I had to go into Saigon on private business. A number of Decca people had private business concerns which I may deal with later. I took PB along as interpreter. I hired a car and chauffeur. We left Vung Tau early in the morning, passed through Baria with no trouble and had gone a few […]
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Napoleon famously remarked that Britain was a nation of shopkeepers and it’s still true today. But bear in mind that taxes are high with VAT a whopping 17.5%. Fortunately discount outlets and other types of bargain shopping abound. Other than purchases from bargain outlets, your best buys are things made in Britain that would cost […]
Indian Garden is where the riders who are overnighting at Phantom Ranch separate from the day riders and embark on their own private adventure. Although they have now come half the distance from the South Rim to Phantom Ranch, a quick look back up at the rim will verifiy that they have descended two thirds […]
Ever since man has moved from place to place and took his belongings with him some sort of luggage was used. It was used to keep all belongings together and even organized. Like everything luggage has evolved. Christopher Columbus likely had a trunk filled with clothing and necessary navigational tools such as maps. Trunks were […]
Indians refer to a fair or festival as a ‘mela’. However, the words more prone to be at the forefront of a westerner’s mind are mayhem and madness. A unspoiled example of this is the planet’s largest camel fair, held each year in Pushkar during the Hindu lunate month of Kartika (which usually falls ex […]
For people who would like to have the most privilege and the benefits in flying, he would normally choose a charter flight instead of taking the usual airline flights that many of us had experienced. Basically, charter flights refer to those flights that deviate from the normal course of flight activities and schedules. This means […]