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The Truth About Halong Bay Junk Boats

A “Junk Boat” is still a Junk Boat, no matter how much you pay. Halong Bay Junk Boats are still Junk Boats even if the brochure the Vietnamese travel agent gave you makes it look like luxury incarnate. It is still a Junk Boat if, compared to other Junk Boats around you in the water, it looks like the veritable Sofitel of Junk Boats. Moral of the story? Junk Boats are in fact, rundown pieces of, well, junk. Granted, they’ve been given a lick of paint and a clean fit-out, but if you look closely ... Read More

6 Weirdest Things People Do In Airports

People in transit turn sub-human at the best of times; but throw in the added bonus of sleep deprivation and flight-delays and we’ve got ourselves some weirdos folks! The following list of weirdest things I’ve seen in airports proves that some people may not be killing it in the intelligence stakes. Weirdest Things People Do In Airports1 -Taking porn through security… You’d think perhaps people would check their penthouse magazine in with their luggage or take the batteries out of their ... Read More

10 Types of Airport Travelers: Close Encounters of the Airport Kind

10 Types of Airport Travelers The Airport Weirdo The airport weirdo is that guy you spotted muttering to himself at check-in. He was that dude blatantly staring at you in the airport newsagency line. He may have even been the weirdo chucking his best Gary Busci at Customs. Whoever he was and wherever you spotted him doesn’t really matter. What matters is that because you’ve laid eyes on the airport weirdo it’s almost guaranteed he’ll be lining up at your gate, boarding your flight and ... Read More