What do you miss most when you travel?
Having just spent the last two months flitting half way around the world I was quite teary eyed to be boarding the final plane in the wee hours of this morning and heading back from Japan. The beautiful scenery was compensation though - between the view from the outside cameras and the starry sky outside the window, complete with shooting stars as well as the most amazing sunrise this morning I was quite mesmerized.
However, as much as i wasn't ready to leave I have to admit I have missed one thing in particular. One thing that I miss whenever I travel to no matter where I travel and cannot take with me at any time I travel....
MY SHOWER!
It doesn`t matter how clean the house I am in, how luxuriant the shower gels and soft, fluffy towels I never quite feel as clean as i do stepping out from a hot, steamy shower in my own bathroom.
So while I do exactly that... step into my shower and have a cheeky soak, wash away two days of travel fatigue and dirt (I hear we have had a load of rain I can indugle just once?).... I ask:
What do you miss most when you are travelling?
However, as much as i wasn't ready to leave I have to admit I have missed one thing in particular. One thing that I miss whenever I travel to no matter where I travel and cannot take with me at any time I travel....
MY SHOWER!
It doesn`t matter how clean the house I am in, how luxuriant the shower gels and soft, fluffy towels I never quite feel as clean as i do stepping out from a hot, steamy shower in my own bathroom.
So while I do exactly that... step into my shower and have a cheeky soak, wash away two days of travel fatigue and dirt (I hear we have had a load of rain I can indugle just once?).... I ask:
What do you miss most when you are travelling?
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I so MISS my pillow and bed! They can call it the 'heavenly bed' or however they wanna brand it...it does not compare to mine
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Tracy's pretty much on the money too with the washing.
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Also, my pets and family (not necessarily in that order, but they're both very important).
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Australian Traveller
Flashes of memories
hahahahaha! heavenly bed indeed.... I must admit there is nothing quitel ike your own bed, under those covers, especially on a chilly winters night... oooh I may have to get back into mine with all this talk!
GO THE BEDS!
Ash
Australian Traveller
Flashes of memories
ah yeah after my shower i miss my washing machine the most - putting on semi-dry socks is NOT cool and doesn`t do any good for the foot odour either.
I also hate living out of a suitcase, that`s one of my pet hates!
Good choice
Ash
Australian Traveller
Flashes of memories
Yeah, this seems to be high on a lot of people`s priorities. Perhaps someone needs to come up with a foldable washing machine that fits snugly into the suitcase
Ash
Australian Traveller
Flashes of memories
ahhhh the car! Public transport is NOT high on my list of priorities, although the trains in the UK aren`t too bad (definitely NOT the underground though). At least in your car you can go where you like when you like and can blare the music and stretch out if you are lucky enough to be the passenger.
Great choice
Ash
Australian Traveller
Flashes of memories
hahahaha so you don`t go away with a suitcase packed with vegemite???
I agree the pillow thing is just as personal as the bed thing - no one quite has one like yours, although I find some of the hotel ones better than my own on the odd occasion!
Ash
Australian Traveller
Flashes of memories
ah yes the first morning.... I always wake up and wonder where on earth i am. I know the scenery I just can`t, for those first few minutes, quite place it. Oddly, when i am away though I never seem to have that problem!!!
Ash
Australian Traveller
Flashes of memories
ah we seem to have competition between the bed and the washing machine going on!
I can understand the family bit too... although sometimes I relish the break just as much!
Ash
Australian Traveller
Flashes of memories
That is heaven....
Ash
Kalikapsychosis
Binky. Zayfir. Xiara.
And that counts for the work day too.
Australian Traveller
Flashes of memories
They would be pretty high on anyone`s list I reckon... an excellent choice
Ash
Australian Traveller
Flashes of memories
LOL your own litterbox eh??? your wild side is showing!!!
Ash
Australian Traveller
Flashes of memories
ah yes your babies! They are so damn cute and full of character I would expect nothing different!
Ash
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Angling Fish
Australian Traveller
Flashes of memories
Ahhhh now that`s interesting and I hear you TOTALLY on this one! It`s so frustrating not being able to get simple things, or being able to get them at double or triple the cost.
Ash
Enviro Warrior
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Oh I can hear you loud and clear here, even over all the soap bubbles... it all reminds me of the time ...
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... suffice to say, the first thing I did when I finally got to my hotel room in Houston Texas, after about 150 hours of flying and waiting around airports from Honolulu to God knows where, was to take a 25 minute shower.
Oh sweet Mother of God, it was so good.
When travelling in China and through certain parts of the himalayas, I missed being able to eat food I could recognise as edible *chuckle* luckily you can get two things no matter where you travel in the world...
Potatoes and noodles.
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Flashes of memories
ahhh I`m feeling the power of that shower right now! That`s how I was after my 150 hours flying from the other side of the world... nothing on earth like it!
hahahahaha re: the food. When you head to Japan you should keep this in mind. Breakfast was a WHOLE adventure all it`s own league. I must have taken 2 hours to get to my table and I think I had 2 things - bacon and toast - because all the other stuff looked... like something I wasn`t feeling adventurous at trying first thing in the morning.
Go the shower!
Ash
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Hi friend! Glad to see you back! (Yes I know that I am a bit late responding myself!)
Lara, Aimzster, Johhny Come Lately, Kylie, Travel Fairy Dancer and I all agree. There is nothing like my bed and pillow!
Mis
Be well
Australian Traveller
Flashes of memories
ahh now I must apologize for taking so long to respond to you! We get so caught up in life sometimes don`t we?
So it`s unanimous then... bed and pillow are the takers!
Ash