by Susan Jagannath | Mar 24, 2009 | Places, Travel
In particular, terminal 4. I wrote this rant while enduring the wait, it was funny that just the previous day I’d been discussing the insidious forms of racism I’d encountered in Australia… —–here it is…Heathrow is horrible –...
by Susan Jagannath | Mar 23, 2009 | Uncategorized
I forgot that travelling eastward we lose a day.. But the good things: I missed Monday! That’s got to be good now that I’m back on a Sat-Sun weekend. The Fri-Sat weekend in Israel can be disconcerting! Singapore to Bribane, in cattle class, but I had a...
by Susan Jagannath | Mar 23, 2009 | Travel
Surviving the horrors of Heathrow included me sitting down and writing a long rant – in a cafe, only to discover that there was no free internet access. Well, I would avoid it like the plague, the access to Terminal 4 is so bad, that you’ll be lucky if...
by Susan Jagannath | Mar 21, 2009 | Travel
Interesting “facts” that I picked up on my travels Taxidriver (who likes Goa): Jesus was half Jewish Me -huh? Taxidriver: Oh and half Christian. Guide in Jerusalem: It was the Romans who crucified Jesus. Please don’t blame us. (Ok, no one’s...
by Susan Jagannath | Mar 18, 2009 | Places, Walks
On my last night in Israel, I visited the old port of Jaffa, driven there by Miki and her husband, to ensure that I saw a bit of history in Tel Aviv. It was absolutely magical by night, the Harry Potter kind of magic. The old part of the fortified city has been...