Clearly Tourists
If I were in the business of marketing for assisting tourists plan their trip, I would be able to give them some advice, on what NOT to do. I am not talking about the essential 10 Things never to do Read More …
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Tired In Any Language
Children, and adults, being tired, in any language, sounds the same. After a long day of walking, out of routine, not eating normal meals, at the regular time, not drinking enough water nor sleeping in our own beds can make Read More …
Pizza Friday
I guess it rings true that pizza Friday is universal… The Brazilian guy on the tour bus said that Pizza Pino was fantastique… (Yes, a tour bus – we only have 3 days and ranging from 10 to 86 we Read More …
How Old
Things can be old….and then they can be OLD. How old something or someone is, is completely relative. How old is this cheese? (Aged for four months.) How old is this car? (14 years…but it runs and passes inspection every Read More …
Slow No Slower
I’ve written about communications before… These are about how signs can be so amusing. Especially like the one that reads SLOW No SLOWER Well, it reads SLOW and then a few meters up the road, SLOWER. No explanation point needed. Read More …
Tourist Traps
Who learned from who when designing tourist traps? You know, the gift shop at the end of the ride or the tour through the haunted mansion, or even the “not haunted” castle…consider, too the overpriced snacks you MUST have – Read More …
Go Back
Can you actually go back to a place you have never been? If you consider a brand, that has multiple locations, and they all look the same no matter what city or town, then yes. But… that is not exactly Read More …
Memory Triggers
Nothing is better than a rose, or a perfume, or that perfect blend of salt, garlic and simmering dinner – to create happy, romantic, nostalgic, family, joyful memory triggers. I’ve had a few this week. Just one subtle scent is Read More …
How Gullible
How gullible are you? Do you believe the sales person who says that the golf outing is just a little bit farther down the road… and 35 minutes later, you think you are about to drive off the edge of Read More …
Oh, You Kids!
Don’t / didn’t you hate it when someone calls / called you a kid? I know I did…and I was the oldest, so I was always edging my way into the adult conversation. But invariably I would say or do Read More …