Yes, from my road warrior days in the UK, Premier Inn was always a good call in a strange town. The McDonald’s of hotels, no frills but you know what you’re getting and it’s not going to kill you. (View Post)

There’s no ‘morality police’ in the UAE, apart from a dress code at the mosque. It’s not Iran or Afghanistan. If you’re going to a mosque, please cover your shoulders, knees, and ladies your hair. (View Post)

That’s the one! Definitely not bleak and soul-less, more like very grand and ornate. Every wall is covered in marble, every light is a chandelier, ceilings are 10m high and there’s a massive atrium s… (View Post)

That is true, one must be suitably attired in the mosque, although when I last went there they would lend you clothes if required. They do only have so many though, and too many people turn up lookin… (View Post)

What? I’m not aware of anyone requesting or being granted asylum from Ukraine. They’re temporary refugees, almost all women and children, allowed into the UK under a special arrangement because, you … (View Post)