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For two years, Knutson lived a dream that millions fantasize about: working aboard these mega mansions of the sea, sailing across turquoise waters of the Mediterranean and Caribbean, brushing shoulders with billionaires and earning tax-free pay while hopping between St Barth's, Italy and St Lucia.
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The Sun
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- The Sun
I stayed at a hotel in Spain where the sunlounger dash was so competitive I couldn't get one for a WEEK
A BRIT has revealed how during her week-long holiday in Spain, she was never able to get a sunbed thanks to competitive morning dashes. When recently on holiday in Spain, Adele Gough watched masses of guests gather around the pool gates before 9am. 4 Win one of 8 incredible holidays to the Caribbean, Mexico and Greece by voting in The Sun's Travel Awards - enter to win here As soon as the gates then opened, the crowds of tourists would charge forward and hurl their towels onto sunbeds. The 35-year-old captured the scenes at the four-star GHT Oasis Park Hotel in Lloret de Mar, Spain via video. The hotel cleaner from Great Shefford shared that she thought it was "selfish" and consequently, refused to join the sunbed gate lurkers. However, this meant the Brit didn't get to use a lounger for her entire holiday. She said: "At first I found it all pretty funny and typical of holiday-goers. "It was entertaining to watch. "But I do think it's a bit selfish, as most of the sunbeds just sat there with a towel on them all day." Adele was on holiday celebrating her birthday when she discovered the morning crowds for sunbeds. She explained how the hotel did not have any clear rules about reserving sunbeds, which she believes caused the panicked rush each morning. Inside the Spanish town begging for Brit tourists Not wanting to stress with the crowds or queues, Adele chose to skip each morning frenzy. She added: "There weren't any signs or rules posted anywhere around the hotel so all people could do was wait until the lifeguards opened the gates and then rush in. "I decided not to bother so I didn't end up using the sunbeds at all this holiday." Frantic dashes for sunbeds is not uncommon in Europe, with many other travellers taking to social media with videos of holidaymakers rushing to secure a lounger via any means possible. In June, a man from Ireland shared a video of sunseekers wearing sprint shoes in an attempt to get the first dibs on sunloungers. 4 Aaron Turner and his fiance Shauna Wall were in Spain with their four-year-old daughter when they spotted the bizarre scenes. Aaron said: "The queues would get pretty long. "Once the barriers opened, all the rules went - people were jumping the queue, and some were properly running." He added that there were "definitely enough beds" - though this didn't stop holidaymakers from doing everything they could to be the first to get to the sunbeds. "I thought it was hilarious, I've seen videos of it online before but it was the first time I experienced it myself," he said. "We got a good laugh out of it." Everything you need to know about visiting Spain Brits must have at least three months left on their passport from the day they plan to leave the country. Tourists do not need a visa if visiting for up to 90 days in an 180-day period. Make sure your passport is stamped on entry and exit. Travellers may be asked to show hotel booking confirmations and that they have enough money for their stay at the border. Spain is one hour ahead of the UK. The country uses the euro with around €10 working out to £8.55. Flights to Spain from the UK take between 2-4 hours depending on the destination. In July, a British couple were also left fuming after they received a sunlounger warning on holiday – despite other hoggers being ignored. Plus, Majorca has removed sunbeds and parasols from its top beaches.
Daily Mail
an hour ago
- Daily Mail
'Surprisingly poor' John Cleese, 85, is set to buy a house in Bath with his fourth wife - after giving her his £1.5m Chelsea flat
Monty Python star John Cleese, is hoping to buy a home in Bath, close to where he grew up. Cleese, 85, who insists he's 'surprisingly poor', has lived in Monaco in the past, and more recently in Nevis in the Caribbean, where there's no income tax. He said in April he'd gifted his £1.5million flat in Chelsea to fourth wife, Jennifer Wade, 'to make her feel secure'. The pair are understood to spend most of their time in London. However, it seems they're house hunting in the West Country. Speaking at Clifton College, the £19,000-a-term Bristol private school he attended as a boy, Cleese said: 'Unquestionably, my home is the West Country. My wife and I are thinking very seriously of buying in Bath.' He added: 'When I look back at my time in Weston-super-Mare ... There were a lot of very nice people having peaceful, friendly lives and being nice to each other and behaving really pretty well. And how little of that there is around these days. 'It's an idea which has come from America, which is that if you are not either rich or powerful – or both – then somehow your life has been a failure. I think that is a terrible idea.' Cleese bought a flat in Bath's Royal Crescent in 2016, but it was back on the market in 2018, when he left the UK and settled in Nevis. He's been complaining of penury since his 2008 divorce from third wife, Alyce Faye Eichelberger. She reportedly got a settlement of $20million and Cleese said two years ago he was still paying it off. The Fawlty Towers star confessed his ongoing frustration at this when he appeared on Lorraine earlier this year to discuss the stage version of the iconic sitcom. Stand-in host of the ITV chat show Kate Garraway, 57, brought up when she saw John, who played Basil Fawlty, during his Alimony stand-up tour in 2011. She recalled his first comment onstage: 'I'm doing this for the money, to pay for the exes.' Cleese replied, of his ex-wife Eichelberger: 'I had to give her $20million [£15.5million], the thing is, a bit of advice for people... 'If you're going to have an expensive divorce, have it when you're 40, not when you're 70!' An awkward Garraway replied: 'Right, then you have to keep working at a time where you'd, perhaps, rather be relaxing.' Cleese confessed: 'Well, you're just doing nothing, which is my favourite way of passing the time.' The actor has tied the knot a number of times over the years. He was married to Eichelberger between 1992 and 2008, and Barbara Trentham between 1981 and 1990. His first marriage was to his Fawlty Towers co-star Connie Booth in 1968 and lasted a decade. Back in 2023, Cleese claimed he was still paying his settlement to Eichelberger - and he has previously said the deal left him worse off than her. In the opening moments of his one-man show in Singapore, John told the 1,200-strong audience he had been 'forced' to take to the stage. He said: 'I know what you're thinking: What is an elderly English comedian doing here in Singapore when he should be back in his old oxygen tent in London, resting? 'Well, I'll tell you the reason. I'll show it to you.' Projecting a picture of his ex-wife on a giant screen, he went on: 'This is my ex-wife on her regular morning stroll, going to collect her alimony. 'Do you know I had to pay her $20million? Can you believe that? Twenty! No children. Twenty million. 'The awful thing about that is that you give them ten, then you've still got another ten to go. 'Look at it like this. If only she'd been satisfied with a mere $15million, I'd be going to bed in half an hour. 'Instead, I am forced to go on being a huge international megastar, a comedy icon, a national institution, a living legend.' But Cleese's Monty Python co-star, the comedian Eric Idle, 82, said last month he thinks all his former castmates should be more 'grateful' for the money they continue to receive from their work as a comedy troupe. Idle wrote the musical stage show Spamalot based on the 1975 Monty Python film, Monty Python and the Holy Grail. All the original Monty Python members, including Terry Gilliam, 84, and Michael Palin, 82, alongside Cleese and Idle, continue to receive money from the production. Idle's words came after he revealed in February there was a rift in the troupe and confessed the show was a financial 'disaster'. He told The Guardian: 'They got more f***ing money than they've ever been grateful for. They got f****** millions and they''re miserable and horrible and b****y about it.' The comedian continued: 'I spent 20 years working for Python and then two years on the O2 show. They were there for two weeks. 'I'm not really motivated by money, to be honest. Anyway, the producers get all the f***ing money and divide it up according to the contract. 'Someone sued us for years, saying I was paying the Pythons money from my back pocket. 'And I said, "Why would I risk going to an American jail to give John Cleese more money?"' Idle added the group would often 'fight and argue' when working together but he thinks it was good for their output. 'Some things in Python were very enjoyable and some were not,' he shared. 'Holy Grail was cold and miserable. Sometimes that makes it funny. One of the worst things you can have in comedy is enough money.' 'Python was quite a lot of arguing and fights and good work is often like that. The best thing about showbiz is when it's over. 'I think if you're enjoying yourself, then you're not acting or giving, you're just having a good time. Well, that's not funny.' , which aired from 1969 to 1974.
The Sun
2 hours ago
- The Sun
One of the world's biggest airlines introduces strict new travel item ban for all passengers
A MAJOR airline has become the latest to ban a popular travel item. Emirates - one of the world's biggest airlines - has banned the use of portable power banks on all its flights. 4 4 Win one of 8 incredible holidays to the Caribbean, Mexico and Greece by voting in The Sun's Travel Awards - enter to win here The new ban comes after fears that the devices could possibly explode whilst in the air. The airline's ban on power banks is the latest in a string of airlines to restrict the use of power banks on flights. Yet, Emirates' new rule goes a step further. The ban will be introduced on October 1 and from this date any passenger travelling with Emirates will be unable to use a power bank onboard the flight. This will include charging their devices or using an in-seat power supply to charge a portable charging bank. Additionally, each passenger will only be allowed one power bank. They then must be kept in the seat pocket, or in a bag that is under the seat in front of the passenger. Passengers will not be able to store them in the overhead bins, nor can the power banks exceed 100 Watt Hours. The airline has shared that the new rule to ban all passengers from using power banks comes after a "comprehensive safety review". The Sun's Travel Editor Lisa Minot shares her top tips when flying Recently, a power bank caught fire on an Airbus A321, in South Korea. The portable bank overheated in the overhead locker as passengers were still boarding the plane. Flight staff were then unable to put out the fire and had to conduct an emergency evacuation of the aircraft. The reason why so many airlines are adding restrictions on power banks is because they use lithium-ion batteries, which can be prone to overheating. When they do overheat, they can create a fire which is difficult to extinguish. The airline said in a statement: "Emirates' new regulations will significantly reduce risks associated with power banks by prohibiting their use while onboard the aircraft. "Storing power banks in accessible locations within the cabin ensures that in the rare event of a fire, trained cabin crew can quickly respond and extinguish the fire." Other airlines that already have power bank restrictions in place include Lufthansa. 4 Lufthansa's restrictions mean that passengers cannot charge a power bank using the in-seat power supply. The airline insists that power banks must also be kept within easy reach and sight, if being used to charge another device. Just last week, Turkish Airlines also became the latest to enforce a ban on smart luggage with non-removable lithium batteries in the hold. On its website, the policy on smart bags now states: "Smart luggage with non-removable lithium batteries cannot be transported as cabin baggage or checked baggage. "The lithium battery has to be detached from the smart baggage, carried as cabin baggage and cannot be reinserted until the destination is reached. "To protect the detached lithium battery from short-circuiting, the battery should be placed in its original packaging, or its terminals should be insulated, or the battery should be placed in secure plastic bags." And back in July, Japan 's transport ministry also enforced rules that passengers need to keep power banks in sight at all times whilst travelling. B rits also face being banned from their flights when the new Europe visa launches due to confusing new rules. Plus, the full list of banned food and drinks passengers cannot bring onboard on TUI, easyJet, Ryanair and Jet2 flights. 4
