greggerypeccary wrote on Jul 20^th, 2020 at 12:09pm:

Oh yes, those bum bags are awesome, I love them. Especially keeping passports etc handy whilst checking in for plane travel etc.
The money belt is good too, but if ease of access is needed, then bumbags are good.
Trouble is with hubby, he is so skinny that the bum bag keeps riding down so he hates them, hence the man bag.

I usually have a sturdy camera bag with millions of hidden zippered compartments and use that when going out sightseeing so it doubles up as a handbag and camera bag.
Coz you know, I have to take a gazillion photos with extra SDcards and spare batteries, then take photos with mobile phone to send onto messenger to my kids.
Best thing doing that, taking mobile phone photos to instantly share with family or friends, they love it and I like it too when my kids share theirs with me via messenger.

I never understood why Gypsies (as a 'Mob') cop/ped a bad rap.  Maybe I am ignorant on that issue.

John Smith wrote on Jul 20^th, 2020 at 5:48pm:


Maybe they saved heaps from less water usage!

Everyone I have spoken to love Rome, even my son and his wife.

I must be the only one that hated it.
Maybe because I had a 17 yr old daughter with me that these young blokes all kept asking her to a “party” (like f.  K !)
I told the elderly male receptionist about it and he shook his head no with a grim look.
And there were a group of 3-4 of these young guys following us, while we were walking with our cousins and aunt, now.... everyone I pointed the vhs video camera to would say “ciao” smile and wave, when I turned the camera to these guys following us, they quickly averted hid their faces. I have that on VHS!

Well.... I didn’t know this then but that movie with Liam Neeson “Taken” explained it all.
They use the word “party” because they say the western girls love that.

Then, we did a day bus tour around Rome...to see the Colloseum, the Trevi Fountain, and The Vatican City.

It rained like hell as soon as we boarded the bus, and all these Indian guys came out of nowhere to sell umbrellas! 😂
I bought 2 of course for 10 lire each.

Then as we walked to the Trevi fountain while raining they were there selling umbrellas to other tourists.
And as sudden as it rained, it was sunny... all them Indian fellas disappeared! I couldn’t believe how fast they vanished,
Anyway, the Trevi Fountain was in the pokiest place .... didn’t expect that.

Vatican City I saw not much of as there was some service by the pope and 140,000 people were there!
All us being scanned and bags checked before going in (remember it was just after 9/11)
Saw crowds, shops, a McDonalds and that’s all I saw!
Would have loved to go into that building.

Well thank goodness the Colosseum was fascinating to explore.

Sophia wrote on Jul 20^th, 2020 at 7:07pm:



the armed customs officers at Fiumicino airport (armed with machine guns) tried to give my 16 yr old sister a strip search ... until my dad got involved. Once he called for their supervisor they let her walk straight through. Dirty bastards.

Aussie wrote on Jul 20^th, 2020 at 9:58am:


You must have had an inspiration for your own taxi company. What was it?

Sophia wrote on Jul 20^th, 2020 at 7:07pm:



The Colosseum was my favorite, but I loved the pantheon, Trevi fountain, the roman forum, (shut up goober),  Spanish steps and the restaurants ... the food was to die for. I loved Rome. The idea that I was walking on the same streets ancient romans once walked on 

You just had to avoid the restaurants that service the tourists, and look for the ones in the back alleys that the locals go to.

Errrr no.

Darkies impregnating White France.
Another part of Europe being 'out-bred'.