A women at the airport with a straw hat was going around to people at the boarding gate saying, "why you looking at me, yo? I have the right to be here, have the same ticket you do, yo?" Nobody was looking at her.
The flight was delayed for 1 hour due to "technical concerns" then another 2 hours on the runway due to the rain. The pilot said every half hours, "we will be delayed for another 20 minutes, the controllers are messing things up"
I was at the emergency exit row between the flight attendant and an excitable young man who said, "halleluyah, life is good, I made my flight and I have two beautiful women next to me." I continued to read my James Lee Burke book while he sang along on his iPod to "life is a highway ...". At some point he said to me, "you know this is the 2 month anniversay since I have been sober". "That's wonderful, you should be proud," I said sincerely. It was cold on the flight and he offered me his new long sleeved Harley Davidson shirt. But the flight attendant had given me the only blanket on the flight. Such nice people one meets.
Landed late at 3:00 AM. The cab driver looked like Jon Voight. His name was, "Jon". On the way he discussed the psychology of travlers who are out of their element when they are on the road. His analysis: they do not have their wives and children and collegues to take out their inadequacies, so they take it out on the cab driver, and he added, "they better not start with me, 'cause I'll be finishing it".
The hotel was fully booked and I was asked to stay in a smoking room for the night and a "special" non-smoking room would be provided after that to make up for the trouble ... whoa ... we shall see :-)
Ciao for now, have to "conference"
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4 comments:
LOL!!! Nazli, where are you????
My trips are usually uneventful, no interesting or different people seem to cross my way when I travel..
Happy conferencing!!!
I enjoyed reading your travel adventures - good luck with your conference!
NAZLICIMMM,good luck with your conference,when you come back please do drop by have surprise for you:))
I believe you are going to like it:)
+ I like the way you write and enjoy reading:)
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Hello Doc
Back from Peru now. Removing mud from the boots. Unpacking (I hate it). Digging something to eat from the refrigerator (its echo can be funny). Travel is always an experience. Posts and pics to follow (hopefully after the match). Nice to be back home and to the blogsphere. Please let us know where and on what you are conferencing - we don't want to be kept in the dark, darling. Good luck in the meantime. Cheers.
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