Rumy pointed me at a web site called Flight Memory, yesterday. It helps you work out how much time you've spent staring at the seatback in front of you and apparently I've spent 111 hours doing that in the last five
months. I suspect that means I've also spent something like 60 hours waiting for flights, including a 14 hour layover at Newark a couple of weeks ago.
Today was spent waiting for tomorrow and my flight home while just about everyone else has left. Fun^3.
I finished by book - which I would recommend without hesitation - but now I have nothing left to read and an 18 hour journey back home while my iPod has an eight hour charge.
Wat leuk, eh?
Some readers may know that I run a photo web site with pictures of toothpaste from all over the world. I don't have any toothpaste from China and now I'm glad. The BBC is reporting that toothpaste exported by China has been contaminated with diethylene glycol, which is apparently a poor man's glycerine. The same chemical is reported to have killed 50 people in Panama last year, when it was put in Chinese cough syrup.
My advice is to try and buy some nice Italian toothpaste, or even this chocolaty African toothpaste. And if you must use Chinese toothpaste you should spit out the foam rather than swallowing it.
Gosh it's been a while since I posted anything on here. It's just been a busy few weeks with lots of timezone adjustments. Fortunately the travel season is drawing to a close and I'll be able to stay in one place for a bit in July and August. Meanwhile, I'm on the Isla Margarita in Venezuela and I am totally surprised by it.
I expected something humid and tropical as it is in the Caribbean and I'd always assumed that the Caribbean sea was fully of green islands with rain forest, beaches and muggy air. But this island is different. It's sufficiently far south that it is out of the hurricane zone, apparently, and it's actually semi arid. The hills around the venue are all covered in brown grass and there are sprinklers going throughout the day to keep the hotel's lawns green.
Frankly, it looks like the hills are giant tiki bars off in the distance.
The day are very hot, but as soon as the sun sets, strong cooling breezes blow across the island cooling everyone down. Standing out in the breeze and drinking a sundowner is just what you need.
I'm looking forward to this evening and the cooling sea breezes.
