Tag Archives: Travel
September 11, 2008 Pushy Bastards
Queue jumpers exist everywhere it seems. At the immigration counter in Schiphol Airport this morning, they opened another counter and the usual rush of people to kiasu went to the new counter. Of course, for many this is a futile attempt to progress any quicker if you are not keyed into the warning signs that [...]
Tags: kiasu, pushy expats, Schiphol, Travel
September 10, 2008 Retro Airline Advertising
I spotted some old airline advertising posters in a derelict travel agent shop front in Purvis Street. Quite interesting how advertising and the airline industry has moved on from what it once was. Imagine a time when such images of the exotic were enough to entice holiday makers into a purchase decision.
Tags: advertising, airline, cathay pacific, dragonair, Travel
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August 10, 2008 Bikes, Trains and Aeroplanes
Today’s dream involved some peculiarities relating to travel. For some reason, I had to travel somewhere and the dream’s focal point was the journey between leaving home and the start of the plane journey. I can only remember that I left with my girlfriend and then she had to go back to the apartment to [...]
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