Comments on: Crap travel moments: every trip has them http://www.501places.com/2010/02/crap-travel-moments-every-trip-has-them/ Sharing the world with you Wed, 08 Feb 2012 08:54:34 +0000 hourly 1 By: Andy Jarosz http://www.501places.com/2010/02/crap-travel-moments-every-trip-has-them/#comment-5031 Andy Jarosz Wed, 21 Apr 2010 17:57:36 +0000 http://www.501places.com/?p=1850#comment-5031 Thanks Jennifer, and what a great story! You really did strike lucky to find yourself in the right gas station at the right time :-) Thanks Jennifer, and what a great story! You really did strike lucky to find yourself in the right gas station at the right time :-)

]]> By: Jennifer Tice http://www.501places.com/2010/02/crap-travel-moments-every-trip-has-them/#comment-4998 Jennifer Tice Wed, 21 Apr 2010 03:44:15 +0000 http://www.501places.com/?p=1850#comment-4998 Great story! No one usually talks about the really hard times on the trips, because by the time you are home they have turned into really funny stories, even though they weren't at the time. Sometimes the worst experiences have the best ending, or at least make you a stronger person for next time! Here is one of my examples: http://jennifertice.com/?p=504 Thanks! Great story! No one usually talks about the really hard times on the trips, because by the time you are home they have turned into really funny stories, even though they weren’t at the time. Sometimes the worst experiences have the best ending, or at least make you a stronger person for next time! Here is one of my examples: http://jennifertice.com/?p=504

Thanks!

]]> By: Andy Jarosz http://www.501places.com/2010/02/crap-travel-moments-every-trip-has-them/#comment-4280 Andy Jarosz Wed, 07 Apr 2010 16:59:30 +0000 http://www.501places.com/?p=1850#comment-4280 Joe, what an ordeal with Cathay! It does make for a wonderful story though :-) Thank you for sharing. Joe, what an ordeal with Cathay! It does make for a wonderful story though :-)
Thank you for sharing.

]]> By: Joe Pritchard http://www.501places.com/2010/02/crap-travel-moments-every-trip-has-them/#comment-4198 Joe Pritchard Mon, 05 Apr 2010 22:04:59 +0000 http://www.501places.com/?p=1850#comment-4198 Lovely list of travel crapness. I heartily agree with them all. From sleeping in a lodge in Utah in -1 with no sleeping bags or blankets, to getting stuck at the Mongolian / Russian border for hours with 3 small kids and no toilets, to getting the worse jelly belly imaginable in a hut in Borneo with no running water. But the one where my wife flipped out in the bombed airport still makes me smile when I reminisce http://3-6-6.com/855/the-longest-day-and-possibly-longest-blog You are right, long term memory reviles all the crap and leaves you with war stories to dine out on. Perhaps this is one of the hidden joys of travelling, that the pain, tedium and frustration are transitory but the experience stays with you for a lifetime. Lovely list of travel crapness. I heartily agree with them all. From sleeping in a lodge in Utah in -1 with no sleeping bags or blankets, to getting stuck at the Mongolian / Russian border for hours with 3 small kids and no toilets, to getting the worse jelly belly imaginable in a hut in Borneo with no running water. But the one where my wife flipped out in the bombed airport still makes me smile when I reminisce http://3-6-6.com/855/the-longest-day-and-possibly-longest-blog

You are right, long term memory reviles all the crap and leaves you with war stories to dine out on. Perhaps this is one of the hidden joys of travelling, that the pain, tedium and frustration are transitory but the experience stays with you for a lifetime.

]]> By: Andy Jarosz http://www.501places.com/2010/02/crap-travel-moments-every-trip-has-them/#comment-2526 Andy Jarosz Wed, 24 Feb 2010 15:37:20 +0000 http://www.501places.com/?p=1850#comment-2526 Thanks Ben. Your episode sounded pretty crap, esp. the sprained ankle! That's the best way to approach these moments - think of them as stories for later. And the best thing is, the stories get taller and taller and taller... after you've told them a few times you can't even remember what really happened :-) Thanks Ben. Your episode sounded pretty crap, esp. the sprained ankle! That’s the best way to approach these moments – think of them as stories for later. And the best thing is, the stories get taller and taller and taller… after you’ve told them a few times you can’t even remember what really happened :-)

]]> By: Ben Colclough http://www.501places.com/2010/02/crap-travel-moments-every-trip-has-them/#comment-2524 Ben Colclough Wed, 24 Feb 2010 15:04:29 +0000 http://www.501places.com/?p=1850#comment-2524 Great topic. Getting sick has to qualify for crapness. A dark cloud has been cast upon entire countries for me based on getting sick there. Siberia in particular rankles, I got sick and it was freezing cold and miserable. However, some of the worst moments can also turn out to be the most memorable too. On crossing the land border from Vietnam to China we (1) Were heavily intimidated by the border police, (2) went to a bank to change money only to be told by the bank manager that the only person who could change dollars was a street corner money changer (3) couldn't find the bus station (4) Sprained an ankle falling into a pot-hole in the road trying to find said bus station and (5) were hit by a landslide on the said bus journey. Despite and because of all this we have dined out on the story happily ever after :-) Great topic. Getting sick has to qualify for crapness. A dark cloud has been cast upon entire countries for me based on getting sick there. Siberia in particular rankles, I got sick and it was freezing cold and miserable.
However, some of the worst moments can also turn out to be the most memorable too.
On crossing the land border from Vietnam to China we (1) Were heavily intimidated by the border police, (2) went to a bank to change money only to be told by the bank manager that the only person who could change dollars was a street corner money changer (3) couldn’t find the bus station (4) Sprained an ankle falling into a pot-hole in the road trying to find said bus station and (5) were hit by a landslide on the said bus journey.
Despite and because of all this we have dined out on the story happily ever after :-)

]]> By: Andy Jarosz http://www.501places.com/2010/02/crap-travel-moments-every-trip-has-them/#comment-2258 Andy Jarosz Tue, 16 Feb 2010 20:43:14 +0000 http://www.501places.com/?p=1850#comment-2258 Thanks Dawson. Yes, sounds like a scenario where you needed a quick getaway. Must admit we didn't find that much hassle in India but I think we were lucky. Thanks Dawson. Yes, sounds like a scenario where you needed a quick getaway. Must admit we didn’t find that much hassle in India but I think we were lucky.

]]> By: Dawson Russell http://www.501places.com/2010/02/crap-travel-moments-every-trip-has-them/#comment-2250 Dawson Russell Tue, 16 Feb 2010 15:47:44 +0000 http://www.501places.com/?p=1850#comment-2250 Ha great post! Yesterday I wandered through some back streets in Jodhpur and ended up with about 8 ten year olds pulling my camera and bag to the crowd wanting money. Not a good feeling. Found a rickshaw and jumped in. Overall Jodhpur has been absolutely amazing! Ha great post! Yesterday I wandered through some back streets in Jodhpur and ended up with about 8 ten year olds pulling my camera and bag to the crowd wanting money. Not a good feeling. Found a rickshaw and jumped in. Overall Jodhpur has been absolutely amazing!

]]> By: Andy Jarosz http://www.501places.com/2010/02/crap-travel-moments-every-trip-has-them/#comment-2022 Andy Jarosz Tue, 09 Feb 2010 20:02:28 +0000 http://www.501places.com/?p=1850#comment-2022 Getting lost certainly qualifies for crapness Zoey. While it can create fabulous stories after the event, it is best done alone, as it can cause great arguments within a couple/group. Thanks for sharing. Getting lost certainly qualifies for crapness Zoey. While it can create fabulous stories after the event, it is best done alone, as it can cause great arguments within a couple/group. Thanks for sharing.

]]> By: Zoey http://www.501places.com/2010/02/crap-travel-moments-every-trip-has-them/#comment-2010 Zoey Tue, 09 Feb 2010 07:17:07 +0000 http://www.501places.com/?p=1850#comment-2010 Agreed, agreed, agreed. Excellent list of Travel Crapness. Could I also add my personal travel specialty to the list? Getting lost. The hours I have spent wandering up and down, and up again, and down again, and around some more in cities I can't navigate, well, those hours are probably in the hundreds by now. The mix of avoiding pulling out a conspicuous map emblazoned with the words 'I am a tourist', combined with zero sense of direction, limited language skills, and plain stubbornness over taking a taxi have led to many an achy footed, tearful travel moment. That said, yes, I do still talk about the time that I went for a drive in Croatia and accidentally wound up in Sarajevo, with glee. Agreed, agreed, agreed. Excellent list of Travel Crapness. Could I also add my personal travel specialty to the list? Getting lost. The hours I have spent wandering up and down, and up again, and down again, and around some more in cities I can’t navigate, well, those hours are probably in the hundreds by now. The mix of avoiding pulling out a conspicuous map emblazoned with the words ‘I am a tourist’, combined with zero sense of direction, limited language skills, and plain stubbornness over taking a taxi have led to many an achy footed, tearful travel moment. That said, yes, I do still talk about the time that I went for a drive in Croatia and accidentally wound up in Sarajevo, with glee.

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