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Hákarl -or- The other white boy meat me at the airport

19/09/2015 by SJ McCormick Leave a Comment

I’ve only been to Iceland once, and I’m not sure it counts: In the 6 hours I spent there, I never left the airport. However, I did spend enough time inside the small, but free-flowing structure to enjoy the uninterrupted views of the intimate and unique township surrounding the International airport at Reykjavik through some … [Read more…]

Travel Faux Pas – Rude gestures in other countries

17/05/2015 by The big Z 3 Comments

Oops, you just made a Travel Faux Pas. You told the nice officer you were in the market for a quickie with a seemingly innocuous hand gesture, perfectly fine in your home town but… now you’re in jail in Lesotho or breaking rocks in Bangalore. We Roaming Gallivants want to help you avoid these accidentally … [Read more…]