Underwear in the kettle: The ridiculous things people do with hotel appliances
"Real question: does anyone I know clean their underwear in a kettle when travelling?"
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Michael Gebicki
Sydney-based writer and photographer, Michael Gebicki has been writing travel articles since 1982 and is Traveller's resident Tripologist.
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