London: For Jason and Jenny Cairns-Lawrence from Britain's West Midlands, the first anniversary of the Mumbai attacks comes as a sense of deja vu, as every time they went on holiday to New York, London or Mumbai, there was a terrorist attack.
The husband-wife duo, dubbed the world's unluckiest couple, were also lucky in another way. They escaped unhurt on September 11 (in New York), the London terror strikes (of July 7) and Mumbai terror attacks (of November 26).
Jenny, 26, a dental laboratory worker, said, "It s a strange coincidence. The terror attacks just happened when we were in the cities. I shouldn t be laughing about it, but it is a strange coincidence.
"Maybe we will think about putting it all down on paper some day, but neither of us is a good enough writer."
The Dudley-based couple love their holidays but wherever they go, the cities seem to experience devastating terrorist strikes.
They were in New York on September 11, 2001 when almost 3,000 people died after plane hijackers crashed into the World Trade Centre, bringing down the twin towers.
Then in July 2005 they were on a trip to London when four British extremists used suicide bombs to blow up tube trains and buses, claiming the lives of 52 commuters.
And in November last Jason and Jenny found themselves in Mumbai, but despite their close encounters with terror the couple remain upbeat and said the speedy recovery of the Indian city had been an inspiration.
Jason, 42, said, "I would say that Mumbai sprang back to its feet faster than New York or London. New York took almost a week to come back to normal. But Mumbai was back to its usual business from day three. It was just amazing.
"There's something that's missing in Mumbai which wasn't missing in New York or London and that is terror.
Jenny said, "As I looked around, it was impossible to tell that such a ghastly thing had happened. In New York people carried the look of terror in their eyes for weeks after the carnage. In London, the police appeared more scared than the people."
The couple had refused to cut-short their holiday after the Mumbai attack.
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