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The other thing to consider about leaving your keys in the door (front and/or back) is that it gives the burglars an access route OUT. If they break in via a window... its not so easy to leave the house with your 42inch TVs and Picassos via a window - so they will want to make a civilised exit through the door. If you lock your front and back doors with a key and DON'T leave the key in the door - they will not be able to easily get away with all your stuff.

Hello, I agree that the Turquoise Coast is gorgeous - Kalkan & Kas in particular. They're not really beach resorts - more set around the harbours, but there are 'beach clubs' which sound naff, but are lovely - hotels on the edge of the cliffs with loungers on platforms cut into the cliffs and ladders directly down into the deep sea. You can take some fantastic boat trips, and the choice and quality of restaurants is great too. I've been several times, and am going (again) in October - can't wait!! By the way, there is an article in the Sunday Times Travel Magazine (june or july issue - not sure which) on The Turquise Coast. Happy Holidays!

The other option to get into the city from this neck of the woods is to take the train from Nunhead, Peckham Rye or Denmark Hill depending on your location, which stops at Blackfriars, City Thameslink, Farringdon & Kings Cross St. Pancras. The journey is 23mins from Nunhead to St Pancras, so shorter than that if you are getting on/off at any of the other stations. This is the line that runs out to Sevenoaks and used to terminate at Blackfriars, but since they are doing a lot of work there (with the new bridge link across the river meaning access from the north and south banks) the route has been extended north all the way to Luton & Bedford depending on which train you get. Its a very handy line, which I take now all the way to Kings Cross rather than changing at London Bridge and I avoid the tube altogether!

or get the train from Peckham Rye to Victoria, then a bus along the Kings Road - should be quicker than the Putney route I would have thought. Good luck!

I heard the land had been bought by the University - but didn't hear what they intend to do with it...

Alan Dale wrote: > Why? What's there that means it's worth the risk? Its the journey that's worth it, there really isn't anything there apart from a few tents, but the mountains are pretty special.

Yes LuvPeckham, but you are wanting to pay LESS and receive the same treatment. By paying the first class postage, you are paying to get your order faster than by opting for the free super saver option. In fact it does say in Amazon's delivery terms that 'Super Saver deliveries may take longer to leave the fulfillment centre than first class orders'. You also say: As Amazon (and other e-retailers) are trying to get our money, surely they should operate in a manner that doesn't cost the consumer any more to get their goods. - surely if they are trying to get our money then they will operate in a manner that generates the most profit - as any good business would. It is not really about brainwashing - more about supply and demand. If customers show a willingness to pay these additional charges (even if the benefit is only perceived rather than actual)then the suppliers will charge them. It just didn't work for you in reverse because your perception was that you were paying less for the same service, which was not on this occasion the same.

It's unlikely that they won't suffer from some form of altitude sickness if they are trekking to base camp - its not so much the actual altitude you're at, but the speed at which you ascend that is the problem. Taking it slowly means you aclimatize as you go and your body will get used to the lack of oxygen. For example, people who walk all the way in are likely to fare better than those who fly in to Lukla, then walk up from there. One other thing to consider is if they are on an organised tour which has a specific number of days to complete... some guides push their groups to achieve a fixed amount each day, but due to different capabilities this may prove too high too fast for some - better to go at your own pace and be comfortable. but the key thing is to be aware of the symptoms so you recognise them if you experience any. see this: http://www.traveldoctor.co.uk/altitude.htm hope that helps! You do need to be aware of it, but it is not a reason not to go! I'm off to base camp myself later this year... can't wait!