Travel Bloopers & Blunders
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RTWBarefoot
RT @VoyagerVicki: @RTWBarefoot It keeps beverages at the desired cold temp. Of course, you need to drink a bit fast so it doesn't dilute. #…
ColemanConcierg
replying to @GenXTraveler @GenXTraveler A4- Stop anything yet, knock on wood! I pack a week early to leave time for remembering forgotten things because it is inevitable with me #genxtravel
RTWBarefoot
replying to @VoyagerVicki @VoyagerVicki I like my drinks at room temperature. This includes spirits. #genxtravel plus if you want to keep spirits cool, keep them in the fridge/freezer :p
RTWBarefoot
replying to @VoyagerVicki @VoyagerVicki well, socks are easy to get hold of! #genxtravel
ChinaMatt
A4 I forgot toothpaste on my last trip to Seoul. Had to spend $3 for it at a convenience store. #GenXTravel
RTWBarefoot
RT @ChinaMatt: A4 I forgot toothpaste on my last trip to Seoul. Had to spend $3 for it at a convenience store. #GenXTravel
VoyagerVicki
replying to @ChinaMatt @ChinaMatt That is extreme. I was questioned by a security guard for taking a photo of a tower in Prague, I think. I hadn't noticed the U.S. embassy was nearby and could have been in the photo too--oops. #GenXTravel
RTWBarefoot
RT @ColemanConcierg: @GenXTraveler A4- Stop anything yet, knock on wood! I pack a week early to leave time for remembering forgotten thing…
ChinaMatt
replying to @RTWBarefoot @RTWBarefoot I just wanted a photo of the building with the lights. I didn't realize they were hosting an important gov't meeting. #genxtravel
VoyagerVicki
replying to @CharlesMcCool @CharlesMcCool @InTheLoopTravel @UnCruise @Walmart Lol--how can you forget pants? #GenXTravel
RTWBarefoot
#genxtravel a4: because i only travel with carry-on, I kind of have a feel if I've forgotten anything as my pack will feel too light ;)
VoyagerVicki
Q5: What are some of your pet peeves that you see other travelers doing that they shouldn't? #GenXTravel
VoyagerVicki
RT @ColemanConcierg: @GenXTraveler A4- Stop anything yet, knock on wood! I pack a week early to leave time for remembering forgotten thing…
RTWBarefoot
RT @VoyagerVicki: Q5: What are some of your pet peeves that you see other travelers doing that they shouldn't? #GenXTravel
ChinaMatt
replying to @VoyagerVicki @VoyagerVicki I'm the guy who gets angry at bad drivers anywhere in the world. And the worst drivers are right here in Jersey City. #genxtravel
RTWBarefoot
RT @ChinaMatt: @VoyagerVicki I'm the guy who gets angry at bad drivers anywhere in the world. And the worst drivers are right here in Jerse…
ChinaMatt
replying to @RTWBarefoot @RTWBarefoot @VoyagerVicki Depends what the drink is. #genxtravel
CharlesMcCool
replying to @VoyagerVicki @VoyagerVicki @InTheLoopTravel @UnCruise @Walmart John is a veteran packer, too. So funny. #travel #GenXTravel
ColemanConcierg
replying to @GenXTraveler @GenXTraveler A5- general disrespect and/or entitlement #genxtravel
RTWBarefoot
RT @ColemanConcierg: @GenXTraveler A5- general disrespect and/or entitlement #genxtravel
ChinaMatt
A5 I hate when other travelers ignore signs that say "do not enter" or "do not touch" etc. #genxtravel
RTWBarefoot
#genxtravel A5: people who get angsty at delays and take it out on the travel staff (eg bus drivers, airport gate crew)
VoyagerVicki
Q6: Is there anywhere that you've traveled that you were totally ill-prepared for mentally? Where and why? How did you cope with your lack of mental preparation? #GenXTravel
RTWBarefoot
#genxtravel A5: people who don't look where they're going, or look behind them, when they're pulling wheeled luggage, especially when they stop. And I walk into their luggage. Next time it happens I'll kick it over. #PedestrianRage
RTWBarefoot
RT @VoyagerVicki: Q6: Is there anywhere that you've traveled that you were totally ill-prepared for mentally? Where and why? How did you co…
RTWBarefoot
replying to @VoyagerVicki @VoyagerVicki #genxtravel A6: Nearly all the time, everywhere, and with bloodminded determination. * shrug
VoyagerVicki
A6: It took me a while to get used to the noisy, dirty, hectic, chaotic streets with dense traffic (all those horns!) and people of India and Bangladesh. Here, Dhaka. #GenXTravel
ChinaMatt
replying to @RTWBarefoot @RTWBarefoot Ha! I have to navigate the tourists and the locals on my way to work every day. This is what I see on the narrow sidewalks of Manhattan. #genxtravel
MouseMomKris
A5: Comparing cultures, we travel to expereince the differences not to complain about the differences. #GenXTravel https://t.co/EF7LcE7dNk
RTWBarefoot
replying to @RTWBarefoot @VoyagerVicki #genxtravel A6: but Ethiopia hit me hard. I think I was just travel weary by that point. I need to go again.
RTWBarefoot
RT @MouseMomKris: A5: Comparing cultures, we travel to expereince the differences not to complain about the differences. #GenXTravel https…
RTWBarefoot
RT @ChinaMatt: @RTWBarefoot Ha! I have to navigate the tourists and the locals on my way to work every day. This is what I see on the narro…
RTWBarefoot
replying to @ChinaMatt
@ChinaMatt Tourists are worse than locals, in general, for this. Locals tend to know where they're going. #genxtravel
Airports are horrendous for it tho.
obligatraveler
#GenXtravel A5) The lady who completely ignored the owner at The Reindeer Ranch while owner was giving an educational talk because said lady was too busy taking a million obnoxious reindeer selfies
RTWBarefoot
#genxtravel A5 btw: I'm just impatient, especially with people, so I'm a bad one to answer / judge here ... :p
VoyagerVicki
Q7: What have you lost while traveling? Was it critical to your trip? #GenXTravel
RTWBarefoot
RT @VoyagerVicki: Q7: What have you lost while traveling? Was it critical to your trip? #GenXTravel
VoyagerVicki
A7: The one item I will never forget losing--actually leaving: my favorite winter coat I was carrying and left in a train station in Rome. It was warm weather, and I just walked off without it. #GenXTravel
RTWBarefoot
replying to @VoyagerVicki @VoyagerVicki #genxtravel A7: several hats, a couple of coats/hoodies/fleeces, one plug adaptor, the charger for an electric beard trimmer, at least two train tickets, and no, they weren't.
RTWBarefoot
RT @VoyagerVicki: A7: The one item I will never forget losing--actually leaving: my favorite winter coat I was carrying and left in a train…
obligatraveler
#GenXTravel A6) I don’t think we were prepared for how aggressive the touts were in Victoria Falls
RTWBarefoot
replying to @VoyagerVicki @VoyagerVicki that, that is exactly why I lose hats and fleeces. I put them down and don't even think of them when I stand up because I haven't needed them #genxtravel
RTWBarefoot
replying to @RTWBarefoot @VoyagerVicki Oh, and any number of plastic refillable water bottles. #genxtravel
VoyagerVicki
replying to @RTWBarefoot @RTWBarefoot Wow--that's a lot of loss. Of course, you travel a lot too. But still. Coats/hoodies/fleeces! Bummer. #GenXTravel
RTWBarefoot
replying to @RTWBarefoot @VoyagerVicki I nearly lost my passport & wallet once. Well, I *did* lose them but I got them back. #genxtravel They were in a coat which I left on a bus. In the middle of nowhere, the Elqui Valley in Chile. Fortunately the bus terminated 2 stops after I got off so it was still lurking around.
VoyagerVicki
replying to @RTWBarefoot @RTWBarefoot I almost did that with gloves in St. Basil's Cathedral in Moscow. I noticed I didn't have them when I got outside and my hands were cold. Luckily another tour member found them and brought them to me. #GenXTravel