hi all

well i travelled by bus this afternoon - in fact the whole novel experience of bus riding meant i jumped on three and guess what people - i'm still alive and havent been mishandled, groped in any way - the bog eyed staring doesn't bother me - i just stare off into the distance or just bog eye them back

i did of course exercise my discretion and if buses pulled up that were rammed with nothing but blokes - no seats available i didnt get on the bus - the buses that had spaces available were clean, i didnt get harrassed and the bus drivers were uber helpful without being sleazy or the staring

i even went to the bus station walked around a bit and did not get hassled although there were no women in the area - perhaps i was lucky - perhaps all these dudes are all just the bog eye staring type and it never goes further than that - whatever the case was, everyone i spoke to was polite and minus the staring no-one was off or rude to me

Ronin - thanks so much for the info (links, maps, timetables )- you're an absolute star!!! even the gym info is perfect too - those gym location is great as i'm a short walk from the grand regency hotel at the mo

asangab - will definately pick up the map too - thanks for the suggestion

so the moral of the story is - you can ride the bus here (it does get you around town and it is cheap)and survive the experience!

NUFF said :) ELG