Sunday, 5 May 2019
Our week long holiday in Tunisia turned out to be a bust!
7 days ended up being 36 hours, with us catching the first flight home...
I'd picked a holiday that looked interesting, not realising that the hotel/region was custom built to accommodate one type of holiday: sunbathing and booze. And nothing else. It was a nightmare. The food was the kind of slop that is served to drunken people. We survived on meal bars we'd brought for the journey to Tunisia.
Sifu wants me to have a more careful holiday plan for next time:
1. Healthy, versatile food
2. Things to do (we're roamers, not sunbathers) - nearby towns, sites, ruins etc
3. Peace & quiet
4. Not too long on the aeroplane
5. Local food options/supermarket as a fallback
The hotel we stayed at was akin to being on a 100 person capacity cruise ship containing about 300 Newcastle United supporters. Very crowded, rowdy, noisy late at night. Lots of massively unhealthy, fat, drunken people rushing around all the time.
There was absolutely nowhere to explore nearby.
The holiday was sold on it's proximity to Star Wars and Raiders of the Lost Ark filming sites. This wasn't quite accurate. Yes, these places were located in Tunisia, only not exactly nearby, nor cheap to reach.
The food was the biggest problem. We don't eat meat (of any kind) or sugar. The hotel did provide an obligatory 'vegetarian option' but it wasn't palatable. If we're paying for food we want it to taste nice. The so-called restaurant reminded me of a school canteen. Over-crowded. Busy. Noisy. With a buffet containing all manner of slop. Ugh!
I'd picked a holiday that looked interesting, not realising that the hotel/region was custom built to accommodate one type of holiday: sunbathing and booze. And nothing else. It was a nightmare. The food was the kind of slop that is served to drunken people. We survived on meal bars we'd brought for the journey to Tunisia.
Sifu wants me to have a more careful holiday plan for next time:
1. Healthy, versatile food
2. Things to do (we're roamers, not sunbathers) - nearby towns, sites, ruins etc
3. Peace & quiet
4. Not too long on the aeroplane
5. Local food options/supermarket as a fallback
The hotel we stayed at was akin to being on a 100 person capacity cruise ship containing about 300 Newcastle United supporters. Very crowded, rowdy, noisy late at night. Lots of massively unhealthy, fat, drunken people rushing around all the time.
There was absolutely nowhere to explore nearby.
The holiday was sold on it's proximity to Star Wars and Raiders of the Lost Ark filming sites. This wasn't quite accurate. Yes, these places were located in Tunisia, only not exactly nearby, nor cheap to reach.
The food was the biggest problem. We don't eat meat (of any kind) or sugar. The hotel did provide an obligatory 'vegetarian option' but it wasn't palatable. If we're paying for food we want it to taste nice. The so-called restaurant reminded me of a school canteen. Over-crowded. Busy. Noisy. With a buffet containing all manner of slop. Ugh!
Wednesday, 1 May 2019
Monday, 29 April 2019
Orville vs Discovery?
Orville tends to get better press than Discovery, but this is a mixed one for me. Orville is great if you want a 15 certificate Next Generation tribute. But offers nothing new in terms of innovation. Good fun and that's all.
Discovery is visually and plot-wise the superior show. Discovery's weakness is simply over emphasis of main lady. Less in season 2 but still about 80% too much.
Discovery is visually and plot-wise the superior show. Discovery's weakness is simply over emphasis of main lady. Less in season 2 but still about 80% too much.
Star Trek Discovery - modern women cliche?
Star Trek Discovery could be good... except for Michael Burnham; the female lead. Instead of being a strong female character, she's a cliche of the worst traits of modern women.
Despite the fact that there are billions of beings in the Star Trek universe, everything revolves around Burnham. Oh, come on! How tedious. Burnham implicates herself in everything. It's all about her. And the writers of the show facilitate this delusion.
Despite the fact that there are billions of beings in the Star Trek universe, everything revolves around Burnham. Oh, come on! How tedious. Burnham implicates herself in everything. It's all about her. And the writers of the show facilitate this delusion.
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