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I recently traveled from London to Larnaca with British Airways on a flight scheduled for 11:40. Earlier that morning, I unnecessarily woke up around 3:30; more than 8 hours before take off. Unable to return to sleep, I finally sat…
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Because I am an awkward and uncooperative son-of-a-gun, I have recently passed an opportunity to find out about the “new and exciting” product my bank had on offer and lost a compensation package from an unidentified insurance company who sold…
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I have suspected for a long time what I am about to tell you. For a few years now I have had to travel from Jordan to Cyprus via Beirut when I was unable to get a 45-minute direct flight…
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Without wishing to be elitist about these things, I have a question: whatever happened to exclusive airport business lounges these days? There was a time when these little oases of civility and sobriety were a sanctuary from the noise, hustle…
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“Please turn off all electronic items including mobile phones, laptops and game centers as they may interfere with the aircraft navigation systems” There have been many studies into all of this nonsense and there is not a shred of evidence…
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I was given a vintage Omega watch as a present, which was inscribed with my name in case I forgot whom I was. It was given to me by the family and therefore, it is very dear to me. So…
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Give Me Another Break! Airports: All toiletries above 75 ml will be seized and destroyed. This is presumably so that no one brings on board the necessary ingredients to start a sinister chemistry lab in the aircraft toilet. They don’t…
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Is there anything more irritating than hearing the same funny line over and over again and be expected to laugh? You know statements like: “I am on a seafood diet, whenever I see food I eat it”, or “you don’t have…
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Northern Cyprus: If you are wondering where is the worst security measures at an airport, then you will be hard pressed to find one to challenge Ercan Airport in the Turkish Northern Cyprus. We once travelled to Istanbul via Ercan…
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If you are travelling to Jordan, a nice country to visit, do yourself a favour: don’t leave any valuables behind on the plane. You will get it back, but not before your nerves are stretched to just before snapping point….
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