful of visa types, the most common being the 7-day transit and the 30-day tourist visas. The latter is US$25 [...]

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Information published elsewhere, but I thought it worthwhile to give this a space of its own as the other stuff’s spread across a couple of posts. Crossing is easy – that’s the first thing. Don’t sweat it. We went from Bangkok to Siem Reap with an overnight stop, but if you can be bothered with [...]

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I just booked a ticket through National Express and spotted a way to get cheaper tickets (half price or less) depending on where you’re going. They currently offer what they call “funfare” prices on certain routes. The one I looked at was Cambridge to London. However, it’s quicker to get a bus to Stratford (halfway [...]

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I didn’t do a massive amount today, really just a stroll around, but I’m glad to say the weather was a lot better. A bit breezy, but with a warm sun. Much improved on the rain from yesterday. As I didn’t do too much I thought I’d fill up the space on today’s post with [...]

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Gotchya! I meant packing everything into my rucksack… This time, I have the experience of knowing what I need and don’t need; what I’d normally pack and never use and so on. I also have the “advantage” of a ludicrous 15kg limit on three of my upcoming flights, courtesy of the cheapskates at RyanAir (seriously, only [...]

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Yes, something reduced in price in Scotland! They’re not that tight, you know. Specifically this is of use if you’re using Glasgow Prestwick Airport. It’s apparently the only airport in Scotland with its own train station and it’s making the most of promoting this. As far as I’m aware this is a permanent offer. Anyone [...]

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One restriction that can be very annoying these days is that of luggage weight. Another that really gets my goat is only being able to take one item of hand luggage onto a plane, unless you’re female in which case you can also carry on a handbag the size of Montana. There’s a simple way [...]

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