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| Another nice hotel room. This one is at the Dorint in Frankfurt. |
1. Do you speak English? I am always relieved, yet sadly dismayed, that nearly everyone in the world says ‘yes.’
2. Do you take American Express? I am always relieved when the answer is ‘yes,’ which is not that often. I’ve learned to carry a lot of cash, which seems unwise, but necessary.
3. Are you supposed to tip the taxi driver? I’m such an American. No wonder the world thinks we’re rich! I am thrusting money at everyone who so much as looks at me. Not everyone tips taxi drivers and restaurant servers. I am so obviously American; it seems like they should be thrilled to see me coming.
4. Can you call me a taxi? It’s easy to get from the hotel to wherever you’re going, but getting back may not be so easy. And in some countries, taxi drivers rarely speak English.
5. When can I go home? Don’t get me wrong. I LOVE to travel, but sometimes it gets a little too George Clooney Up in the Air-ish. I become a little too familiar with airports, airlines and hotel rooms. I miss my my family. There comes a point when I am consumed by all the things I’m missing at home and decide that travel isn’t worth it. That’s usually the moment I start planning our next family vacation, because business travel is nice, but I’d rather see the world with the people I love.
What burning questions go through your mind when you travel?
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I don’t travel much but, one of my questions would have to be Where is the nearest bar?
haha. The airport bar is probably the easiest answer to that. But I do seek out certain drinks when I travel, i.e. Kriek in Belgium and France, Weissenbier in Germany, SIngapore Slings in Singapore, etc.
I’m such a bad traveller that I love reading good travel writers or blogs. My only burning desire when I do occasionally go somewhere is to get onto solid ground again 🙂
Because with travel, it often is the destination, not the journey, right? 🙂
Burning question: How long is the flight and how many stop-overs? With a bad back, that’s the biggest question of them all.
Yes! Critical question. If I’m lucky, I get to stick to the flights I book. But lately, I seem to have delays and re-bookings that mean more and more stops along the way. 😦
If I’m traveling, I’m constantly thinking (and occasionally asking), so what’s next? I’m always afraid of missing out on something and the limited time frame I have to travel kind of tends to make me feel like I need to make good use of my time. What an American sentiment to have….
Me, too!! I am always in a rush to see every possible thing I can. I’m always worn out after a trip. But that’s just the way I am…
I’ve never traveled overseas, so haven’t had to worry too much. I have made the mistake of dawdling in airports and not realizing how far a departing gate is from an arrival gate (during transfers). I do enjoy reading about your travels, Juliann.
I think we’ve all make that mistake. If only airport terminals and gates weren’t so strecthed out! I have run for my plane more than a few times. It’s not a pretty sight.
I used to use Amex a lot after they snared me with a free card and free rewards deal and for a while we got the awards to pay with free hotel deals and trips to disneyland Paris, but then Amex withdrew the free rewards so I voted with my feet and now I use a Visa card, its free, has a cashback reward and is accepted at far more places than Amex. Amex was the only card I have had which was cloned, but to their credit Amex paid for all the fraud carried out by the rotten bastard.
Yikes! What a nightmare. I have to use my AMEX for business, but so many places don’t take it. I’ve learned to carry cash and hold on tightly to receipts.
I remember ringing them up to query a £1500 transaction made on my card in Dubai, made while I was in Lanzarote. their response was ‘It did seem a bit outside your normal spending pattern!’
Oy my gosh. I hpe they took the charge off your bill. Something like that happened to me once with Visa. They called me immediately.
Yes they werre very good about it, but I don’t understand why they didn’t query the transaction while it was being made especially as it was for so much in one go in a place where I had never been and it occured the month after a whole lot of little frauds commited in London for things like phone calls and flowers.
Where’s the beer and where’s the W.C.? LOL!
LOL! Those are the REALLY burning questions, for sure.
Hi Juliann, I’ve nominated you for a Liebster Award. Someone nominated me and I’m supposed to share the love. It’s a game really, and a way to spread the word about great blogs. Details are here: http://aglasshalf-full.com/2013/02/01/whats-this-an-award/ Join in if you like (or not!).
Thank you, Lee. How very sweet of you! I’ve actucally already been nominated for the Liebster Award, but appreciate you thinking of me.
I have a porcelain fetish, so “how clean is the loo?” :-D: