Travel Lessons

Sun 2022-02-20 1:00pm 60m

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RTWBarefoot

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RT @kate_frankie: @RTWBarefoot I can understand that. I like to be doing things or seeing something too. I'm not sure I have the same reaso…

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RTWBarefoot

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RT @Expat_in_Europa: @kate_frankie A1: there are so many things I take for granted and so many things we could do better #pttravel

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kate_frankie

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RT @RTWBarefoot: @kate_frankie #pttravel I mean possibly? I'd like to think I was already open-minded (or rather: cynical) at the point I s…

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MeToddScott

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replying to @kate_frankie @kate_frankie A3 running out of underwear. #ptTravel
one of my old bosses was notorious to phone me up and say he needs me to go out to fix an issue for 2-3 days. once he had me out without a return ticket, he would just send me to various other cities for 2-3 WEEKS.
started bringing a dozen

0:33:58

kate_frankie

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RT @Expat_in_Europa: @kate_frankie A2: I need a hotel that includes a breakfast. As much as I want to just eat at a bakery, I need a bigger…

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kate_frankie

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RT @FE_photograph: My preference when travelling is to find a nearby UNESCO world heritage site. I always learn something from those trips…

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kate_frankie

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RT @findinganeish: @kate_frankie A2. I’ve learned just how essential solitude is to me. I do like travelling with other people and wish I w…

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RTWBarefoot

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replying to @MeToddScott @MeToddScott @kate_frankie I always take the view that in 99% of the world, I can always buy stuff once I'm there #pttravel

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kate_frankie

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RT @RTWBarefoot: @kate_frankie #pttravel A3: delays. In general I get bored easily. Restless. Can't sit or stand still. I have to find ways…

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kate_frankie

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RT @FE_photograph: My favourite part of travelling is the exotic wildlife especially when it has personality like this elephant toddler #PT…

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kate_frankie

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RT @paulpassingthru: A3: This is kind of hard to answer because I try to do all that I can in a new place. I guess guided tours is somethin…

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kate_frankie

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RT @aok_NW: A3 #pttravel Scammers & people trying to sell you something. Trying to see the Blue Mosque & Hagia Sofia in Istanbul. Good lu…

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kate_frankie

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RT @Expat_in_Europa: @kate_frankie A3: hotels are not family friendly. Kid and parent bed times are quite different but you’re typically st…

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kate_frankie

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RT @RTWBarefoot: @kate_frankie #pttravel A3: admin. Unfortunately I can't avoid it really. Unless I just don't go to countries/places that…

0:35:23

kate_frankie

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#PTTravel Chat
Q4 What lessons have you learned about planning, booking and making trips happen?

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RTWBarefoot

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replying to @paulpassingthru @paulpassingthru @kate_frankie Weirdly, the last three guided tours I was on, all last week, I was the only person on them. #pttravel It led to very different insights.

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TrvTheWorldClub

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RT @TravelAtWill: Looking for outdoor fun in all seasons? https://t.co/VDfvq2l9lT Explore the Hamilton waterfalls and discover such a vari…

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char_x0

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replying to @RTWBarefoot @RTWBarefoot @kate_frankie #PTTravel

0:36:04

findinganeish

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replying to @kate_frankie @kate_frankie A3. I’m not the biggest fan of flying because my butt cramps after ten minutes and landing plays havoc with my ears, so I’m usually last on and first off the plane and chewing an entire bag of Maoam Stripes. #PTTravel

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paulpassingthru

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RT @kate_frankie: #PTTravel Chat
Q4 What lessons have you learned about planning, booking and making trips happen? https://t.co/8BXOq1ac6J

0:36:43

RTWBarefoot

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replying to @char_x0 @char_x0 @kate_frankie I accept I just have to wash clothes every 4 days, mainly.

#pttravel

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MeToddScott

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replying to @kate_frankie @kate_frankie a2 a hotel with blackout curtains. I would work strange hours when on the road. I would need to be able to create a dark sleep space.
plus avoid the pool on hockey tournament weekends #PTTravel
+ embrace your inner old angry man when kids are making too much noise in the halls.

0:37:05

char_x0

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replying to @kate_frankie @kate_frankie A4) In these current ✨times✨, have insurance, be prepared for things to go wrong and have additional money set aside for emergencies #PTTravel

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findinganeish

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replying to @paulpassingthru @paulpassingthru @kate_frankie I can definitely relate to the linger; less so the run. #PTTravel

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RTWBarefoot

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replying to @paulpassingthru @paulpassingthru @kate_frankie one was a history-based walking tour of a small city (Derry), one was around a railway museum, and one was around an iron-age hill fort. #pttravel

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RTWBarefoot

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RT @MeToddScott: @kate_frankie a2 a hotel with blackout curtains. I would work strange hours when on the road. I would need to be able to c…

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paulpassingthru

A4: Go for more days than you initially think you’ll need. You can always make up that PTO and recoup the money spent. You can’t make up for lost experiences. #PTTravel

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aok_NW

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A4 #pttravel I like to have as much booked ahead as possible. If I’m going to visit a very popular attraction, I will see if they sell tickets online which will save a lot of time. Taking the cable car to Lantau Island in Hong Kong, definitely book the tickets ahead.

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kate_frankie

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RT @tucano2: A3: I don't usually get travel sick but off road travel over bumpy deserts in Chile made everyone in the car feel really unwel…

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Morology

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replying to @DonNadeau @DonNadeau @FE_photograph @kate_frankie Use to stay with a friend in GuatCity before I flew out. Ex air traffic controller at O'hare Chicago in the before times. He liked telling me stories. #pttravel

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RTWBarefoot

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replying to @kate_frankie @kate_frankie #pttravel A4: For the nature of my travels, and my own mental health, the most important thing I've learned I can do with planning is making sure there's enough to do / enough reason to visit a place.

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DonNadeau

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A1. Early on I discovered that people in many so-called Third World nations have much to teach us in economically more prosperous ones if we’d only open our hearts and minds. #pttravel

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MeToddScott

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replying to @kate_frankie @kate_frankie a1 according to several British people I talked to on a train, the Canadian accent is apparently SUPER sexy. I am some exotic man from a place called Manitoba #PTTravel

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paulpassingthru

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RT @char_x0: @kate_frankie A4) In these current ✨times✨, have insurance, be prepared for things to go wrong and have additional money set a…

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RTWBarefoot

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replying to @paulpassingthru @paulpassingthru @kate_frankie This wasn't really that kind of walking tour; in the sense there'd've been nothing *to* push. #pttravel

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paulpassingthru

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RT @aok_NW: A4 #pttravel I like to have as much booked ahead as possible. If I’m going to visit a very popular attraction, I will see if t…

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RTWBarefoot

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RT @MeToddScott: @kate_frankie a1 according to several British people I talked to on a train, the Canadian accent is apparently SUPER sexy.…

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findinganeish

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replying to @kate_frankie @kate_frankie A4. Ha! Very little. I think one of the lessons the pandemic has taught me is that I’d rather have something booked and have to cancel than not have anything lined up at all. #PTTravel

0:42:03

kate_frankie

replying to @tucano2 @tucano2 Motion sickness on boats gets me. I get very sea sick. Luckily not on flights, trains or buses. Do you have any treatments or things to make it less bad? #PTTravel

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MeToddScott

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replying to @RTWBarefoot @RTWBarefoot @kate_frankie I tend to buy socks on the regular when travelling and having no washing / drying options.
underwear? yeah I have a very pampered backside and it demands a particular standard be upheld. #PTTravel

0:42:33

kate_frankie

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RT @RTWBarefoot: @kate_frankie I'm sure we have different reasons to travel, but the overall 'reason' is the same; there's something about…

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RTWBarefoot

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replying to @kate_frankie @kate_frankie #pttravel A4: I have learned that my last-minute commitment-phobic cant-make-decisions type planning actually largely works, and is sometimes really helpful. Things Go Wrong and it helps to be able to change plans quickly and without admin/fuss.

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FE_photograph

If you research you can find the most unexpected adventures. I found this pink dolphin in the waters around #HongKong which was a surprise given the urban nature of the city #PTTravel A4

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kate_frankie

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RT @DonNadeau: @FE_photograph @kate_frankie I watched a really unsettling video of planes trying to land at Heathrow this weekend. Had thou…

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kate_frankie

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RT @Morology: @DonNadeau @FE_photograph @kate_frankie Use to stay with a friend in GuatCity before I flew out. Ex air traffic controller at…

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RTWBarefoot

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replying to @MeToddScott @MeToddScott @kate_frankie hahahah! #pttravel I've less of a pampered posterior.

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kate_frankie

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replying to @DonNadeau @DonNadeau @FE_photograph It looked like a nightmare landing! 😳 #PTTravel

0:43:26

Morology

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replying to @kate_frankie @kate_frankie A4: Just click/purchase the damn ticket and go! Like now, spent all day yesterday/this early am checking flights/prices etc. #pttravel

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kate_frankie

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RT @RTWBarefoot: @char_x0 @kate_frankie I accept I just have to wash clothes every 4 days, mainly.

#pttravel

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paulpassingthru

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RT @Morology: @kate_frankie A4: Just click/purchase the damn ticket and go! Like now, spent all day yesterday/this early am checking flight…

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