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Posted by heinrich | 27th January 2007
It is quite unbelievable to think that I was in London last weekend this time, getting quite cold, when I'm now sitting in Cape Town after a (half-a-)week's work behind me and dying of heat. In all honesty, this is just not cricket - arriving from 5 or 6 degrees in London to 38 degrees on Wednesday!
I haven't flown through Heathrow for a very long time so I didn't know what an absolutely plainful experience it had become! I really don't understand the security measures which they take in London with the liquids being in seperate plastic bags, etc... Especially as "medical" liquids are excluded from the 100ml upper limit maximum as one can just put the "naughty" liquid (whatever could it be even?!) in a contact lense fluid bottle (mine is 355ml and they let it through) or medicine syrup bottle, etc.
Then, having to basically undress at the scanners is just as silly: putting everything from shoes to hats (belts, jackets, what not) into various plastic bins, with hand luggage, lapto
23 Dec 2006 - 24 Jan 2007
Visiting: South Africa, Germany, Austria, Germany, Belgium, Netherlands, Belgium, United Kingdom, Germany and South Africa.
Feb 2005
Visiting: Germany.
Jan 2005
Visiting: Netherlands.
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