We understand that in the real world, most large buildings are designed by male architects — who may have a fine aesthetic sense, but don’t always understand how things work in everyday life. But do we also have to assume that they’re all left-handed?
…and then there’s the whole new wave of heirloom this, and rare-breed that, and single-origin whatever, with menu notes to tell you where your pork chop went to school and what its grade-point average was.
Don’t just go by someone else’s rating system — give some thought to what luxury really means to you. You’ll make better choices.
A few years ago, Francisco was driving home from the office when several men in a car blocked his way. They had guns. A shot or two was fired, but he rammed their car and got away.
Two utterly terrified young tourists, who were innocent bystanders, could have been badly injured — or worse – for the sake of less than a dollar.
OK — snap quiz, everybody.
Who wrote Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony?
Who is buried in Shakespeare’s Tomb?
Why is it called carry-on luggage?
If you got (3) wrong, I believe we’ve met. Frequently.
…it was painfully clear that our new guests (Canadian, as it happened) had spent a great deal of money flying halfway around the planet to a destination they knew absolutely nothing about. What did they think they were going to find?
Resorts and hotels are used to weird complaints. They get them all the time. You don’t want to know. Well, you do, of course, and so do we all — but it’s hell’s own difficult to get anyone to tell.
If you’d rather stick a fork in your eye than go on a guided tour — of any kind, anywhere — I understand completely. A mediocre guide fills you with misinformation, tap dances when he doesn’t know the answers, and eventually turns mere tedium into slow torture.
So there we have it. It wasn’t war that did all this damage, or an earthquake, or a tsunami. It was sheer arrogance and bloody-mindedness.
You sound like one of those people who’ll spend the whole time asking for gluten-free burritos and vegan chili con carne, brushing your teeth with Sprite and worrying that the hotel maids are stealing your stuff.
…when we step into the shower, we aren’t wondering where those mysterious black footprints came from. We know: they came from walking barefoot on your carpet.