A Selection of favourite things heard on tour
"Where are you from? Do you like Colombia? What does your country think of Colombia? Do you think Colombia women are beautiful?" Colombia
(The same standard four questions the friendly and inquistive Colombians ask in every town)
"Hey Tom...Relax man..." Foz du Iguazu, Brazil
(Anwar, Guesthouse owner and one heck of a nice chap, reminds me regulary why I´m travelling)
"C'est La Vie, Mon Ami" Amazon Jungle, Brazil
(Ananys, our expert yet entertaining guides favourite expression when things don´t quite go right)
"These airport taxi drivers are the Mafia!" Buenos Aires, Argentina
(My hotel owner commenting on a taxi ride with an accelerated meter)
"This wine is like a woman, you have to take time to understand her before she opens up to you" Patricia Lambert, Bodegas Achaval-Ferrer, Mendoza, Argentina
(Tasting wine in Mendoza, Argentina)
"How do you pronounce this word - antagonise" Mandalay, Myanmar
(Helping Lu Maw of the banned Moustache Brothers in his quest to improve his English)
"They think every American works for the CIA" German researcher
(Have teas with Nuns in Mandalay, Myanmar)
"Sir, it is no longer me dancing, it is the whisky dancing" Ugysen, my driver in Bhutan
(Celebrating the old Birthday)
"How do you do? Have you put on skin lotion? It is very hot here in Bhutan, please you must use skin lotion" The King of Bhutan
(Meeting the King of Bhutan)
"Why are you upset?" Another street hassler uses his opening line. Delhi, India.
(I was tempted to sit him down and explain my woes - "Well, you see there's a big credit crunch back in London and I'm an unemployed banker. It's most upsetting.")
"Don't worry Sir, I don't need anything from you. Why - I have everything!" Delhi, India
(You mean you're not in banking then!)
