Travel Channel: Where are you going today?
Robert Taylor
– February 25, 2008 03:02PM
Thread for discussing travel...
El Jeffe
– February 05, 2009 10:26AM
What a journey.
Get fitted for your toga right away.
John Willoughby
– February 05, 2009 10:36AM
Homo Sapiens Sedentarius
Naw, it's Greece. He needs a chiton.
El Jeffe
– February 05, 2009 10:45AM
What a journey.
I feel like I get chiton everyday.
John Willoughby
– February 05, 2009 10:48AM
Homo Sapiens Sedentarius
The Hellas you say!
El Jeffe
– February 05, 2009 10:58AM
What a journey.
What do aftermarket fog/driving lights have to do with anything? :)
John Willoughby
– February 05, 2009 11:08AM
Homo Sapiens Sedentarius
Well, they say that Greece was the Light of Western Civilization. I didn't know it was aftermarket, though.
Tony Leggett
(Moderator)
– February 05, 2009 08:44PM
Going to NZ in a week. For all the buzz I'd read about "NZ is very wheelchair friendly" on various travel sites it's turning out to be anything but.
Buses? Nope.
Trains? Sort of if you're willing to get on an airplane aisle chair (so basically no for me)
Whale-watching tour-boats? Nope
Hire vans? No "dignified" solutions like modified Dodge Caravans. Only crappy Toyota Hiaces with hoists, no visibility for wheelchair passengers, and shocking suspension.
Was planning to do a Christchurch -> Wellington -> Auckland road trip but it's now going to be basically bumming around Christchurch and then flying up to Auckland (which is going to suck - domestic flights are a horrendous pain when you're in a wheelchair) and then flying home. And all this because my darling s.o. - god bless her cotton socks - has to jump at every chance of "cheap flights, buy now" without any thought or planning. They always come at a cost, namely my ability to travel in comfort with dignity...
God I hate (rushed, unplanned) travel...
That is one thing I really did like about the US, the options for accessible travel are pretty darn good.
El Jeffe
– February 06, 2009 02:54AM
What a journey.
Just go to Epcot (Disney in Orlando) and you can travel around the world in a couple of hours.
ddt
– February 06, 2009 06:45AM
you can get a complete DVD set of all of rick steves' series if you donate to kqed.org today... .
ddt
tliet
– February 06, 2009 11:00AM
Well, scrap Dubai as a destination, people are finally discovering what it really is. A sandpit with a huge number of new buildings in it
that are worth next to nothing in 2 years time and very harsh laws.
El Jeffe
– February 06, 2009 11:28AM
What a journey.
I'd still go there if I had the time/money.
John Willoughby
– February 06, 2009 11:45AM
Homo Sapiens Sedentarius
I would accept execution before going there.
rino
– February 07, 2009 07:41AM
In America, the only respectable form of socialism is socialism for the rich.
I've been laughing at the desperate Arabs building indoor ski arenas and more monstrosities in the middle of the desert in a grab for relevancy beyond the black gold that lie in the ground. It's like a bad reality TV show.
Dave Loudin
– February 08, 2009 09:00AM
Found where it's at!
We're planning a week-long trip to Italy in April. Besides our oldest daughter wanting to catch an opera or two, we don't have any firm itinerary. Any tips would be welcome!
ddt
– February 08, 2009 09:05AM
the duomo and modern art collection in milan are amazing.
ddt
El Jeffe
– February 08, 2009 11:38AM
What a journey.
Pizza?
Steve Cordova
– February 08, 2009 12:10PM
History passes the first time as tragedy, the second time as farts. - Roy Edroso
Where in Italy? I always pimp this site,
http://www.italyguides.it/us/italy_travel.htm because they made heavy use of QTVR and podcasting.
John Willoughby
– February 08, 2009 04:39PM
Homo Sapiens Sedentarius
I've read that the gladiatorial combat in the Colosseum is very good, and the races at the Circus Maximus. But this brochure is a little dated.
tomierna
(Admin)
– February 09, 2009 02:30AM
Hideously Unnatural
Well, I'm back from Greece, and in North Carolina for the next three days.
I have many pictures and some video from the 5d, and I'll be putting them up sometime after the 12th.
Commentary on the trip will follow on my blog when time permits.
Naturally, I'll link to both here when that happens.
The big takeaway (again) from international travel is that the US could learn a whole shit-ton about how people in the service industry treat their guests. This definition of service includes airline agents, flight attendants, customs officials, and airport personnel, but also includes things like environmental stressors (PA announcements, signage.)
