#15. Which is why, kingknut, when I eat out at home, I go to the places I know serve good food and avoid the tourist restaurants....
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I’m a bookworm, traveler, and freelance translator.Recent activity
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replied to a Thorn Tree thread called Which country has the worst food? in the Your Choice Branch
about 17 hours ago -
replied to a Thorn Tree thread called OMFG in the Women Travellers Branch
Just perfect. We're supposed to smooth our skin with with toxins, stuff our breasts with silicon, darken our skin with spray tan, hide our...
about 18 hours ago -
replied to a Thorn Tree thread called Which country has the worst food? in the Your Choice Branch
The worst food I have had on my travels (through 30+ countries), rated overall, was in England. By food here I specifically mean prepared...
1 day ago -
replied to a Thorn Tree thread called February 2012 Book Challenge in the Women Travellers Branch
Kate_R, I expect I'll like it, not just because I'm a Patti Smith fan, but because what I have read so far is really well written and...
2 days ago -
replied to a Thorn Tree thread called Filthy... in the Women Travellers Branch
I shower once a day in the morning. I do it again in the afternoon if I have been sweating a lot, e.g. from working out, and on days I walk...
2 days ago -
replied to a Thorn Tree thread called February 2012 Book Challenge in the Women Travellers Branch
As usual, I have been book-hopping and goodness knows when I'll get back to the books I mentioned I was reading the last time I posted...
2 days ago -
replied to a Thorn Tree thread called Travel Challenge in the Women Travellers Branch
Of the first three, I can recommend Dubrovnik. I liked Prague and Edinburgh, but I'd still recommend Dubrovnik.
3 days ago -
replied to a Thorn Tree thread called It’s time to start the music, it’s time to light the lights in the Women Travellers Branch
If the weather is nice - i.e. it's not raining, too windy or a snowstorm - I want to go on a photography expedition. I'd like to get a...
5 days ago -
replied to a Thorn Tree thread called For those who like cooking... in the Women Travellers Branch
I agree, Webs, it's a lot of work and it's probably cheaper to just go out to the nearest doner place to get it. ...
5 days ago -
replied to a Thorn Tree thread called Worst City/Town Re Being Harassed By Local Guides And Touts: Cast Your Vote in the Your Choice Branch
New Delhi. The weren't just persistent, they were also sneaky.
8 days ago -
replied to a Thorn Tree thread called Worst day on the job? in the Your Choice Branch
Andybox, I hope I never have to deal with a situation like that. Nor, for that matter, the situation Scrubb described....
8 days ago -
replied to a Thorn Tree thread called How do you learn about a new place you are interested in? in the Culture Vultures Branch
I use all of the above resources. I also seek out country specific online forums where people can give you very specific information. An...
8 days ago -
replied to a Thorn Tree thread called February 2012 Book Challenge in the Women Travellers Branch
Ozzziegiraffe, Rob Inglis is British. His reading is very good. ...
8 days ago -
replied to a Thorn Tree thread called February 2012 Book Challenge in the Women Travellers Branch
B_B, *Sh*t my Dad Says* sounds like a perfect bathroom book.
8 days ago -
replied to a Thorn Tree thread called GPS (or Vindication of the Luddites, part 2) in the Women Travellers Branch
Oops! Make that "not NEW" in my second paragraph (post no. 10).
12 days ago
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