1. Traveling provides many experiences worth writing about, but no time to write.
2. The amount of time you spend in your hotel room is inversely proportional to how nice the room is. In other words, when you are staying in a really great hotel, you are too busy sightseeing to enjoy it. In our experience this means appreciating the great view/shower/amenities etc. between 9 p.m. and bedtime.
3. Off season here is "on" season elsewhere. We planned our recent Orlando trip at tournament time so my niece and nephew wouldn't miss too much school. It was neither spring break nor a holiday, but apparently school was out in South America because the high school students of the entire continent were at Universal studios at the same time we were. Belatedly I realized it is "Carneval" season in South America and schools probably plan tours at that time to remove students from the temptations of the national orgy.
4. Expensive luggage emits fumes that cause both man and machines to try to destroy it. Cheap luggage falls apart when you apply the luggage tag. Aim for sturdy, unmatched suitcases from stores like Ross.
5. On any given carousel, 95 % of the luggage is black. To save both the effort and embarrassment of grabbing other people's bags, buy an unusual, preferably unattractive, color. The color makes it be easy to spot and ugliness is a natural theft deterrent.
6. The TSA random search will select the person least likely to be a terrorist. On our Orlando trip the lucky random searchee was my mild mannered 13 year old nephew on his first ever airline flight. Most passengers don't want to blow up the plane until they have flown at least twice.
7. It is easier to blow up the plane than use the restroom on a small regional jet.
8. Why is it called a terminal if you are only passing through?
There are probably more ironies I should add to this list, but it's been a long time since I had time to post and I've still got miles to go.
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