Rant

So I saw a twitter post (by @FQchef) about a People’s Republic of Cork passport holder and thought immediately, “I MUST have one!”. First port of call was proc.com and I was surprised it wasn’t one of their products. A quick Google later and I’d found this company in Navan, Identitas, who are making them, along with a few other versions: Catalunya and Basque. The description sounded good enough to me: Real leather passport cover for the Rebel Republic. With interior pockets, fits the European...

The short version: Flew half way to Spain & back, then spent another 2hrs in the plane, before spending the rest of the day in the airport & then being sent to a hotel for the night.  Terrible communication from Thomson Holidays [reviews]. The long version: So I decided to take the family on a “winter sun” holiday, to Gran Canaria, and having had a previous good experience with Thomas Cook to Egypt [photo] we decided to book with them...