“Female cabin crew have always been required to wear the most appalling uniforms while their male counterparts wear plain tailored shirts and trousers.”
– pictured above) have always been required to wear the most appalling looking uniforms while their male counterparts appear in plain tailored white shirts and black trousers? Some airlines provide appropriate uniforms – Singapore Airlines is certainly one of them – but many make female staff dress in clothes that no-one in their right mind would choose.
Secondly, I travelled with a group of youngsters who were shocked by the ages of the fallen at Passchendaele and Tyne Cot. For some, there was just a few years difference in age between them and those who died. The vast number of cemeteries dotted throughout the countryside is distressing and a stark reminder of the futility of war. The Commonwealth War Graves Commission has honoured those who served.
Until the western world decides to pump money into national parks and conservation efforts in Africa, then the only way these wildlife-rich areas will survive is for them to generate revenue for the poor countries to want to save them. Tourism is the way these places generate income for local people; it’s up to tourists to demand that tour companies abide by sustainable practices in wildlife viewing.
I panicked as I didn’t have a clue how I’d recognise the driver or where to meet them. The operators at the 24/7 London helpline couldn’t tell us where to meet the driver, so we jumped into a taxi and headed off. Had I checked my WhatsApp messages, I’d have seen the driver was doing his absolute best to find us, but as I didn’t reply, he eventually headed home.
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