Regular contributor Mac ruminates on the world of travel & some of his adventures along the way 

…a good travel tip that I just read I had not heard before. “When paying with currency announce out loud to the banker, trader or similar, type [or print] the exact amount you are giving him so they can’t say you gave them too little.”

…a friend related “that when he went to China he told the Chinese guide that it was their fault that he is overweight (he isn’t)! He said his Mother urged him to eat everything on his plate reminding him of the starving children in China …The guide smiled and said they had been told to eat all their food, reminding them of the starving children in America (they were told) He said the teacher would give them two cookies and then take one back for the children in America.”