Buon Giorno, readers. Happy Foodie Friday!
I’m back in Tuscany after whirlwind culinary trips to the London Olympics, Berlin and Croatia. On most Fridays I post a recipe, but after yesterday’s travel schedule (one taxi, two planes, two trains and a forty minute drive), I’m looking to my freezer for sustenance. In Italy, that means gelato and frozen pizza.
Don't knock it until you try it – my first frozen pizza experience in Italy
The idea for this post came to me the other day when I was on the airplane and looked down to see nothing but blue sea. My eyes widened and my thoughts began to race. Hold up, why are we over water? Where are we going? Wait, where am I going again? (pause) Ohhhhh.
It was my 6th flight in two weeks, and the first time in two months I flew out of the EU. Don’t get me wrong, I knew I was going to the Olympics in London and I’m fully aware that England is on an island. It’s just that sometimes I zone out on the airplane. One flight blends into another and all I know is that I’m kicking back, cloud-gazing at 35,000FT.
It’s all very zen…or maybe it’s a sign that I travel too much. Either way, this post goes out to all the frequent fliers – from business travelers to avgeeks to airline crew – because I’m willing to bet you can identify with some of these true-story scenarios.
10 Sure-Fire Signs You’re a Frequent Traveler
10. You don’t know which day of the week it is. At all. Not even for $20.00.
9. You’re at a local bar and attempt to pay for a round of drinks with your room key.
8. You reach an international destination by connecting flights, but have no idea where (country or airport) you made the connection.
7. Your last six meals were served in cardboard boxes.
6. Your hairdresser lives 4,000 miles away.
5. You don’t own any regular-sized shampoo bottles.
4. Your sock drawer looks like this:
3. You have to think about where you parked the car, because you can’t remember which town the parking lot is in. Really.
2. You climb into bed at night and look for the seatbelt.
1. When someone asks you where you live, you reply, “8F.”
Has anything like this ever happened to you? Leave a comment below and tell me how you know you’re a frequent traveler.
This frozen pizza isn't so bad. It's way better than the other frequent traveler dinner option — hot sauce and beer — the only items guaranteed to be in my refrigerator after a trip.
Number 11: Everything you own could be crammed into either a luggage bag or a backpack!
I worked the midnight shift at LGA during one summer, and I stopped at a church near there to go to Mass on Sunday morning. I was on the subway later and fell asleep. When I awoke, I did not know if I was coming or going. I was at 34th St, and just sat there and waited to see what the next stop was. It was 26th, and we lived in Stuyvesant Town, so I knew I was going home.
But I was still so wiped out that soon afterwards I locked myself out of the apartment, and my parents were in Arizona. It made for a tough day.
I buy 2 of all my cosmetics and always have a make-up bag ready to go on a moment’s notice;-)
Jess, that’s brilliant. I left all of my makeup in London last November, and didn’t get it back until this week. I bought interim drug store cosmetics, but nothing compared to the great stuff I left behind.
For me it’s my bedside drawer that looks like that. And I’ve never tried to pay with my room key, but I’ve definitely tried to pay with currency from a different country.
I totally love the sock draw, at least your prepared with the cash for which ever city you stumble upon!