(CC FT/AFF)
Simon, B & SOB have been both fascinating and illuminating, reflecting situations and circumstances that I have come across over the years.
It's been great to grasp the sense through your writings of your experience and knowledge broadening. This comes not only through your questions and information/advice thus gained via FT/AFF, but as your exposure to situations accumulated, your analysis of them and publication herein of these indicate as such.
I'm sure your TR's here should a great source of information for travellers for years to come.
Originally Posted by simongr
... So what was it like to travel as an experienced traveller? ... I may know the best F lounge in HKG airport but I doubt that Kiwiflyer, NM, serfty or Dave Noble are the last person called to the flight because they are sipping beer in the lounge… ...
Not always, I have been guilty of that in years gone by. I do try to minimize my gate time, but also to be present when boarding commences. So it's a sort of balance between knowing when your inbound has arrived, how long does experience suggest before boarding commences and one's contemporary needs.
Originally Posted by simongr
... So what lessons have I learned on this journey. The obvious one is that hand luggage only is not a method of travel it is more than even a lifestyle – it is a religion and I will praying in that Church as much as I possibly can. It gave me so much more freedom but at the same did make for some recurrent wardrobe choices
...
"Hand luggage only" is good if possible, it's not always, esp. on return from long trips. Nothing to pray for but good if you can do. As for "recurrent wardrobe choices", most business associates wouldn't raise an eyebrow knowing one is travelling (just avoid those Laksas and saucy Pasta dishes
).
As for trip reports, I have dabbled in them; I try to keep to standard, but I still have not got back from Dubai yet.
One day I will!
