Travelling stories

Hola!

I want to understand what the Mexicans are saying and for them to understand what I’m saying. The phrase book with the CD is too basic....

Helen Townsend
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To my beloved from Mexico

OK, I went to the Cantina. It wasn't like the cantinas in Hollywood movies. There's some drinking and fooling around, but really, it was good clean fun....

Helen Townsend
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Tickets Please!

I'm not a huge fan of train travel. Sure, some people find the gentle lulling motion of the carriage to be soothing but I've always found the pervading odour of stale urine a tad off-putting....

Andy Thompson
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It's Raining Spiders!

There’s nothing worse than being sick while travelling. Sure, careening off a ravine in a poorly maintained and possibly flaming Columbian bus would ...

Andy Thompson
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Naked in Greece: My Most Embarassing Travel Experience

After hard partying in Ios my backpacking friend and I were looking forward to a quiet stay in Santorini and went to bed early....

Annabel Candy
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A Tear Jerker

So very exciting, no more dark, dreary, drizzle days, just bright sunshine day after day. This is how I looked at emigrating to South Africa 1970. ...

Mary Webb
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