Travel Writing Gems, Comments
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Our Travel concept includes:
If we have no schedule, we aren't late.
If we don't care where we are, we aren't lost.
If we have no itinerary, we're just where we ought to be.
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Your adaptability can make the difference. Plans may be changed by factors outside your control.
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We don’t remember any extensive disagreeable circumstance, or any incident that had a lasting negative effect on our travels, for more than an hour or so at best.
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Among the problems of driving on the wrong side of the road, is that each morning we must figure all over again, how to do it.
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There are schools that teach how to get out of the car when it goes into a canal. Why not teach them how to park, instead?
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There was bad news at the Hilton Hotel. The brunch, would cost $22 per person (+34% tax and tip). Good news, the buffet was closed that day.
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Since we now had a map, we knew without a doubt, we had just missed our off ramp.
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A young woman was broadcasting her sales pitch in a lilting rhythmic manner. It was a singsong sales pitch about the low price, and good quality of her herring.
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She said, “We don't like your military position.” I said, “Did you like our Military position in 1944 when we liberated Belgium?”
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If you want to see an antique, just look in the mirror.
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“Luxembourg has neither won nor lost a war, we are in the way when other people are fighting their war.”
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The Benediktinerstift Melk, stands high on a hill overlooking the Donau (Danube) River in Austria. Josef Munggenast, Sweetie's ancestor, several generations removed, was the architect.
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Bob said, “In 1944 I flew my B-24 bomber 35,000 feet over Melk, on the way to bomb Vienna. Melk was marked on our map, we must not bomb!”
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When did he knew they lost WW II? He was within sight of the smoke of burning Moscow, out of gas, out of ammunition, and had to walk and ride a horse to get back to Germany.
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A tree looks so gorgeous in Paris, so melancholy in Naples.
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Italians never miss a chance to close the store and take the day off.
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The Italians are polite and helpful, an attitude not found in all parts of the world.
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Our usual rule was: (almost) never a reservation, (almost) never a problem.
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“No problem” is the standard Italian answer to most any question involving a vehicle, and we have a map of Italy that is entitled “Italy, No Problem.”
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He said that for 40 years they were occupied by the Socialists from the East, and now they are being invaded by the Capitalist from the West.
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If I hire the wrong person, the law makes it almost impossible to get rid of him. Since I can’t hire another ‘me,’ I have less problems if I just do it myself.
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As a modification on the story that, “Aren’t we lucky to be born in the US.” West Berliners can say, “Aren’t we lucky we were born on this side of the street.”
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At the entrance of the concentration camp, a sign says “Gedenkenstatte,” which means A place to remember, A place to think about.
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The workers could not believe they were to provide smiles and service to everyone.
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Attending the flea market in the Stadium is like being at a professional football game — not as a spectator, but as a player down on the field.
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Hundreds of people were standing in several lines, and others sitting in line, waiting to stand in line.
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"But this is Denmark, we don't want any immigrants."
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We discovered the real reason we liked to travel, and we talked about the “things” of most interest. “The people, the geography, the architecture.”
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A good traveler can adapt to necessary changes in plans, to unexpected conditions, and will remain courteous and keep his sense of humor, when cold, hungry or tired.
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It's amazing how many ridiculous, stupid, ignorant, inefficient, obnoxious people you will meet, when you are in a BAD mood.
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It's amazing how many fantastic, amazing, fabulous, marvelous, sensational people you will meet, when you are in a GOOD mood.
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Can you imagine the billions of dollars spent at McDonald's restaurants each year, by people who just stopped to use the “McDonald's.”
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Clothes on a hanger; Goodies in the refrigerator, We know who used the toilet last. That's the seal of approval for RV travel.
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A vacation is not a destination, it's the Journey. Turn here, explore there, relax and enjoy.
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In an expensive restaurant, one lady leans to a lady at the next table and says, “Settle an argument for us. Is this the London Hilton, or the Paris Hilton.”
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We are often asked, “What is your favorite country, what is the best place to visit? “
There is no best, each is unique, each has wonderful differences.
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Food is a means to an end, not an end in itself. You should eat to travel, not travel to eat.
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A wrong turn can result in serendipity: “… the gift of finding valuable or agreeable things not sought for.”
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The tourist followed the signs to “UMLEITUNG” for half an hour, before he discovered that “Umleitung” means “detour” in German.
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Take half the clothes and twice the money. Fill your suitcase with clothes from the Salvation Army, and Goodwill. When something becomes dirty, leave it, use that space to carry items home.
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Watch the drivers in Paris, Berlin, or Rome, and you will see how their Armies acted and reacted during WW II.
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The Berliner drives as if the street is his, and the law says this lane goes here, and that stop-sign means they will always stop, so he pays little attention to the needs of others, he just “follows orders” and plows ahead.
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When the Parisian arrives at, or causes a traffic blockage, he will not employ any initiative to solve the gridlock. He just sits there with a pained expression on his face, waiting for someone to help him out of the mess.
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The Roman drives as if there are no rules. When there is a traffic problem or jam, he smiles as if to say, “No big deal, I wasn't going anywhere anyway.”
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When we have a driving problem in Italy, we get the feeling some Italian is saying, “That looks like fun, I must try that some time.”
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Italians, and especially Romans, since the Appia Way, have exhibited a consistent resistance to rules and regulations, especially when they apply to matters of traffic.
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Around the next curve there might be a little old lady in the middle of the road, herding two goats. Drive as if you expect that, and neither of you will be surprised.
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We are little 'ol friendly travelers, parked right next to this ancient medieval wall, that was built to keep out not so friendly travelers.
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The prize for the best verse was a kiss and a peacock's feather. At least that's the only prize they mentioned.
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The local newspaper on the Island of Truk said, “We are caught between the Coca Cola can and the Coconut tree.”
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We can't imagine that 500 or 1,000 years ago these buildings were designed and built to lean and bend and hang over, but they do so, and do it elegantly.
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They assured us, “There are no Italian soldiers, only Italian uniforms.”
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There should be a plaque, or an award of some kind presented to the Island of Bikini for excellence in swim suit design.
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The camping and the RV equipment are not important. The convenience and the sightseeing are all important.
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In GERMANY, everything is forbidden, except what is permitted.
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In ITALY, everything is permitted, nothing is prohibited.
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In FRANCE, everything is permitted, even what is forbidden.
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To the European traveler, the beautiful little towns and villages, the shopping centers, flea markets, and street markets, are truly living museums.
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When we travel we know it is their home, if we don't like it we can leave. We have never been mistreated. We have never rushed to get away from anywhere.
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We try not to tell everyone that our home and our culture is best, even though we are positive that it is. We are there to learn about their home and way of life.
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Once you decide what it is you want to see and do and what your schedule and budget will permit, don't make changes without a good reason and then come home disappointed that your initial purpose was forgotten.
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If your idea of a vacation is to visit Roman ruins, wander through streets of half-timbered buildings, just visit “starred” restaurants, or lie on the beach, remember, it's your vacation, do it your way.
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You could travel anywhere in Europe with only your wallet (filled, of course) and purchase everything needed to live well.
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We are not Pollyannish about our travels, but there is no place where we have visited in maybe 75 countries and Islands that we would not be happy to revisit tomorrow.
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The flight was just like any other 12 hours spent like toothpaste in a tube, sardines in a can, peas in a pod.
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