Author Archives: gordiestravels

Well, surprise, surprise. A China Eastern aircraft that appears to be freshly washed. A first time for everything. I’ll be very surprised if I give it a score of more than 1/10 when I arrive in Shanghai. Last time, a New Delhi public toilet was cleaner than China Eastern, and I could clearly see aircraftContinue reading “China Eastern”

I’m in a BYD SEAL Chinese EV to the Airport. What a TRY HARD piece of shit..Need a chiropractor after 20 minutes. Cheap n nasty inside. Road noise. Wind noise is awful. 3 or 4 different design teams. They all took different drugs and only ever had one meeting with all of them present. TheContinue reading “BYD SEAL”

It takes a few months for most people to realise that the huge jump in their mortgage payments or rent means less money for everything else. They plead with their finance company, and maybe get a small reprieve however, the time comes when the REPO TRUCK turns up and takes their shiny, new, heavily financedContinue reading “Another lagging indicator that things are not good”

It’s a little disheartening to read that the Civil Defence authorities in each of these countries are all working on mass evacuation plans in case Mr Putin, Esq, decides that he wants these former parts of the USSR, back in the fold. Lithuania in particular is wedged between Belarus and the Russian exclave of Kaliningrad,Continue reading “In September I will drive through Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania on my way to Poland and Austria.”

I did a spreadsheet comparison. The public electric charging stations in the UK and Europe charge more than twice what we pay here in Australia., and in many places are over 2.5 times! If I could be guaranteed to charge at an Airbnb, Hotel or with friends, overnight at a domestic tariff rate, then sure,Continue reading “Why did I buy a twin turbo diesel Mercedes to tour the UK and Europe and not an electric vehicle?”

I’ve lost count of the number and location of Cafes in every state in Australia that have taken my hard earned graft over the years. Some, in country towns, are just dinosaurs with old and dry 2 day old white bread smashed with the cheapest margarine you can buy, sausages made of road kill andContinue reading “The Cafe wars in Australia have produced some of the best Eggs Benedict on the planet.”

Copper is used in so many things. China used to gobble up half the World’s output. However, it’s now a net seller as its stockpiles have reached mammoth proportions. Copper soared a bit too high a few months ago and has fallen over 20% since May. This is not good. Whilst prices for everything areContinue reading “Another leading market indicator showing weakness”

The Judge this morning was “not amused”. I turned up as Plaintiff, on time, prepared, ready to go. The Defendant was a No Show. Their lawyer failed to advise the Court of a No Show with reasons, failed to file any sort of defence or argument, failed to organise attendance by telephone and failed toContinue reading “When you are the defendant in a court case in Australia, do not ignore it and stay at home!”

…will be embarrassed and end up being sued because of “too much – too soon”..Don’t forget where A.I. gets it information from. Yes, that would be us, humans who lie, cheat, steal, cover up, hide, deceive, etc. It’s learned it’s shitty behaviour and poor outcomes from pretty crappy human beings, so what do we expect?Continue reading “Early adopters of Artificial Intelligence”