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I am travelling on my own. This means that instead of engaging in conversation with my friends I write, post photos, talk to complete strangers and spend a lot of time contemplating the deeper meaning of life (and watching Iron Man – I so want to be him). You are therefore being spammed with emails and I really, honestly, will not be offended if you drop me a line requesting that I take you off the distribution list. If you are thinking about this, but holding back to be polite, you are going to regret that decision in about three weeks time. Just saying.
Remember the cool Canadian gals from my cooking class? Well I had the pleasure of sharing breakfast with them on my last day in Marrakech and heard all about their authentic harram experience which included naked fellow bathers, slippery marble table tops and about three layers more of skin removed than I had. Where Wendy and Ellen go, I want to visit about three days later, for a quarter of the time and accessing the “safe to use with children” version of their experiences. Ten minutes with them and you feel like you can cram a bit more into your day. I have it from a reliable source that with enough peer pressure they could put Australia and New Zealand on their list of holiday destinations – they just can’t wait to ride those kangaroos, drive the trams and swim the volcanoes like to I told them we do.....
Shout out here to Marie the supreme travel agent who took it upon herself to organise much more of my life than she was technically required to because “You’re too busy to pay attention and at least it will get done if I do it”. I can give you her number. Actually, I can give you her address as well which I know is authentic because when she told me that I had to come out there so that she could make sure that I understood the whole itinerary I walked into the wrong travel agent. I knew the street, but had no idea of the number or name of the agency – who needs those when you can just email and hand over your credit card details? Anyway, back to her already mounting list of achievements. Today’s highlight has been booking me business class flights with the Spanish equivalent of Jetstar. I didn’t even notice as they were not expensive tickets, but I am now ensconced in the lounge drinking free cave for two hours (this can only end badly) looking like an American tourist returning from Hawaii. Seriously, who checks the flight details before they get to the airport? Had I looked closer I might have worn decent shoes and less tropical clothing.
News today is that Prince Philip, at 96, is retiring from public duties. This makes me very sad (I told you I had time to contemplate things). He has been politically incorrect, ever present and incredibly hard working long beyond what any of us hope will be our working lives. I read today this wonderful quote from him on the ABC new site about our responsibility for the environment and the future: "It is an old cliche to say that the future is in the hands of the young. This is no longer true," he told the WWF Congress Fund in 1970. Bless his heart, I hope that we have listened.
Time for me to either pour another cave or go and look through the Spanish clothing boutiques that naturally dominate the departure area. Don’t forget, you can unsubscribe.....
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Kristianna Michaeledis Am definitely NOT unsubscribing. I plan to live vicariously through you! P. S. I am having a great holiday so far ??
Chris Gillies Loving every minute!!
Peter Mitchem Susan, being 'retired' I have the time to wade through your extensive reports, observations, musings, and existentialist contemplations. Such a stream of consciousness! Fortunately, you write well, and your unique and special personality shines through :) And why no photo of you looking like an American tourist returning from Hawaii?Don't tell us you were wearing a floral shirt and baggy shorts! Keep having fun; enjoy the tapas and paella (a Spanish friend tells me that authentic paella should have 3 meats: chicken, rabbit and pork, and that seafood paella is more of a tourist dish) and the wine from the rioja region is really nice! Peter
Kellie Robson No way am I unsubscribing
Bev Johnson I might unsubscribe....hmm. I will just wait for the next episode before I decide.
Barbara Flett Susan- thanks for the entertaining reports. I am sitting in Changi Airport about to board a flight to KL and then onto Tashkent for a dose of the Stans. I think the drink of choice there will be vodka which is not my favourite but one never knows. Would offer to send you more comments but I think that once I get to Tashkent various forms of e mail will be problematic. I know that Facebook is banned and God knows what else. Are you including Italy in these travels. If so there is an important Italian lesson - Limoncello cures everything!!. Its raining - sit under and umbrella and drink Limoncello, you miss a connection, or cannot find anyone interesting to talk to - have a Limoncello. But do not bring the stuff back to Australia as for some reason, once home, your Limoncello tastes like dirty dishwater.Hope you continue to enjoy your travels and keep up the entertaining commentary.
Rose Barrett Enjoying the read. Good luck in the run tomorrow
Tracey Habron Unsubscribe....you gotta be kidding me.I read all of these with your voice (well, introvert style - silently, your voice is in my head)I am thinking that your friends should pay to send you on holiday every year just so we get to read your humorous updates.Will be watching out tonight for your progress.
Dolores scally Still here still reading....still enjoying keep it up