I forgot to bring my power adaptor for the local plugs, which meant I was without access to my laptop or phone for the first day. God’s way perhaps of saying I should slow down and simply take in the splendour.
Quirky
The agony of being with an unfaithful retailer
“I am scared to ask the question outright for fear of hearing the truth. I can’t bear the thought of sharing his facings with anyone else. How can I show him I know what’s going on and get him to call it off?”
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Airports
Becoming inscentsed at Orly – and another bad rap for duty free
Perhaps Booba’s Exclamation (Coty) of Insolence (by Guerlain) contradicted Kaaris’s claim that he was The One (Dolce & Gabbana)?
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Events
Beauty is in the eye of the(se) beholders
“Beautycon is not unlike a theme park, with hours-long lines, expensive food and the occasional chance to scream.”
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Airports
A really cool initiative at Copenhagen Airport
Beloved passengers. Not a bad addition to airport parlance is it? Especially when accompanied by what I call a truly cool airport initiative.
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Miscellaneous
Determined to stay uncomfortable – in and out of the heat
London (my home) and much of England is broiling like a garlic chicken basted in onions and mushroom, with a lashing of hot chilli peppers thrown in.
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Airports
Full marks to Marqette
What is it about Marqette? It seems to have both the most honest travellers (see our last quite lovely Blog) and the most honest staff. FAB-ulously honest, in fact.
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Airports
Striking the right notes at Hong Kong International Airport
Like so many things that have happened at this outstanding airport over the past extraordinary few weeks (let alone 20 years), these performances are hitting exactly the right notes.
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Airports
Flames at HQ, typhoon in Taipei
My original Worldwide Headquarters back in West London is looking more interim than permanent after my neighbour decided to light a bonfire at the back of his garden on Saturday. During a heatwave. As you do.
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Airports
Bouncing towards victory with the big man in Ballyliffin
“Did you buy those clubs in a yard sale, man? Wow, they’re old…” That was how the world number five ranked golfer Jon Rahm greeted me (and my elderly set of Taylor Mades) today at the Dubai Duty Free Irish Open Pro-Am in Ballyliffin, County Donegal. An insult from one of the world’s greats to
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Events
Spain out in World Cup but Spaniard triumphs in Dubai Duty Free Irish Derby contest
The lesson is clear; if you want your football team to prosper in the World Cup, do NOT enter a Moodie Davitt competition.
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Airports
Watch this space – in every sense
Tomorrow (28 June) promises to be one of the truly engaging days in our history in more senses than one.
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Miscellaneous
Shake-up time in travel retail media
Its banner claim, ‘The Genuine Market Leader’, is an affront to the Trade Descriptions Act.
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