Kids love it. Teenagers love it. Adults love it. Even your dog loves it. Ever wondered why traveling is loved
by people from all walks of life. Traveling enlivens your withering senses; it makes you feel light and brings
harmony to your mind, body & soul. But, but, but…there are things always ready to add sourness to your
travel experience. And no traveler wishes those things to happen to him/her. What are those things?
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Don't get us wrong, we love travelling but there are certainly things about travelling that are not so fun. Its fine every once and a while to go on a little rant and get those things that annoy you off your chest. So, we hope you enjoy our rant for the day and we are sure you will agree with some of the things we hate about travelling.
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PowerPoint PresentationOverview Kids love it. Teenagers love it. Adults love it. Even your dog loves it. Ever wondered why traveling is loved by people from all walks of life. Traveling enlivens your withering senses; it makes you feel light and brings harmony to your mind, body & soul. But, but, but…there are things always ready to add sourness to your travel experience. And no traveler wishes those things to happen to him/her. What are those things? Delay in Train luggage and staring at those strange faces. Rain No. Don’t take me wrong. Rain is nice. Listening to that melodious pitter-patter while enjoying tea with snacks. It really cheers you up. But now you are traveling…traveling to that famous fortress you wanted to visit since you read about it last year. And guess what? Ok, don’t guess. Obviously it’s going to rain. So, it is raining and you run to that shelter. You should wait, you are waiting and you have been waiting for long. Rain is stopped. But it’s 8 PM. Fortress is closed. Go back to your room and sleep. So many people dread the thought of having to put so much effort into packing light and making sure they do not go over the baggage allowance. Some even run to the grocery to get some last-minute toiletries. Packing, for some, is quite a chore. Jetlag Another way you can lose your holiday time is due to the dreaded jet lag! You finally get to your exotic destination after hours of flying and you're suddenly hit with a wave of sleepiness at 1pm and when you finally adjust to the time difference ... it's time to go home! We have personally experienced the affects this one can have on your trips. Dirty Toilets As budget travelers, we have seen our share of gross toilets; Bus stations are the worst, trains are a close second. Many restaurants can be rough too. We can handle a lot of filth in our travels. We have developed pretty low standards over time. But no matter what, we both really hate dirty toilets. There is no putting it out of our minds and sucking it up. We just hate everything about it. We are tired of timing our bowel movements and having to avoid drinking fluids just so that we don’t have to go to the bathroom. We just hate dirty disgusting toilets and really, who doesn’t? Cracked Heel We live in flip flops and that is an unfortunate side effect. during the summer at home our feet stay nice and soft, but when traveling our heels dry up, crack, and are perpetually stained with dirt. We hate our cracked heel. We see other travelers with clean, crack-free feet and we marvel at how they manage to keep them in such good shape. Our feet are disgusting and we hate it. Kids Working We tend to travel to a lot of developing nations. Sadly in most of the countries that we visit, many families have a hard enough time putting food on their tables let alone sending their kids to school. Instead, young boys and girls are out on the street selling jewelry and books or making tea and bussing tables. It is heartbreaking to see kids missing out on their childhood. It is even harder to see kids begging for food or money. We hate seeing kids or anyone suffering. Imagine being able to take a photo of the eiffel tower without a herd of tourists in front of it, or not having to line up for hours and hours to get a glimpse of the Mona Lisa. The world we live in is now over run with travellers. This problem can be solved if you were to seek out unconventional destinations, but the greedy people that we are want to see both! you can't just spontaneously decide to visit an exotic far away place. now. When will you grow up bud? And how you are going to reach your hotel? Did you just say lift? Ok go…go ask for the lift with that thumb. You will look pretty nice doing it. Losing Way you suddenly come to know that you are not on a right path. You turn back, but it is all tangled. You look left, right, forward, backward. You are screwed. You are so screwed. Now go back and find the right path; don’t just stand here. Huh! Culture Shock A lot of people are very used to home comforts and overseas everything is different from the culture, to what you eat, to normal everyday things like shopping. Food is unlikely to be what you are used to back home. This is something you will have to adapt to and if you would like an easy transition you might like to consider a structured experience like an adventure tour, gap year program or volunteer work abroad. Language Barrier Not being able to communicate is a big issue for a lot of backpackers but we recommend you try learning a few local phrases which will really improve your trip and experience, even if it just the basics. The destination is not at all worth it What’s to see in a temple? What makes this street so interesting? Ugh, the place is polluted! These are the kinds of complaints you’ll say when you travel to not-so-convenient destinations. You’ll think that hopping on that plane would not be worth it. You know lots of people who dislike travelling because they’re already thinking of potential expenses. You hear excuses like You don’t have enough, the tickets are too expensive, blah blah blah. You can’t blame them because it is partly true. Travelling will require you to spend a good amount of moolah. home People hate to travel because they’re so afraid to get out of their comfort zones. Weather is definitely a make or break when it comes to deciding which place to go next, and I can totally understand why. The food sucks Guilty! The only thing that really puts me off when you travel is whether or not you will like the food. You love eating but you usually stick to what you’ve already tried. You're sometimes afraid to not get your money’s worth when buying food that you might not end up liking. Don’t like meeting new people Guilty! Again. Like you, some people are not good at small talks and first impressions. You are not so comfortable with getting to know other people, mingling with them and separating from your travel companions middle of your trip and running out of money! Sometimes we can get a little over excited wanting to experience, taste and drink everything a new destination has to offer, but if we aren't careful we can max out a credit card in a number of days. Set yourself a limit and stick to it, it is not worth coming home to a giant bill at the end. It’s always a sad goodbye We go to the perfect place, have a blast on an amazing trip, but we have to leave and say goodbye. We’ll go back to our daily boring lives. Everybody hates this part. Conclusion Don't get us wrong, we love travelling but there are certainly things about travelling that are not so fun. Its fine every once and a while to go on a little rant and get those things that annoy you off your chest. So, we hope you enjoy our rant for the day and we are sure you will agree with some of the things we hate about travelling.