Saps

While I remember, on that documentary about Thailand, which was based around what the British Consulate did, there were a couple of items about saps who had gone to one or other of the beach parties, got carried away, left their bags lying around, and lost everything. Someone else met a girl, gave her his credit card details, and seemed surprised she had emptied his account!

Blarney?

Interview with: Chris H – 25 years old from Australia.

Q: Did you enjoy picking fruit in Kerikeri?

Yep, it was really fun working with other local pickers and backpackers from around the world. I picked for two weeks in one orchard, then moved down the road to another orchard and picked for one more week. That was enough money for me to get down to the South Island and hit Queenstown.

Thailand

We just watched a documentary about Brits meeting friendly faces in Bangkok, who offer them a refreshing drink and a kind word. The drink has some knock out powder in it and the next thing they know they’re waking up a day later in an alley with passport, money, etc, all gone …