Comments on: The Long Journey Home http://cosmicvariance.com/2006/03/25/the-long-journey-home/ Random samplings from a universe of ideas Thu, 28 Aug 2008 20:43:13 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: abhimir http://cosmicvariance.com/2006/03/25/the-long-journey-home/#comment-16698 abhimir Thu, 06 Apr 2006 20:04:32 +0000 http://cosmicvariance.com/?p=717#comment-16698 jo anne, first of all, stupid choice of destination to trek... i live in uttaranchal, in North India and it has some of the most picturesque locations to trek... jaisalmer is nothing but sand... u get bored... about the amenities... or rather the lack of it... i would suggest u think bout that before coming here... the things that we provide in terms of culture n all, u can only dream of providing.... n we can hardly match u in terms of amenities... so why don't u think bout this when u write ur next travel horror story.. jo anne, first of all, stupid choice of destination to trek… i live in uttaranchal, in North India and it has some of the most picturesque locations to trek… jaisalmer is nothing but sand… u get bored…
about the amenities… or rather the lack of it… i would suggest u think bout that before coming here… the things that we provide in terms of culture n all, u can only dream of providing…. n we can hardly match u in terms of amenities…
so why don’t u think bout this when u write ur next travel horror story..

]]> By: Cycle Quark » Blog Archive » Travel Horror Stories: The Series http://cosmicvariance.com/2006/03/25/the-long-journey-home/#comment-16511 Cycle Quark » Blog Archive » Travel Horror Stories: The Series Tue, 04 Apr 2006 04:34:09 +0000 http://cosmicvariance.com/?p=717#comment-16511 [...] I believe that that all bloggers eventually write about their travel experiences, such as here, here, and here.  Some people write about the wonderful places they have gone, the interesting people they have met, and the fantastic meals they have had. Others write about the horrors that have been inflicted on them by airlines, surly customs officials, poorly managed hotels, unpredictable weather, and germs that new to their gastric systems. My stories are of the second variety. I rarely travel for pleasure, but work has kept me accumulating at least enough frequent flyer miles to make the lowest tier of premium traveler status year after year. [...] [...] I believe that that all bloggers eventually write about their travel experiences, such as here, here, and here.  Some people write about the wonderful places they have gone, the interesting people they have met, and the fantastic meals they have had. Others write about the horrors that have been inflicted on them by airlines, surly customs officials, poorly managed hotels, unpredictable weather, and germs that new to their gastric systems. My stories are of the second variety. I rarely travel for pleasure, but work has kept me accumulating at least enough frequent flyer miles to make the lowest tier of premium traveler status year after year. [...]

]]> By: Count Iblis http://cosmicvariance.com/2006/03/25/the-long-journey-home/#comment-15902 Count Iblis Sun, 26 Mar 2006 13:13:11 +0000 http://cosmicvariance.com/?p=717#comment-15902 Mark, I'm a little surprised that you couldn't find a place to eat there. They have a big restaurant with a view on a runway. Also, if you go all the way upstairs, you'll find a place where you can eat 24 hours a day. The toilets are bad, though. They don't have any toiletpaper there. Mark, I’m a little surprised that you couldn’t find a place to eat there. They have a big restaurant with a view on a runway. Also, if you go all the way upstairs, you’ll find a place where you can eat 24 hours a day.

The toilets are bad, though. They don’t have any toiletpaper there.

]]> By: Mark http://cosmicvariance.com/2006/03/25/the-long-journey-home/#comment-15886 Mark Sun, 26 Mar 2006 03:27:35 +0000 http://cosmicvariance.com/?p=717#comment-15886 I don't know if JoAnne was referring to hygiene. From my memory, Mumbai airport just has very few places to eat/drink, and is very uncomfortable with few amenities. I don’t know if JoAnne was referring to hygiene. From my memory, Mumbai airport just has very few places to eat/drink, and is very uncomfortable with few amenities.

]]> By: Machiavelli http://cosmicvariance.com/2006/03/25/the-long-journey-home/#comment-15883 Machiavelli Sun, 26 Mar 2006 01:52:26 +0000 http://cosmicvariance.com/?p=717#comment-15883 I am willing to bet that the hygiene standards in Heathrow's kitchens are just about the same as that of Mumbai. Well, if a little illusion helps to make life easier for you, then so be it! I am willing to bet that the hygiene standards in Heathrow’s kitchens are just about the same as that of Mumbai. Well, if a little illusion helps to make life easier for you, then so be it!

]]> By: Arun http://cosmicvariance.com/2006/03/25/the-long-journey-home/#comment-15867 Arun Sat, 25 Mar 2006 20:09:24 +0000 http://cosmicvariance.com/?p=717#comment-15867 Looking forward to hearing all your travel tales! and hoping for a lot of pics. Looking forward to hearing all your travel tales! and hoping for a lot of pics.

]]> By: Mark http://cosmicvariance.com/2006/03/25/the-long-journey-home/#comment-15862 Mark Sat, 25 Mar 2006 15:26:34 +0000 http://cosmicvariance.com/?p=717#comment-15862 Welcome back! I had a horrendous trip back from Mumbai once (in fact, you might recall me callling you to cancel a talk at an LC meeting because my delay meant I couldn't fly back out to Arlington), and wish I'd had the presence of mind to break some of it at a hotel at the airport. Welcome back! I had a horrendous trip back from Mumbai once (in fact, you might recall me callling you to cancel a talk at an LC meeting because my delay meant I couldn’t fly back out to Arlington), and wish I’d had the presence of mind to break some of it at a hotel at the airport.

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