I will be starting a regular travel section soon of different cities I have been to with accommodation recommendations, sightseeing tips, dos and don'ts, shopping advice and my own photos! This is honest travel advice from a girl in her early 20s, not the faux hype written by a 40+ jaded travel reviewer (who was probably paid by the hotel for a good recommendation!)
There will be a variety of pricing options for all budgets, but I will be focusing on the (relatively low) budget of a young girl in her late teens/early-mid 20s who is ready to take on the world!
I would like to start with some hilarious travel complaints from around the world, compiled by the Association of British Travel Agents and Thomas Cook:
* My fiance and I booked a twin-bedded room, but we were placed in a double-bedded room. We now hold you responsible for the fact that I find myself pregnant.
* A British tourist found their holidays were spoiled because "the beach was too sandy" and "no one told us there would be fish in the sea; the children were startled".
* We bought Ray-Ban sunglasses for five euros ($9) from a street trader, only to find out they were fake.
* The brochure stated: "No hairdressers at the accommodation." We're trainee hairdressers — will we be OK staying here?
* There are too many Spanish people. The receptionist speaks Spanish. The food is Spanish. Too many foreigners.
* We found the sand was not like the sand in the brochure. Your brochure shows the sand as yellow but it was white.
* We had to queue outside with no air-conditioning.
* I think it should be explained in the brochure that the local store does not sell proper biscuits like custard creams or ginger nuts.
* It's lazy of the local shopkeepers to close in the afternoons. I often needed to buy things during "siesta" time — this should be banned.
* I was bitten by a mosquito — no one said they could bite.
* We booked an excursion to a water park but no one told us we had to bring our swimming costumes and towels.
After I dried my tears from laughter, it made me realise some people should never, ever travel. Maybe that is too harsh.
xx Love Swah
Australian actress Mia Wasikowska stars as Alice
Johnny Depp as the Mad Hatter, looking delightfully quirky as usual!
Anne Hathaway as the White Queen. I am still not convinced by this casting choice.. I guess time will tell!
Helena Bohnam Carter as a seemingly clown-inspired Queen of Hearts (the over sized head is disturbing)
Matt Lucas (of Little Britain fame) as Tweedledum and Tweedledee. God I thought he was weird enough looking as is, but this distortion is crazy.
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