"What's the best and cheapest way to get from X airport to Y hotel?"

"I have 2 days in city Z, what should I do?"

"Can you recommend a great hotel for $50?"

QuietTraveler wrote: "The person/people behind you in the plane aisle waiting for you to put something in the overhead bin. You can never do it fast enough because they're just dieing to get in their seats and sit for a half-hour before take-off."

I am that person. Why take so long? Why stand in the aisle to do it? Why should I have to stand rather than sit because you can't perform a simple procedure with a minimum of efficiency? And why should departure be late because people are delayed in getting to their seats?

I was on a plane with a lady proceeded to take off her fingernail polish. I coughed for the next 2 hours.

Remember,
In a closed area, people can be sensitive to HABA items.

On Fodor's pet peeve: people who ask for a "budget" hotel without explaining what they mean by budget

Real life travel pet peeve: people who are so wedded to the itinerary/guide book/self-assigned list of must-see's that they miss the very essence of the city or country they are visiting

I get frustrated when I read " I have 2 hours between flights at CDG can I see Notre Dame if I get a taxi?? " or "first time to _________ where should I stay?" " is point a close to point b and can I see point C - I have an hour..." Good grief people have you ever flown before and do you have a map??

Verbally, it's people telling or asking or insisting or raving about a "MUST".

But conceptually, it's the failure to recognize that independent travel is not just getting off the tour bus and then driving to the bus parking lot and going to the tourist "MUST" sees.

A lot of people seem wildly proud that they don't take organized tours. But they never go anyplace other than the tourist bus stops, and then they tell others how to "do" Tuscany, or le Cinque Terre, or London or Spain and turn everything a guided tour.

I have no idea what HABA items are but that is unbelievable to me that anyone would use nail polish remover on any form of transporation. I would have asked her to stop and then called for the FA.

Are seven days too long to stay in Paris?

People walking and text-messaging!! or just texting period.

As a Californian who grew up in the 80s, I will never abandon awesome. Or gnarly.

One thing that does bug me is the cluck-cluck-clucking and tut-tut-tutting of the Fodor's 'marms, female or male. Not a very fun group, it seems.

Oh, and people who don't drink.

My pet peeve is the USA-centricity of general opinion of this forum. Explaining a different view of things or a different way of life is considered an attack on US values which will then be defended with claws and teeth. Even an innocent question is considered a personal insult. Sometimes I feel the urge to point out that not everyone here is American.

I know I will be beaten up for this again, too...

quokka, why do you hate America so much?


(Kidding.)

The poster who wants others to plan their holiday for them. The usual question is "I am going to ---------- where should I stay and what should I do or the variation "It's my first time in ------- are there any must sees, oh and by the way I have a flight a crack of dawn from 1st destination to 2nd destination what should I do stay at the airport or get an early train and what time------- " need I go on.

May be we should have sticky with the national tourist office sites.

Just thought of another, What is the dress code for -------
One day I shalll put my tongue firmly in my cheek and just post back "clothes" As if anyone bothers apart from the coutesy of appropriate dress in churches anywhere. I would never wear skimpy clothes to church at home why should I do it abroad.

Apropo wanting someone to plan your trip for you

What are your 10 must-sees in Paris?
Which are your 10 favorite bars in Ireland?

Big pet peeve: people who sit in front of you on a plane or bus and proceed to put their seat all the way back into your lap. Uh, hey stupid, you know they're shortening up on legroom these days, and you'll never get your seat to transform into a chaise lounge? And yes, I do (nicely though) say something to them when they do this. Usually works, too.

Another one: cell phone users on buses, trains, and planes, especially when the person has a bullhorn-level voice. Sorry, not interested in hearing about your petty little life, bozo -- I'd rather sleep in peace.

Will agree with the poster above about passengers who are determined to rush out of the plane or bus first unless they genuinely have a tight connection (rare), often to the point where they're in the aisle falling all over people while trying to drag out their carry-ons from an overhead bin while the vehicle is still in motion. It's not like it's a train that's going to run past your stop, you dodo.

Agree with Leely about the marms on the forum. Someone here once compared them to Margaret of Dennis the Menace.

People who go to Italy that don't drink and aren't interested in art.

The thing that gets my goat are the folks that use seat backs as handrails when walking down the aisle of the aircraft. This is especially annoying when the cabin is darkened, and you are just about to doze off. Resting one's hand lightly on a seat back in case the plane takes a sudden lurch is to be expected, but hauling your flabby body forward with your arms like Michael Phelps going for the gold really pi$$es me off. I have actually pulled a muscle in my neck when some jerk bounced my unconscious noggin forward to snap to a halt when it reached the end of its tether. I really thought my DW had socked me for snoring, or drooling, or some other similar sin husbands are punished for.

A POX on the seat jerkers!

I have to disagree about putting the seat back, too. It's my seat. I paid for it. If I want to tip it back for a nap I will.

:-(

Sorry then, Nukesafe, if I want to get up to go to the bathroom and you've reclined all the way into my space, I'm probably going to have to pull on the back of your seat when I'm climbing out of mine. If it's all the way forward I will respectfully try not to jiggle it.

HABA is healh and beauty aides.