Open Jaw: 'The officials in Miami are the rudest I have met'

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Welcome to the United States?

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Kathryn Munro Canadian Affair

On a trip to Costa Rica I had to change planes in Miami. I have never encountered such rudeness as among the airport officials. I spent most of my working life in the DSS in Peckham, so I'm no innocent. USA: never again.

Sandra Bell

Center Parcs

Having both worked and visited there, I'll always see Center Parcs as "Butlins with pine trees". Overpriced, overrated.

Becca Short

Hong Kong's rural huts

The memories of the cabins on Lantau came flooding back on reading the Trail of the Unexpected (24 March). In 1965, my husband and I spent a happy week in one. We spent the days by a very basic swimming pool or hiking to a nearby waterfall. Under the beds was a supply of ancient-looking tinned goods for emergencies. We had a wonderful time away from the heat and humidity of the city below.

Gillian Simms

Pantone Hotel, Brussels

I used to live a couple of minutes' walk from here when it was the Hotel Ascot. Now it's the Hotel Pantone. It's a total transformation and in one of the best locations in Brussels. Excellent waffles can be had at the market on Parvis de St Gilles on Sunday mornings.

Rebecca Sheridan

Port Said: "there's nothing to see"

Port Said is fascinating. I don't suppose Thomson passengers learn much from a cruise, especially with such daft advice.

John Wreford

Estonia's heritage

Labelling Estonia as a "former Soviet republic" is not only wrong but insulting for Estonians. The Estonian Republic became independent in 1920 and was occupied 20 years later by the Soviet Union. In 1991, Estonia regained its independence when Soviet/Russian occupation ended. Today, 20 years later, calling Estonia ex-Soviet is a bit surprising. Who would call Germany "ex-Nazi" in 1965? Estonians were brutally occupied. They were never Soviets and, so, never former Soviets.

"Stereo Stereo"