
Simon Calder, also known as The Man Who Pays His Way, has been writing about travel for The Independent since 1994. In his weekly opinion column, he explores a key travel issue – and what it means for you.
Smoking, as you know, is both stupid and expensive. But back in the 1970s it was cool – to the extent that my trendy comprehensive school (motto, approximately, “whatever”) created an official sixth-form smoking room.