Hotel Pet Peeves
Happy Hotel: Your Home Away from Home
A recent hotel stay prompted me to add on a few items to my ongoing list of hotel pet peeves. Here’s what I’ve come up with so far:
-No valet or luggage cart available upon arrival.
-The digital alarm clock is set to the previous person’s waking hour.
-The sheets feel too short on the bed, barely covering my shoulders when sleeping.
-The Internet IS NOT free.
Restaurant Pet Peeves
Food: Hopefully the Best Part of Every Dining Experience But the Rest Matters as Well
As I prepare to head out on a five-week journey—here, there and the other place—I’m trying to mentally prepare myself for the pitfalls of travel. Yes, I love to travel. But it’s not always easy as I outlined in Traveler’s Woes: Internet Hassles, Hotel Pet Peeves and What Kind of a Traveler Am I Anyhow? Part One: Packing. I’m also recalling the wise words of a dear friend that I elaborated on in Travel Lightly: Something to Remember During the Busy Holiday Season and Always. Yes, it helps if you get your mind straight, if you lower expectations and anticipate that it will not always be smooth sailing. (I don’t like to manifest a negative happening, however, it does help to be pragmatic.)
I’m trying to get a handle on my packing trauma by having begun to lay out my clothing, accessories and other assorted stuff last Sunday. This allows me to contemplate my piles. It all looks good so far, however, stuffing it into my bags (one duffle, plus a carry on with wheels) will be the real challenge.
Right now I’m considering the fatigue of it all, so I better start tapping into “travel lightly”—as in light in spirit—big time.
There will inevitably be many wonderful meals out and there’s no doubt that even some of the finest establishments will trigger something in me that will make me cringe. It happens all the time. Am I a pill? Maybe. But consult my list of restaurant pet peeves and I’ll bet you’ve been irked some, too:
