At 36000 feet in coach class, a circumstance that I have been fortunate to have become unaccustomed to. It is not all that bad, She Who Must be Obeyed is a good travel companion and one who I do not get to travel with nearly enough.
While it would be altogether too easy to complain about holiday travelers. I won't. Although I am tempted. OK maybe just a little. I do not understand the attraction of those ridiculous document pouches that, mostly American, travelers wear. I particularly don't understand them on the guy wearing safari pants with far too many pockets and zippers while wearing a photographer's vest. You cannot seriously need one more place to store your passport and boarding pass. Which also begs the question, why is it that so many travelers insist on kitting themselves out in all of the "travel"clothing for a trip to Europe? Do they will be asked to narrate a wilderness special for the BBC whilst strolling through the streets because they look like Richard Attenborough? I am no fashionista, but seriously, what is wrong with chinos or jeans and shoving your documents in your pocket?
This is the longest trip to the US that we have made since moving to Europe. I have been back several times in the past year for business.SWMBO, only a couple. We read all of the typical newspapers, follow CNN and log more than a few hours with ESPN America, the Daily Show, Colbert and South Park, so I don't think we are too out of touch. We also certainly spend too much time following the various Kardashians and those crazy toddlers in their tiaras.( Seriously, sometimes it is like you can feel the IQ points dropping.) Still, it will be interesting to get back into the swing of understanding everyone and not having to astulblieft or merci for almost three weeks.
Before that can happen, we have to clear customs, grab our bags, get the rental car and drive two hours North. Looks like it will be a long day.
On last year's trip to Munich and points north, I wore my Scott E Vest. I usually wear it as a concealment garment for IDPA shoots, but it's actually awesome for travel, since that's what it was designed for. Has pockets for a kindle/ipad, iphone, ipod, wiring harness for headphones, document pocket, etc. Basically you can keep everything in it and put the whole thing in the bin when you go through security. They're the equivalent of a photog vest, but not nearly as conspicuous. It's also great for concealing a handgun, when you're not travelling internationally, of course. http://www.scottevest.com/v3_store/New_Travel_Vest.shtml
ReplyDeleteAt least you were not wearing one of those dumb document holders in addition to the vest. I am a big fan of pockets. Not redundancy.
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