What's the first thing you do when you get home from a trip?
 

I'd wager that 90% of people in the UK and Ireland would say "Put the kettle on".

But what do non-teadrinkers do?

(It's Friday and I can't get on with today's job until someone else does a particular task - well, that's my excuse).

Think about unpacking but try to find anything else to do instead (after I kiss the pooch, of course).

Look for cat vomit.

I'm one of the other 10%: I put the coffee maker on. Then I put the kettle on for Herself; she's one of your 90%.

Put the kettle on for tea. The dogs will still be at the Vet until the next morning. Usually try to toss a load of laundry in, then when that's done it's off to bed.

Ditto Kate W!!!!
I was fortunate this recent trip
though!

Check the mail while my husband and kids bring in the luggage! LOL ;)

Unpack the presents, then go for a short leg-stretching walk with DH and the dog, have a snack, read the paper or watch a bit of news, then crash.

When I'm traveling to someplace, I can't wait to unpack and get everything put away. But when I get home, I hate unpacking.

Call my mother before I forget.

hug the kids and do laundry.

Hi

Check the mail, start unpacking and start washing clothes and upload the pictures from the memory cards to the PC :-)

Regards
Gard
http://gardkarlsen.com - trip reports and pictures

My youngest calls out "Hello house" as soon as he gets in - then the kids run around 'remembering' their toys, their rooms etc. I open windows and comment on how the grass has grown (we never seem to travel in winter!). My husband says "it was a good trip, but it's great to be home!"

Start thinking about my next trip!

Take a shower, start unpacking and go to bed. And I always take the next day off work as my 'recovery day' - traveling is really hard on me and it takes me 2 weeks to get back to normal.

Sometimes from the US back to Switzerland, go right to work so I don't waste a vacation day. If I go to visit my family on my own, then I kiss my husband first when I land in Geneva!

Kiss the ground.

Begin a 12-step program of physical recovery.

Open the fire escape window upstairs.

laundry

Check mail, change the cat litter box, read the note from the house sitter, call my family then start the laundry.

Unpack and start the wash, feeling grateful for my nice washer and dryer.

Pet my cat and pour a glass of cold white wine. In that order.

Greet the cat and take a shower. I hate the gross feeling after being on a plane for 8 hours or so. Then it's laundry, mail, etc. until I can no longer stay awake.

Wow...everyone is so productive...

After giving my kitties a big hug and kiss, I have a Fresca (with ice cubes!!!!), pop in my memory to the iMac to start uploading my photos, then it's off to the couch!!
I don't touch the mail or laundry til the next day!!!!
What a slacker I am:)

I start pot of coffee then I spend some time cuddling with the doggies. Shortly after we get home the adult children usually show up to hear about the trip and collect whatever goodies we brought back for them. As soon as they leave it is usually a hot shower and off to bed with me. The unpacking and laundry can wait until the next day as it is usually nearing midnight by the time all of the kids leave.

Download the photos.
I am never sure how good of a trip I had until I see where I have been.

I get in the house, take a very long hot shower, put on my old comfortable pj's and get in bed, no matter what time it is! I love my pillow, I love watching tv in bed, which I probably haven't done for a few weeks. Sometimes I fall asleep, sometimes I get up after an hour or so and start to unpack and get the laundry going.

luv2globetrot: my husband too has missed his beloved "Fresca" and can't wait to pound one down!

Get out of my airplane clothes and take a shower. Unpack all the goodies I've bought for everyone. Start a load of laundry. Enjoy a cup of tea while talking about our trip. Catch up with the kids about what they did while we were gone.

Greet the cats, shower and bed. It is usually late.
Like Vicky I always take the next day off work so I unpack in the morning.

Call my Dad, the only other person I know who believes verbal trip reports start with: "the limo to the airport was black and was driven by Rick who was..."

Unpack a little, glance at mail,maybe check emails,contact grown children...and SHOWER (head to feet)....and try to stay up till regular bedtime in US. (even though it is way into the night in Europe)

~~~~~~knowing we'll be awake very early in the morning due to the time change! AH! it's so good to be home, off the plane, and in our own bed and dreaming of another beautiful trip completed.

Read thru approx. 2 feet of mail!

check the crackberry (i.e. blackberry), and go thru mail

Pick up the dog from the kennel, call our parents to let them know we made it home safely, and read through the pile of mail waiting for us.

Tracy

Pay a king's ransom to get our cats out of hock, pick up some tacos, take a quick shower, pour a stiff martini, see how my sport's teams have tanked while I've been gone, pour another stiff martini, turn on the news, switch on ESPN Sports Center, fall asleep on the couch, get yelled at by Tracy to turn off the television and come to bed. Come to think of it, except for the cat thing, I have many nights like that.


((H))

It doesn't matter if I've been gone for 3 days or 3 weeks, I'm compulsive about unpacking as soon as I get home. I unpack EVERYTHING, start the laundry and put the luggage back into storage before I even hop in the shower.

Doesn't matter how long I've been flying to get home (and living in Hawaii, I've usually been flying quite a while) or what time it is when I do get home. Yes, it's a sickness.

Look around for my cats. The younger male is easy to find, the very old female is usually easy to find now that she's old, but the younger female usually hides. Once I'm assured that they are all ok, I phone my father who lives on the other side of the country. Then we usually look around for something to eat and watch TV til all hours of the night. We never unpack until the next day.

1. Check the mound of mail on the kitchen table.
2. Check voice mail.

The luggage usually stays in the front hall for about 24 hours...

Go straight for mexican food. No matter where I've gone, I always come back wanting mexican food.

lol happytotravel; that's funny because whenever we travel to Europe we have a standing tradition of going to Cracker Barrel the next morning for breakfast. Not sure why; perhaps because its always comforting to come home to American comfort food or something. Its funny how these things become habbit!

Tracy

Since both of my cats reside at my mom's when I'm on vacaction, I usually end up there to pick them up and then head back over to my place so I can unpack, do laundry, etc.