tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post3445686446258288622..comments2024-03-28T10:26:27.833+00:00Comments on Magnon's Meanderings: Tourists.Cro Magnonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comBlogger32125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-20363418599331115052018-07-08T22:22:22.023+01:002018-07-08T22:22:22.023+01:00I haven't (yet) been robbed on holiday. I supp...I haven't (yet) been robbed on holiday. I suppose it is bound to happen, though. When I was 18 and fairly naive, another school chum and I traveled to France and Spain for a sun-scorched holiday. The friend had her passport and money stolen on an overnight train. She had to travel to the consulate in Paris to get things straightened out. I went on to Strassbourg and celebrated my birthday alone. I think I had the better deal. Beahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07886227825064266814noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-27150769314393971272018-07-07T23:08:34.625+01:002018-07-07T23:08:34.625+01:00OMG you are too too funny, but about the last sent...OMG you are too too funny, but about the last sentence, absolutely spot on. I used to need a Sherpa to follow me with all the luggage, but those days are gone (at least, for me) and I actually unburdens one when we have less to choose from. About the money, definitely. Everything is just so much more casual and so much more expensive than anyone could believe. However, I must say, there is NO chance I would ever "look" like a tourist. :)'sSplenderosahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06421992667097947469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-70580931306690637542018-07-07T07:00:59.153+01:002018-07-07T07:00:59.153+01:00What made you laugh today ? What made you laugh today ? chloehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12896471907846731816noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-46805253832261449192018-07-07T04:48:25.463+01:002018-07-07T04:48:25.463+01:00Young Englishmen wear as little as possible (to sh...Young Englishmen wear as little as possible (to show off their Arsenal tattoos); older Englishmen wear socks with their sandals. Every nationality has its stereotypes. Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-46078995068990744092018-07-07T04:45:49.438+01:002018-07-07T04:45:49.438+01:00There's a good joke in there somewhere!There's a good joke in there somewhere!Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-50334098011125420992018-07-06T23:31:49.910+01:002018-07-06T23:31:49.910+01:00I've just reported you to blogger chloeI've just reported you to blogger chloeJohn Going Gentlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14958171262765033946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-16520448025144494272018-07-06T22:40:24.495+01:002018-07-06T22:40:24.495+01:00What about the Englishman abroad?
Two types come ...What about the Englishman abroad?<br /><br />Two types come to mind. Tight, shiny nylon team shirts or cherry/pink red trousers. Both loud, both bizarre to all who encounter them.<br /><br /><br />50 and countinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12051116860123693646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-49628922312693228062018-07-06T18:26:55.106+01:002018-07-06T18:26:55.106+01:00Come to the Outer Hebrides. No pickpockets here.Come to the Outer Hebrides. No pickpockets here.Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-33177206397008721762018-07-06T15:53:52.952+01:002018-07-06T15:53:52.952+01:00Haha with your swollen knees !Haha with your swollen knees !chloehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12896471907846731816noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-66313529895667098122018-07-06T15:22:22.215+01:002018-07-06T15:22:22.215+01:00No being rude about Cloggies!No being rude about Cloggies!Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-16419276917306158392018-07-06T15:21:40.252+01:002018-07-06T15:21:40.252+01:00I don't think I've ever been a victim of s...I don't think I've ever been a victim of street crime, but I'm a big ex-Rugby player. That probably helps.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-78156020955551305632018-07-06T13:58:41.792+01:002018-07-06T13:58:41.792+01:00I just wear what's neat,comfortable, and more ...I just wear what's neat,comfortable, and more importantly comfortable shoes. I also have a one suitcase rule which I can manage on my own. <br />I did have my phone stolen in a very good restaurant in London. It happens to all of us and I didn't miss it at all.Jane Karwathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10873112386908974146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-32751116145866130632018-07-06T13:19:24.846+01:002018-07-06T13:19:24.846+01:00They wouldn't get lost in a crowd, that's ...They wouldn't get lost in a crowd, that's for sure.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-49443903149537496962018-07-06T12:54:13.245+01:002018-07-06T12:54:13.245+01:00We all have to lighten up and laugh at ourselves m...We all have to lighten up and laugh at ourselves more often. Those “tourists” look mighty proud that they coordinated their outfits so well. Bad taste and crime have no borders. Starting Over, Accepting Changes - Maybehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06032033918798053005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-40301402758574573872018-07-06T10:04:25.399+01:002018-07-06T10:04:25.399+01:00Same as Rachel.Same as Rachel.Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10787732343048847565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-35639552476129075912018-07-06T10:01:47.829+01:002018-07-06T10:01:47.829+01:00Good advice, especially the last paragraph. We rec...Good advice, especially the last paragraph. We received dire warnings about pickpockets in Barcelona, and while R and myself are very conscious of personal security, R's English sister and her husband are not, but we had no problem. I recall that some of commercial operators on Spanish beaches try to take care of tourists and warn them of potential pickpockets etc.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-7206516510522322102018-07-06T09:33:46.455+01:002018-07-06T09:33:46.455+01:00If you can stand it!If you can stand it!Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-25920232502495371752018-07-06T09:28:10.611+01:002018-07-06T09:28:10.611+01:00I'll come back later.I'll come back later.Rachel Phillipshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16053924416805878169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-88933269589080453912018-07-06T08:53:08.516+01:002018-07-06T08:53:08.516+01:00And don't forget the Germans, Local Alien. The...And don't forget the Germans, Local Alien. They are admired by all other nationalities (did I say 'admired?) for putting their beach towels down on the best loungers round the swimming pool, first thing in the morning when the Brits still sleep off last night's heavily laced Sangria.<br /><br />UUrsulahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00722046288685936851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-71818085630834020762018-07-06T08:48:09.001+01:002018-07-06T08:48:09.001+01:00Maria, the fact that Italians are "famed"...Maria, the fact that Italians are "famed" for stealing was coined a long long time ago. I always took it as a compliment because to be an accomplished pick pocketeer you need to be fast, agile, nerves of steel. It's an art. An art to which I was objected a little while ago. No, not in Rome, in a city on the South Coast of England - as to the guy (and I did admire how nimble fingered he was without a hair - either his or mine - out of place, in fact I didn't even realize what had happened till I tried to pay for my next purchase) I couldn't possibly say whether he was Italian. But if he was it'd not only make a better story in the telling but me happier too. What is an Italian's castle is an Englishman's beach hut.<br /><br />Ciao,<br />UUrsulahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00722046288685936851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-66549690490232866752018-07-06T07:57:05.912+01:002018-07-06T07:57:05.912+01:00I've been going to Italy for my holidays twice...I've been going to Italy for my holidays twice a year for twenty years and never had anything stolen, except my camera once in a cathedral by a gipsy woman with two children. Witness told me her nationality. She was definitely not an Italian. Gwil Whttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03305768121713053837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-47217456929638217102018-07-06T07:21:36.715+01:002018-07-06T07:21:36.715+01:00Plaid shortsPlaid shortslocal alienhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14586011850451326646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-3848463121026560042018-07-06T07:20:58.398+01:002018-07-06T07:20:58.398+01:00Old, faded and familiar, fitting your body, the mo...Old, faded and familiar, fitting your body, the most comfortable clothes to wear!<br />The holiday uniform for American males used to be plaid shirts, Hawaiian shirts and the women all had a pink rinse in their hair. <br />The English are just bright pink all overlocal alienhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14586011850451326646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-3667995601192293112018-07-06T07:16:32.034+01:002018-07-06T07:16:32.034+01:00We notice tourists here too and sometimes we can t...We notice tourists here too and sometimes we can tell from which country they come from. I think we all do look like a tourist when we go it another country.<br />As for the Italians are famed for stealing, Ursula, isn't that been a little unfair? They are not Italians but trained pickpockets from a well known ethnic group that operate in many touristic countries.<br />Greetings Maria xMariahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01525028325800849416noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-24534307059635195622018-07-06T06:43:41.898+01:002018-07-06T06:43:41.898+01:00I believe couchettes are a favourite target. Best ...I believe couchettes are a favourite target. Best sleep with a taser under the pillow!Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.com