Our 'other' traveling companions

So, on every trip we have some traveling companions who accompany us. They stay in the hotel room when they are not snug in the baggage. They act as an 'acid test' for the hotel staff. If, when we return each day, the guys have been neatly arranged on the bed and report that the room staff have been considerate and treated them well. this may be reflected in the tip left on departure. We have encountered, in some European countries which shall be nameless, the guys being strewn on the floor or roughly dumped in a corner. They take a dim view of this. So do we.

Well, for this trip, here is the line-up some or all of which may come with us depending upon space in the baggage.

From the left to the right, we have:

• Lamby - who came, as you might expect, from New Zealand and is hoping that he will not end up in a Vindaloo curry
• The big guy is Moomin who comes from Finland 
• In Moomin's lap is Curious George who comes everywhere and is unerringly curious and will bend MAC's ear with questions the whole time.
• Hmmmm! next to them is Ratly. He comes from Bavaria and claims royal blood as he has a crown on his head. He has awful attitude and constantly complains about the accommodation, locality and just about everything. However, his motto is, "If I don't go, youse don't go".
• Next to Ratly is Homer. He is the oldest member of the group. He came from the Housing Works shop, about 25+ years ago and is a regular traveler (he has even been to Greece to seek the home of his namesake.)
• The last, but not least, is Tigger, who else to come to India to seek his forebears? 

They are all keen to go and we will see if they all make the 'cut'.

Watch this space..........