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[Macca]

Now that's what I call going off the beaten track, and meeting ordinary locals. Even when the ordinary local goes off the beaten track with a giant machete.

There have been cases of tourists exploring "off the beaten track", accidentally finding themselves in a badass area and coming to grief. And if you're in a hire car you might as well have big sign on it saying "we're tourists and we're lost". I personally would feel safer travelling in the company of someone with a bit of local knowledge.

Got lost in LA once - in a hire car - ended up in South Central. At least I can say I've been there.

[Marco]

There have been cases of tourists exploring "off the beaten track", accidentally finding themselves in a badass area and coming to grief. And if you're in a hire car you might as well have big sign on it saying "we're tourists and we're lost". I personally would feel safer travelling in the company of someone with a bit of local knowledge.

Good point, and so true. That's why it pays to do some research first (isn't the Internet a wonderful thing?) before simply just wandering into such places

Marco.

[Macca]

Not much internet back in 2000. I had the map the hire car company gives you, which doesn't show all the roads but even so it is mostly a grid pattern and I had a compass. I blame jet lag.

[Beobloke]

So, going back to my original point, is anyone else sad that the A380s days are numbered?!

I can quite understand the economical and practical reasons for its upcoming demise but, as an engineer, I’m sad that it’s magnificent technological advances are going to quietly slip by the wayside.

[Marco]

Not much internet back in 2000.

Ha - I was posting on the old Naim forum in 1999!!

Marco.

[Pigmy Pony]

Good point, and so true. That's why it pays to do some research first (isn't the Internet a wonderful thing?) before simply just wandering into such places

Marco.

Good point, but in your case it was actually the locals I was afraid for

[Pigmy Pony]

Not much internet back in 2000. I had the map the hire car company gives you, which doesn't show all the roads but even so it is mostly a grid pattern and I had a compass. I blame jet lag.

Jet Lag? In the US they call it Con Air.

[struth]

Jet Lag? In the US they call it Con Air.

the Spanish call it air con

[Pigmy Pony]

So, going back to my original point, is anyone else sad that the A380s days are numbered?!

I can quite understand the economical and practical reasons for its upcoming demise but, as an engineer, I’m sad that it’s magnificent technological advances are going to quietly slip by the wayside.

Didn't they cite fuel efficiency as a reason for its demise. Obviously smaller planes will be better in that respect, but as there would have to be more of these smaller planes to shift a given number of passengers, just how significant will the improvements be? Like replacing a forty seat bus with ten mini hatchbacks.

[Macca]

So, going back to my original point, is anyone else sad that the A380s days are numbered?!

I can quite understand the economical and practical reasons for its upcoming demise but, as an engineer, I’m sad that it’s magnificent technological advances are going to quietly slip by the wayside.

I was sad when Concord went and I'll be sad when the 747 goes but not the A380, its not been around long enough.