Day 81-Travel blues

I wonder about people who just wake up and realise they have to travel, cooly carry a small bag and set off to travel. Wow..Such uber cool people.
I can't sleep for 3 days before the journey and imagine 1000 different things that could go wrong in travel. Are you like me? hi five.
No matter how many times I travel -I have travel blues...more specifically airport blues.

First of all, I am scared of anything and everything that could possibly be called a "stupid mistake"

What if I reach the airport one day before the journey and the security give me a dirty look?
Worse..What if he lets me go and I realise that during the check in or at airport gate....that I wasn't even scheduled to be on the flight. Oh god..disaster...(I know you are thinking that I am underestimating the entire human race by fearing this..Nevertheless)
Security check is another extreme fear area....what if he asks me to open the suitcase and my lingerie is all over the place? what if that favourite perfume is not allowed to be carried?

The gate is another fear zone. In those No announcement airports, what if I sit at the wrong gate and get immersed in my video game? What if the gate is changed and I don't even realise it?
What if my name is announced and I don't get it because of accent issues and then miss my flight there? What shame!!!

Don't even get me started on how terrible it is at the Immigration -feels like a human is doing some kind of iris scan , body scan and mind scan with his piercing eyes.....and those random questions they ask! You wonder if it is some kind of a trap set for you.

And then there is the disaster of being kicked and stepped on and hit by the fellow passenger's cabin baggage..that nightmare of being stuck in the middle seat between extremely smelly, unfriendly, menopausal passengers.

Sometimes I wonder if beyond all this, the travel is really worth it....And guess what....the answer always is YES YES YES....
Happy journey!!

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