Notes from a curious life.

Great News – After six months of effort my site is number one and number 2 at google if you type in geoff jones!

Here is a site explaining the UK Air Passenger Duty which they are at pains to point out is not a tax but an excise duty (interesting tautology here, I guess it means that Tony can stand up for lower taxes somehow). The amount is £5 to the EU and Swiss airports where the passenger […]

Ryanair now offering to pay you £1 each way when flying with them. sounds a bit dodgy to me. When I booked St Etienne flight on 14th Nov. 2003 I paid £0.96 for the flights. UK air duty was shown at £10 and airport tax was £10 making a total of £40.96 for two people […]

Started receiving spam sms messages on the new Orange number, asking me to call a premium rate number 090-640-7077 ref BX57FT to claim a £2000 bonus prize. Filed a complaint with the regulator here ICSTIS After visiting this excellent site for grumbling on. 17-11-03 Another spam SMS this time:- URGENT!: Your Mobile No. was awarded […]

Great hotel concept here in Finland, like the idea you get your room code when you do internet booking, price at 30 quid a night is excellent also.Omenahotellit