Traveling stinks. It's being somewhere that is the fun. Let me qualify that: Air traveling stinks.
Traveling stinks. It's being somewhere that is the fun. Let me qualify that: Air traveling stinks.
LET THERE BE LIGHT
"Love follows knowledge." – St. Catherine of Siena
My literature blog: http://ashesfromburntroses.blogspot.com/
OT question> Do you think spellcheckers and such are really helpful or make things worse for you in the long run?Originally Posted by Nightshade
but no spel checker meens Im sure this has revertied to bad bad spellings .
I love air-travel - even more so if I'm alone. Excellent time to munch (tend to put diets away while travelling) and read/listen to music.
I am not so keen on road journeys, though. Reading becomes troublesome then... And one needs to be lucky enough to have good company.
~
"It is not that I am mad; it is only that my head is different from yours.”
~
While I don't love air travel, I love airports... something exciting and strange about being in that 'in between' space, people coming and going, their excitement is contagious. I love Gatwick airport. I can buy panties at La Senza, then eat Krispy Kreme donuts, then buy some books. =D.
Roadtrips... ehhh... as you said, good company is a must, must, must. Even then, sitting for so long starts to hurt my butt. It's only fun if you stop at a tonne of awesome places along the way- and CAMP, not hotel! And good snacks. Good snacks and music make the roadtrip.
Naked except for a cigarette, you let your mind drift and forget your disbelief. Feel the chill down your back and the flutter of wings through dandelion fields, and forget the pull of gravity in a night without stars.
I lack eloquence and commitment to my arguments. They are half baked, and I will begin passionately, and then abandon them.
I used to be terrified of going on planes, but this summer when I went to the Virgin Islands, . . . .I actually enjoyed the ride, even though I got quite sick before and after. But now look back on it, that was enjoyable too
I looooove traveling. By any means, anywhere, anytime. Give me a car and I'll go somewhere. Want me to come along on a trip, I will go. I just looove the road at night. The most elusive thing in the world.
The Moments of Dominion
That happen on the Soul
And leave it with a Discontent
Too exquisite — to tell —
-Emily Dickinson
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TVW8GCnr9-I
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ckGIvr6WVw4
And good company! Don't forget the good company!
Having said that, couple of times I went on long drives on my own and it wasn't too bad either... However, I did start talking to myself (more often than usual), commenting on the songs, other drivers or the scenery.
I think I just turn chatty when I am in a car.
~
"It is not that I am mad; it is only that my head is different from yours.”
~
Have I mentioned how much I love hotel rooms? erm, the clean nice hotel rooms that is. I just wish I hadn't forgotten my power cord.
Update: I found my power cord, it was in one of my 47 bags.
New rant: Why do I have so many bags? Is there some support group for chronic over packers?
Last edited by papayahed; 01-18-2010 at 10:46 PM.
Do, or do not. There is no try. - Yoda
It's better then being a chronic under-packer. I usually just bring a backpack, which is usually missing most of the things that I need. I just hate packing. I figure if I need something that bad I'll find it somehow. It's inconvenient.
__________________
"Personal note: When I was a little kid my mother told me not to stare into the sun. So once when I was six, I did. At first the brightness was overwhelming, but I had seen that before. I kept looking, forcing myself not to blink, and then the brightness began to dissolve. My pupils shrunk to pinholes and everything came into focus and for a moment I understood. The doctors didn't know if my eyes would ever heal."
-Pi
Look on this site, papaya: www.OneBag.com This man (and I do stress, it is written by a man) maintains you can travel anywhere, for any length of time, with the contents of one carry-on bag....(Written before recent restrictions on size and contents, I suspect)
Actually, I do try and follow his advice, though I can't do the all-in-one bundle packing. My friends laugh because I 'travel in blue' - I have an over-seas, hot weather wardrobe devised around navy, mid-blue and white and usually manage my trips involving flights with one medium-sized suitcase and one carry-on bag. But - going to visit friends/family by car, that's a different story: I can fill a boot with wellies in case it rains, macs (ditto), bags of home-grown fruit, books to be returned, books to lend, magazines saved for them, wine, local cheeses, some of that lovely bacon from the man in the market, etc, etc....
I don't know how they do it. I went on a weeks vacation with a friend he had one carry on duffel bag and I had one stuffed suit case and one carry on.
Do, or do not. There is no try. - Yoda
Start travelling on cheap European airlines. They are so fussy and have such low baggage allowance (if you don't want to spend a fortune, by which you could afford a proper airlines, which I'd do if they did the route I want...) that you learn never to exceed your 15 kg, and only ONE item of hand luggage which HAS TO include your purse AND your laptop.
I'm getting annoyed just talking about it
And underpacking is so much better. Whatever you don't have, you either don't really need or can buy, but most likely you don't need it. While when you have too much you don't need all of it and wonder why did you drag all that stuff all around when you could have done without it.
I used to be a very limited packer. The first time I went to Russia I set off with 13 kg for a whole month. That sounds ridiculous but thinking about it I do remember washing my clothes pretty often. Once I went on a 5-day trip and realised that in an attempt of not bringing too much, I only had 4 t-shirts. Thankfully I didn't sweat much...
Now I bring the world with me, and regret it especially when I go back home from the UK, I bring everything I can (I left very few clothes there) even if I know my mum can lend me what I don't have, and the washing gets done more often as it's done for a family of four (four includes me) and not for just one person, so whatever I use comes back to me quickly (yes Italian mums wash for their kids :P). And I don't need to bring towels, slippers and all... and yet there's always a few items of clothing I end up not using. (it's also hard to pack with such different climates in summer, I go back there and think why the hell I brought a cardigan and socks and jeans???). Last year I went to Italy in April and it was so warm I got overexcited it was going to be a warm summer, and I brought to the UK an insane amount of summer clothes, which were needed for...two whole weeks. Much better than usual but still, I dragged all that stuff on planes and buses to wear each item it once if ever...
dead on the inside, i've got nothing to prove
keep me alive and give me something to lose
Sooo, Yesterday I realized I was one of *those* type of people. I was in a public place I saw a sign that said "Please do not throw muffins* in the garbage disposal" and I thought to myself "They can't mean muffin tops right?" and I thought about it for way longer then I can to admit until I realized that "all muffins" meant "all muffins". Even though I thought it shouldn't include muffin tops the sign clearly said all muffins.
*The circumstances have been change for the delicacy of the forum.
Do, or do not. There is no try. - Yoda
I'm stuck in the Atlanta airport. My flight which was supposed to take off at 12:33 was canceled and I was rebooked on the 8:30 pm flight.(hey didn't we have a smilie giving the finger??) Anyways I was flying into Newark so I was able to get an earlier flight into LaGuardia.
I still have to wait four hours but I can easily pass that time at the bar.erm, bookstore.
Do, or do not. There is no try. - Yoda
Still at the airport.
Do, or do not. There is no try. - Yoda
Hmm... try to find something fun to do. I know, get totally wasted and dress up as a pilot. Haha! Talk to people and freak them the hell out. Like this:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n8L-ZZSc8JU
__________________
"Personal note: When I was a little kid my mother told me not to stare into the sun. So once when I was six, I did. At first the brightness was overwhelming, but I had seen that before. I kept looking, forcing myself not to blink, and then the brightness began to dissolve. My pupils shrunk to pinholes and everything came into focus and for a moment I understood. The doctors didn't know if my eyes would ever heal."
-Pi
This just happened to me tonight. My trip home, which usually takes around four hours total, took me twelve. The Baltimore Airport is not really an exciting place to spend 8 hours, and if you're still at the airport I'm really, really, sorry.I'm stuck in the Atlanta airport. My flight which was supposed to take off at 12:33 was canceled and I was rebooked on the 8:30 pm flight.
Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot, nothing is going to get better, it's not.
Posting Permissions
Reply With Quote
