Major Fodor Concerns of 2007
Jan 4th, 2008, 05:47 AM
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These are hilarious. I have been reading them aloud to my DH (we both work from home) and we have been rolling around laughing like mad. There are too many favorites to pick one.
Here are some that have occured to me?
"Is the Vatican worth the time and trouble?"
"Should I ride on a gondola if I get boat sick?"
"How do I book a train from Rome to Florence on the trenitalia site?"
"Is parking a rental car difficult in Naples?"
"When is Vesuvius going to erupt again? I want to go to Naples and I want to plan around that"
"If I am in Italy, do I have to eat the pasta? I am on a diet"
"What kind of clothing should I pack for (insert any place here). I am a conservative farmer/liberal artist/preacher/college student/overweight couch potato.
(No concern for where they are going or what the climate is - but instead they are hung up on who 'they' are when they are at home)
"I hate to walk. Can I see the a) Forum in Rome b) Delphi in Greece c) Ostia Aticha d) the Great Wall of China or e) Machu Piccu from the windows of a cab?
Hilarious. You people made my day by reminding all of us regulars of the lunacy that happens when people plan trips.
I love Fodor's!!!
Here are some that have occured to me?
"Is the Vatican worth the time and trouble?"
"Should I ride on a gondola if I get boat sick?"
"How do I book a train from Rome to Florence on the trenitalia site?"
"Is parking a rental car difficult in Naples?"
"When is Vesuvius going to erupt again? I want to go to Naples and I want to plan around that"
"If I am in Italy, do I have to eat the pasta? I am on a diet"
"What kind of clothing should I pack for (insert any place here). I am a conservative farmer/liberal artist/preacher/college student/overweight couch potato.
(No concern for where they are going or what the climate is - but instead they are hung up on who 'they' are when they are at home)
"I hate to walk. Can I see the a) Forum in Rome b) Delphi in Greece c) Ostia Aticha d) the Great Wall of China or e) Machu Piccu from the windows of a cab?
Hilarious. You people made my day by reminding all of us regulars of the lunacy that happens when people plan trips.
I love Fodor's!!!
Jan 4th, 2008, 05:57 AM
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I am trying to make phone reservations at the Uffizi.
I call them every afternoon at 2:00 and get a recording in Italian.
What's happening?
Answer:
Have you tried calling when it is daytime in Florence?
I call them every afternoon at 2:00 and get a recording in Italian.
What's happening?
Answer:
Have you tried calling when it is daytime in Florence?
Jan 5th, 2008, 05:42 PM
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"Just back from _______(major European city such as Paris, London, or Rome that already has 800,000 trip reports on this site) trip report to follow that will include every little detail about where and what I ate, what kind of shoes I wore, how big our hotel bathroom was, etc. etc. etc.
Jan 5th, 2008, 08:43 PM
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we are very experienced travelers, we are foodies,we planned this trip for months: researched libraries and the Net, read every guide book ever written about.......
when we got to ..... we found out:
the museums were closed on Mondays, the food served in dept. store cafeterias was not delicious, and , OMG, Europeans smoke in bars!
when we got to ..... we found out:
the museums were closed on Mondays, the food served in dept. store cafeterias was not delicious, and , OMG, Europeans smoke in bars!
