We were terrified as we approached Mexico City, having read about three pages of warnings about the place in the Lonely Planet. Once again though Mexico proved to surpas expectations and we had a great few days here. Our arrival coincided with the start of the World Cup, so we spent a fair bit of time watcing football (I am a nice wife). Having ...

The Indonesians on our flight from Malaysia to Java introduced us to a new form of plane passenger etiquette. They bum-rushed the boarding gate, used cell phones throughout the flight, and launched out of their seats the moment we landed - all of which seemed perfectly reasonable in comparison to the scene we faced once we disembarked and entere...