The trotter checklist

Saturday, February 26, 2005

You know you are getting accustomed to frequent travel when:

You’re comfortable using the toilet facilities anywhere. There was a time when I couldn’t go anywhere but at home.
You can fall asleep on a bed anywhere, and catch up on sleep in public transport.
You’ve figured out how to pack your bags so you’re only carrying the bare minimum—and you never fall short.
Friends are so used to you staying over, they tell you to go ahead and use their homes even when they’re not around (thanks, shekhark and freegeek).
And not to be forgotten, you’ve long since figured out your portable Internet access, including fallbacks.

Have anything to add?

fixious — Feb 27, 2005 12:25:11 AM — # ↩

You get used to long delays, pointless waiting, and journeys that take double the time they should...
sriniram — Feb 27, 2005 12:30:24 AM — # ↩

You know you are travelling too much when:
1) You can't remember where you are when you wake up
2) You bump into walls trying to visit the restroom at night
3) You don't carry electric toothbrushes ever since you got pulled over for being a bomb threat
4) You begin to carry only two pairs of shirts (blue and white) and hope no one notices
5) You thank your lucky stars for carrying reversible brown-black leather belts
6) You spend a fortune on leather shoes that are actually comfortable for long walks in the airport
7) You remember all your credit card numbers, all five of them, and the toll free number for each
8) and more random things like that, but really it is when you scream at the mention of recreational travel!
- ravi — Feb 27, 2005 1:42:19 AM — # ↩
  
  3) You don't carry electric toothbrushes ever since you got pulled over for being a bomb threat
  
  Yeah, right.
  - Anonymous — Feb 27, 2005 4:42:48 AM — # ↩
    
    Can happen in the Land of the Free.
    - ravi — Feb 27, 2005 4:46:31 AM — # ↩
      
      -1 (troll)
      - sriniram — Feb 27, 2005 3:23:56 PM — # ↩
        
        She got press, I didn't because I was warned in time by a colleague who'd travelled much more than me. I also didn't get press because I'm not a celeb and don't have a celeb mate.
      - Anonymous — Feb 27, 2005 7:50:15 PM — # ↩
        
        Troll? You're just wrong about that. It can happen.
- sriramb — Feb 27, 2005 11:58:57 PM — # ↩
  
  1. You know airport codes, and refer to them when you book your tickets (Yeah, i need to fly BLR->KUL->LAX->CVG->YYZ ....)
  2. You look up the aircraft type and ask for the bulk head/emergency row seats to get additional leg space (hey, close your eyes, and you're in first class)
  3. You switch accents based on where you travel
  4. If you're vegetarian, you know all the veggie dishes at the popular food joints
  5. You try and take two carry-ons, because you don't want to wait for an hour to pickup your bags from the belt
  6. Your business wardrobe consists of wrinkle-free shirts and trousers, along with an easy to maintain blazer.
contentedbloke — Feb 27, 2005 12:59:34 AM — # ↩

Yup, the toilet facilities is a pretty good indicator...
freegeek — Feb 27, 2005 5:41:08 AM — # ↩

Always welcome :)
yawhatever — Feb 27, 2005 1:34:20 PM — # ↩

-you eventually develop immunity to mild water borne diseases, and can drink water from any source

OR. you end up spending more on water than on food.

courtesy: site visits/edu trips. only TWO people out of thirty in my class buy water, only because theyre prone to amoebiasis. everyone else drinks anything, anywhere.

- you develop a sensitivity to the surroundings ofyour own homebase. when youve travelled a lot, you suddenly begin to notice the tourist-potential of your own hometown, and begin to explore it with a fresh outlook

-you treat every pitstop as your last, and make the most of the facilities available there, whether youre hungry or not. who knows, you may or may not get a chance to eat/relieve yourself later.

- you think a breakdown is a chance to explore the surroundings of wherever it happened.

- eventually you dont even feel like photographing or sharing stories, or even pointing out something interesting to the next person. you just look at it, and smile to yourself.
latelyontime — Feb 27, 2005 8:20:08 PM — # ↩

1. When you no longer refer to flights and trains by their names (Pune-Bangalore for example) but by their numbers.

2. When you get up in your own home and are shocked to find parents around.

As for the toilets..thats also a "You know you've lived in boarding school/hostel" list topper.
trycatchdenz — Mar 7, 2005 1:12:58 AM — # ↩

6). You have at least 3 travel agents on speed-dial.

Cheerz,
Denz