Spare a thought for the Bergschrund family who drew into Iceland this morning. Tragically, their cruise of a lifetime came to an abrupt end.
The rest of the carefree cruise passengers ran open-armed towards the feisty geysers for their day off the boat.
Meanwhile, the Bergschrund family were pushed down the gangplank with their plush suitcases tossed unceremoniously after them.
Reykjavik will be their [...]
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Man overbored?
Posted in Miscellaneous, Travel, tagged all bets are off, bergschrund, booze cruise, cold shoulder, cruise of a lifetime, frosty welcome, hidden crevasse, icy reception, overbored or overboard?, panic at keflavik, payback time, Reykjavik, sink or sink lower, the name's been changed on August 21, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Situation normal: All furred up
Posted in Miscellaneous, tagged olympic sized error, situation normal:all furred up, snafu, Yahoo fluffs it on August 4, 2008 | 3 Comments »
Something of a mix up on the Yahoo news service.
This screenshot featuring furry pre-Olympic jollities and a slightly incongruous headline is a bit wrong on so many levels.
This was even accessible from your laptop in Beijing for a day or so thanks to the timely removal of censorship barriers by the Chinese government.
A quiet word [...]
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