Travel

  • Just getting around is useful

    The free country idea is worn out due to its overuse. We forget what it’s really for. We also forget the differences. It’s not a matter of just saying it for effect, it’s a matter of making sure it makes sense.

    The point is to illustrate the choices that people have versus the conditions of consequences. This has intrigued philosophers but it also relates to our daily lives.

    A shot of a lead street to China Town, a central cultural district in London, UK.

    The freedom to move around isn’t something a criminal can take for granted. It’s a practice used by many to get businesses going, meet someone they know, or to find out something new to do.

    This is commonly how most of us have to live. It helps us find new properties, gives us new employment opportunities, and introduces us to totally new, friendly people.

    However, it also makes for an interesting exercise in self. It opens up new interests, brings into view further resources, and makes for a more satisfying experience of things that have everyday value.

  • Edinburgh: A short walkthrough

    A walk along Edinburgh streets and alleyways is a world in itself. Its steep steps and history is a throwback into a Scottish past.

    There’s also a castle which is great to visit.

    A little trip further out reveals more architectural treasures such as these tall stone-built houses that line roads and side streets.

    Kirk O’ Field #1
    Kirk O’ Field #2
    Portsburgh
    The Meadows

    It’s a delightful sight but I wonder what it was like to live stacked-up high in these long stretches of houses.

    Now, in with residential streets and the odd place of worship here and there are shops such as Starbucks and a barber’s.

    It’s a quiet way to live and such a fascinating glimpse of life in a Scottish city.

  • BA flies high

    British Airways has produced a new in-flight safety video called “May We Haveth One’s Attention” and it features some of its crew members.

    It’s already taken off.

    After three days of being on YouTube it has over 250,000 hits. It’s clear to see why it’s caught the attention of the travelling public.

    The inspiration taken from Jane Austen’s period England is the backdrop for a more gentle manner of explaining important safety information.

    It isn’t easy to rewrite how to relate safety tips but this is by far a more palatable interpretation of it.

  • Iraq and travel advice

    The UK government has updated its travel advice to Iraq.

    In a recent update to a government portal – accessed via gov.uk – it says travel to Iraq may be restricted due to recent laws to crack down on the promotion of prostitution and also homosexual identity.

    It still counts as “current” on 20 July.

    The issues raised bring up our prior involvement in Iraq and also the matter of LGBT rights. It isn’t easy to coexist with such restrictive laws in certain states and it raises questions of liberty and also morality.

    Also, according to general advice travel restrictions exclude Kurdistan but relate to all of Iraq. This is because of ongoing tensions such as terrorist activity in the region.