Domestic chores abroad

Doing domestic chores in a foreign country can always be interesting. Here a few things we struggled with in Rimini:

• Washing underwear in the hotel sink and trying to tie it to a line without pegs
• Buying stamps for England and New Zealand from the post office when a policeman comes in and leans nonchalantly on the counter with a gun loose in his holster
• Trying to explain that we want smelly foot powder and cold sore cream to the pharmacist – the man behind the counter points at Him Outdoors’ face and loudly says ‘Herpes!’ Thanks very much
• Looking for a postcard from this beautiful village of cobbled streets and Roman ruins that doesn’t feature a woman’s arse in a thong and glitter.