It looks like it’s going to be a real mess in some places. The $150 train ride is to the New York / New Jersey Stadium, normally known as the MetLife Stadium. It’s where the NY Giants NFL team plays.… (View Post)

But the politicians don’t want the wealthy making their own charitable donations, they want to control the flow of money themselves, to their own favoured NGOs which donate back to their campaigns an… (View Post)

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)