Wednesday 18 May 2011

Things I have learnt while travelling

  • There will always sometimes be a delay when trying to get from point A to point B
  • Wearing a shirt with metal buttons is not a good idea when passing through airport security
  •  If you have to repack your luggage, it will never fit in quite as well as when you first packed
  • In airports where your final security screening is at the gate, it is a really bad idea to drink a lot of liquids before getting to said gate
  • There's nothing quite like the pizza in Italy
  • And the gelato, too.
  • I would not want to be driving a car in Italy
  • Or Turkey
  • If you're not a fan of big crowds, visiting the Vatican on the last Sunday of the month (when you get in free) is a really.bad.idea
  • If you're over a certain height, a good night's sleep on an overnight train is a very unlikely scenario
  • Embrace the unexpected...........after all, isn't that part of why you're travelling?
  • There's no such thing as too many photos
  • But it is occasionally a good idea to put away the camera and just soak in what you are looking at
  • When exploring a new city, be prepared to walk. A lot. (and for the inevitable blisters)
  • If a place says it is 500m from the nearest public transport stop, don't expect it to be immediately visible when you step off said public transport.
  • I never knew, but I apparently have a love of architecture. (especially visiting churches/cathedrals)
  • Why Disneyland is the 'happiest place on Earth.'
and lastly (for now)....
  • If I could work out how to afford it to do it, I would always be travelling.

2 comments:

  1. Oh, the walking! And the delays!

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  2. So right on so many of those. Pizza and Gelato is awesome in italy and walking well you don't travel if you don't walking.

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