False lottery had connection to drug smuggling

A married couple won a lottery and their price was a trip to Canada. Unfortunately only the lottery was real. The managers of the lottery was drug smugglers who provided the couple with tickets and two new suitcases so they could be easily switched during the trip.

Now the authorities in Canada and Australia are not corrupt as we see in the middle east, Asia and lately in South America if you read the post last month on this blog. They were able to see that the couple were innocent and victim of a scam so they did not end up in prison for decades.

Be very carefully not to participate in competitions where the first price involve traveling abroad. Avoid third worlds countries and those parts of Europe like Spain and Italy where the crime rate is high.


Sources:

• Elderly Perth couple used as $7m drug mules after competition 'win' (Perth Now)
• Vandt falsk rejse: Blev brugt som narkosmuglere (Metroexpress - In Danish)

Bulgaria wants back to the good old communist rule

According to various sources in the tourist industry the citizen in the parts of Bulgaria serving the tourism industry had expressed wishes about returning to the good old days when the country was under communist rule and become an isolated state.

Fact is that Bulgaria has beaten Ibiza as one of the most popular vacation places in Europe.

There is no reason at all to visit Bulgaria unless you will attend a binge drinking party. This country has nothing else to offer.

But it is not all.

Tourists who are so unlucky that they get ill during their holiday should be very careful as there are doctors and entire hospitals down there which will try to fool the patients to buy extra treatment not covered by the normal travel insurance.

That is worrying because Bulgaria has been targeted by students who want peace and quietness while they study for their finals. Various travel agencies are arranging holiday packets targeted against young students.

I would be very careful and not chose Bulgaria for my next holiday. If you have your health as a high priority, I guess you will avoid Bulgaria as well.

Sources (In Danish)

• Bulgarske hoteller vil af med danske druk-turister, by Anne Louise Leth, Politiken, August 31, 2011


• Bulgarske læger trækker danske turister i retten, by Anne Louise Leth, Politiken, July 8, 2011