Luggage with wheels (How did we ever manage before this stroke of genius?)
Travel sized toiletries
Chatting up complete strangers
People watching at the airport
Trying to use up every bit of foreign currency
Things I don't love so much about traveling:
Customs
Security lines
Rude people
Well, at least the second list is shorter, but that being said, travel is a shared experience. Fellow travelers are all in it together,
(Okay, bad metaphor, but it's all I got) like rats on a sinking ship, and attitude is everything. A sense of humor helps too. I like to write imaginary stories about the people I observe, but no doubt their real stories are far more interesting. Sometimes things don't go according to plan- we make the mistake of thinking we have any control once we are inside the airport security zone. The more resistance you cultivate, the more you suffer. Case in point- the man behind me giving the gate representative a difficult time- its not her fault the flight is late. I try to cultivate the following motto, "Things are perfect exactly the way they are". Let me stress the word try- I am also on that late flight. So when I am not trying to change things, to push the flow of the river, things progress with more ease. If I miss my connecting flight, the worst that can happen is I get home a day later, and get a free hotel for the night. It's just not worth getting worked up over things you cannot control - also an excellent metaphor for life. The way paved with a smile and a thank you goes more ease fully. Sit back, enjoy the ride, make up a story about someone you don't know and will never see again, and stay amused by it all.
The best part of traveling- coming home.
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