Comfort Together With Flying: Who Compass Those Words Together?

On rare occasions I convey been able to usage years of saved Frequent Flyer miles to sit down inward the forepart of the ‘bus’.    And it is ameliorate than the back.

But straight off I convey discovered Virgin Atlantic, premium.    You may convey to wing hundreds of miles to an drome that Virgin  but i produce goodness is only six hours inward the air if y'all leave of absence from Boston.
a splurge for premium economic scheme was good worth it, the furnish volition hold upward amongst the peasants inward the dorsum together with I shall permit y'all know how that is……..an additional $500+ for a furnish was NOT worth it.

What a daze when they offered dinner……perhaps I am non cosmopolitan enough, I had to inquire what the entrée manner together with when it was explained to me I could non swallow either.
Not a problem, nosotros brand it inward six hours together with no i starved inward six hours…….and equally purpose of this adventure, can  y'all piece of occupation out fit, seat out weight together with notwithstanding convey afternoon tea together with cake…..

Road Warrier Solo #3 Arrival

What to create when you lot are also tired to relish a novel city?

I oft larn out inwards to the start of a novel opportunity together with thence tired from planning, preparing to leave of absence together with arriving that I cant relish 24-hour interval one, tin fifty-fifty remain awake together with oft create the start of a ‘travel cold’.

Perhaps you lot are i of the lucky few who larn out off a plane together with start to site see, consume the local cuisine together with if you lot a blogger, create the start of many posts…..

Well I am non that lucky.  
Even splurging for a real comfortable ride amongst sir Richard Branson (seats great, nutrient also foreign to eat) I barely made the 1hr metro ride into London without dozing off.   I actually resent my torso when it tin non but ‘buck up’ together with larn out out there.   

start day:  maintenance, metro card, endless search for a sim card, metro go amongst 1/2 of the worlds population squeezed into a shoebox, lovely street walks amongst major monuments/buildings inside blocks, annual view to the crypt nether St. Martin inwards the Field for a seize amongst teeth to eat, to a greater extent than metro squeezes, (is this where the phrase crush the metro came from?)  together with in conclusion to slumber for 10 hrs….

hi what happened to shopping?  the famous British tea or at to the lowest degree CAKE?   I mu


I must larn out out at that topographic point today to brand upwardly for all of this..

Travel Warrier Three 1/2

at that spot is no surprise if I nation you lot it rained today…..what create you lot human face inwards London.
in addition to in i trial you lot are moisture at that spot is naught to halt you lot from pressing on.   You tin non sit down inwards a hotel or B&B all 24-hour interval but because it is raining.

Instead of choosing a museum to enshroud out inwards I went to bring together a walking tour inwards the ‘City’.     As green plans alter in addition to to a greater extent than oftentimes than non amongst a overnice surprise.
As I made the inevitable incorrect plough I was likewise belatedly for the tour but stumbled on St. Paul’s cathedral.   I don’t write close the wonderful sites, monuments in addition to churches you lot tin take in all over the world.  There are other ameliorate sources for this information, companies amongst the resources to pass months gathering information.    But my theme this calendar week was where a shy solo traveler powerfulness swallow luncheon or dinner.    I endeavor to notice i hot repast a 24-hour interval but when you lot notice it hard to teach into a ‘sit downwards restaurant’ your choices are limited.
Cakes are every bit proficient every bit they look                                                                           

Where Is Ben? The Cookie Man

I told the counter homo I had traveled 8,000 miles for a cookie.

There was a blank stare............

Was it my accent?

Was it the fact I did non nation kilomoters?

Was it because he idea I was merely exactly about other crazy?   

Ben's cookies.

I ever view Convent gardens in addition to ii years agone later on a long absence I returned.    There was a VERY large crowd/line at ane shop.  A store therefore minor solely ii patrons could enter, belly upwards to the counter in addition to endeavour to select 

what treasure they would purchase or how many.

Across from a cupcake store is Ben's Cookies.

they were likewise busy to talk, they are ever busy but you lot tin honor their information on line, merely similar everything else.

The fresh, warm out of the oven cookies are large in addition to larger.   You choose in addition to and therefore they are weighed to obtain the cost.

Try to purchase merely one!  Just endeavour it.  

I may instruct a cookie skillful merely to honor out if at that topographic point is a amend cookie anywhere.

therefore far my favorite is white chocolate chip.....and yours?

from their spider web site:

• We Bake Cookies!

We have been making cookies since 1983 in addition to selling them through our stores since 1984.
Our master store inwards Oxford’s Covered Market is nonetheless baking cookies every day. Ben’s was founded past times Helge Rubinstein, writer of The Chocolate Book in addition to many other publications in addition to an ardent chocoholic! Our cookies are sold past times weight in addition to tin hold upwards bought individually or packaged inwards bags, boxes in addition to tins, each bearing the logo created for us past times Quentin Blake, the good known creative someone in addition to get ever children’s laureate.
Ben’s Cookies currently has x stores in addition to volition opened upwards a few to a greater extent than soon, therefore delight view us hither ane time to a greater extent than for to a greater extent than news.

Travel Warrior Taking A Ride

I loathe the give-and-take cruising…… it has all the connotations you lot expect,  non halt eating, dressing upward for dinner, bragging virtually the NUBMER of cruises you lot direct maintain taken non the odd experiences.

I similar to intend of this every bit H2O transportation…… I tin view seven countries inwards 1/5 the fourth dimension past times develop or bird as well as non direct maintain to worry virtually the go connections or dragging a care behind me.

  So I proceed a depression profile as well as movement to blend into the crowd of ii past times twos……

Yesterday in that place was a dejeuner for all the solo travelers……..what a shock………………
1.  nosotros are all OLD
2.  generally female
3.  speak besides much
4.  non real interested inwards each other

Perhaps this is why nosotros all solo travel.  I had hoped to inquire that inquiry to this grouping but never got beyond hullo as well as listening to each of them speak…..

Things I produce Like:
multiple figurer classes offered at no cost
few children on board
kindness of the crew (so far)
excellent food, a BIG surprise afterward the bland pick offered past times larger ships

Some Challenges
washing the deck at five am as well as splashing the windows of my room ……
getting upward at five am
waiting until 9 pm to consume dinner as well as then the other diners produce non sit down in that place amongst such compassion for me on their faces
having the waiter vociferation at the transcend of his vocalization ‘you are alone’   piece I reply  ‘yes, as well as glad virtually it’
8 formal nights
wearing the same matter every three days,   really depressing


The direct chances has merely begun as well as it shall last great!

Meeting Sort Locals: The Nub Lady

                                                                                                                                                                      

Small Towns Have Great People!
Often I transcend the monuments in addition to museums for hours of walking the streets of a small-scale town or city.
If I were at domicile I would never beak to a stranger inwards a store or marketplace but every bit a traveler I enquire questions, inquire most life inwards their town in addition to to a greater extent than oft than non give-up the ghost annoying.
Today I am inwards a town of solely 1,100.  That is most the size of the section I alive in.

This tranquil location overlooks a lake or perchance it is the cease of the fiord.  While hiking I was startled to listen birding inwards the fields in addition to trees on both sides of the road.   Living inwards a urban nub or large town you lot tin forget at that topographic point are sounds that create non emanate from a machine.


Today I met the HEART LADY

At the initiatory of all of my hike I passed 1 of the only shops opened upwardly since the opor-garai flavor does non initiatory of all for a few weeks.  And amongst climate changes e'er halt on this trip has been abnormally cold.    This fine art store is almost a co op amongst other local artists having products displayed but the predominant products are pottery.    

What caught my oculus forthwith was the listen topic throughout her work.

Gallery Ulvik inwards Ulvik Kingdom of Norway is the showcase for Ingvild Seljiseth Winters work, or the Heart Lady.
ingvild.winters@gmail.com.      There are mitt knit items, jewelry, drinking glass ornaments, paintings in addition to many clay pieces.    It was hard to direct what I would accept domicile every bit a treasure in addition to afterward selecting a ‘knitted’ wire bracelet I left for my hike.   But shopping is similar hunting, you lot don’t desire to mean value of the 1 that got away.

So on my supply to town I stopped inwards over again to alternative upwardly my middle mug.   Now I tin mean value of Ulvik amongst morn coffee

Hardy's Candy Shop - Footstep Dorsum Inwards Time

Hardy's Candy Store:  London

I idea I had walked through the looking drinking glass into a fourth dimension inward London that I direct maintain exclusively read almost or seen inward movies.    No, it was Hardy's but downwards the street from St. Pauls.

After reading all of the Harry Potter stories I idea I had arrived at Honeydukes sweet shop.   They  did not behave Bertie Bott's Every flavor beans or chocolate Frogs or fifty-fifty exploting bon bons but they did direct maintain an endless option of  sweets that direct maintain a long history inward the UK



                                                                                    

I entered to accept a expect together with stayed to acquire almost the many, many candies.   but about are recreations from past times gone eras together with many are sweets I direct maintain never heard of. acre browsing or gaping at the option several patrons entered inward trouble concern suits together with ordered a pocketbook of their favorite.  Was it for a tike at abode or was it for a snack on the train…… So much to select from.   You could inquire for whatever type of jelly, toffee, or sweetness that yous wished together with the delightful candy lady knew just what jolt to abide by them in.  The colors were dazzling. When I supply to London I shall direct maintain to seek several amongst the strangest names….

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I entered to accept a expect together with stayed to acquire almost the many, many candies.   but about are recreations from past times gone eras together with many are sweets I direct maintain never heard of.
acre browsing or gaping at the option several patrons entered inward trouble concern suits together with ordered a pocketbook of their favorite.  Was it for a tike at abode or was it for a snack on the train……

So much to select from.   You could inquire for whatever type of jelly, toffee, or sweetness that yous wished together with the delightful candy lady knew just what jolt to abide by them in.  The colors were dazzling.


When I supply to London I shall direct maintain to seek several amongst the strangest names….

Norway Consume Waffels

I was told I Must endeavor Waffles as well as Sour Cream….hmmm  ameliorate than fish inwards sour cream….

The tourist constituent told me they visit a waffle to be  similar a ‘cookie’ but she enjoyed her waffle amongst jam as well as butter as well as a local cheese that is sweetness as well as brown.
as well as hence I stopped at the Mission Church that has volunteers as well as rehabilitated clients working the café.    What a delightful adult woman come across me as well as the 2 Australian ladies who sat at my table.         Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 grin as well as a cheery respond to whatsoever questions…….what a lovely agency to pass your day                                                                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                                     While walking throughout the streets of Stavanger’s erstwhile town, I saw a sign for a Kafe adjacent to the cannery museum.    With express fourth dimension I skipped the museum as well as entered the Kafe which was besides a museum of how a habitation was furnished inwards the 1900’s.  But the vantage for this spontaneous determination was to come across Lisa.   Lisa was the historian, greeter as well as besides prepared coffees as well as wafels for guests.   What a dandy chance to endeavor WAFELS a instant time,  all for the storey right?                                                                                          ….

While walking throughout the streets of
Stavanger's  old town, I saw a sign for a Kafe adjacent to the cannery museum.    With express fourth dimension I skipped the museum as well as entered the Kafe which was besides a museum of how a habitation was furnished inwards the 1900’s.  But the vantage for this spontaneous determination was to come across Lisa.   Lisa was the historian, greeter as well as besides prepared coffees as well as wafels for guests.   What a dandy chance to endeavor WAFELS a instant time,  all for the storey right?                                                                                                                                            

                                                                                                                                Although Lisa prepared the wafel on an electrical wafel maker at that topographic point were master copy irons on the woods burning stove.
     Here the wafels were inwards the designing of a heart.    I asked Lisa to explicate how they were made as well as she was gracious plenty to practice a mini movie:          as well as she shares the SECRET INGREDIENT she uses when making them at home.        

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People The Go Warrior Meets

One of the best parts of solo go is coming together people are actually verbalise alongside you.

non the obligatory chat from a hold off staff or tourist component but a REAL chat.

Alice
The jewelry designer inwards Oslo     This was my commencement halt together with of course of educational activity I was anxious to begin the weblog a 24-hour interval program.   The heavy pelting did non halt me from setting off for a half dozen threescore minutes walk.
While I passed through the terminal where shops together with tourist services were offered I noticed the lovely argent jewelry on display.     Alice was sort plenty to chat alongside me together with say me that she makes the rings together with many other pieces herself.   There was a really interesting chain blueprint based on what the Vikings used to necktie their ropes……I promise I convey this correct.


Next halt was Deluca deli to effort a typical bun offered to become alongside morn coffee.  Similar to a brioche alongside raisins or chocolate but non really sweet.
The delightful clerk told me politely I could non photograph the amazing selections of sandwiches but thanked me for holler for first.   H5N1 curt chat told me she hoped/planned to travel.
Rick Steve's tells you lot to a greater extent than almost De Luca…..think of it every bit a upscale 7/11
My watch to the tourist component resulted inwards a quick chat alongside a cheery adult woman (this photograph does non exercise her justice) who shared the data on where to uncovering a waffle.  (see other stories)


Next 24-hour interval I stopped into a pharmacist (drug store) to reckon if they had the amazing over the counter tablets that stopped the flue inwards Italia final year.
The pharmacist worked alongside me straight together with although he did non recognize the production I had, he looked upwards the contents (taking to a greater extent than than fifteen minutes of his time) together with institute me a like production on their shelf…..
Meanwhile I asked him countless questions almost Kingdom of Norway that he happily answered.

At the adjacent port I institute Nina at the library.   H5N1 really pretty girlfriend (just I am a terrible photographer) who planned to watch New Orleans because she loved Jazz.
  We started to chat piece at that spot were no clients together with she told me almost the ‘white Christmas’.
Everything is white.  The trees are never artificial, the lights are e'er clear non colored.    I was really engrossed inwards our conversation but library clients needed to last served.   I promise nosotros tin popular off along our chat online.

Craig who volition instruct calculator classes on the send for the adjacent 3 weeks.   He is my novel best friend…….I promise to larn lots piece traveling to the vii countries this month.

Several others who volition convey mini stories are posted elsewhere……
All this returns to my theory that the people nosotros run across tin alter the U.S. of A. but exercise nosotros ever convey an outcome on the them?????
what exercise you lot think?

Paid To Smile

the service manufacture requires workers to hold upwardly pleasant in addition to SMILE.   Especially on a ship.   You tin come across that about days the staff is real tired but nonetheless they smile, campaign to recognize you lot in addition to country something pleasant.
I create intend in addition to promise that it is non exclusively for the gratuities they receive, which is close of their salary!

What is fifty-fifty to a greater extent than hard is trying to explicate what you lot are asking for.   They campaign to satisfy every asking in addition to you lot only demand to holler upwardly to hold upwardly patient.    They run real hard at a repetitive labor that starts all over i time to a greater extent than every seven days…..  



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I was told past times a staff fellow member that many of the crew are from Bali in addition to the surrounding islands in addition to countries in addition to that those cultures are 'naturally happy'.

Well if this is truthful I demand to utter to the Balinese crew members in addition to respect the rootage for this 'joy'.  I tin purpose this on  my travels.

Front desk staff

After an embarrassing 'blow up' (on my part), a comment Federal Reserve annotation the send ASKED me to reply to in addition to a telephone telephone telephone from the dining room managing director I accept returned to the formal dining room in addition to accept been greeted every bit a lost friend OR AS THE ANNOYING WRITER WHO COMPLAINS.  I am non certain which but they are all real sort in addition to attentive.   Of class they may savour the express mirth behind the scenes but they run hard in addition to I shall non mistake them for this.

now that is a genuine smile...

Glaiciers: Non Planning To Lick One: H2o For $5.00

         
What is the approximately you                       

stimulate got paid for a bottle of water?                                                                                   

As I walked inward the towns nosotros stopped at inward Kingdom of Norway I saw minor bottles of H2O for $4.00 as well as $5.00.   I idea it was a error as well as mayhap it was for a minor example of water.  But this was repeated inward each town.    

In Ulvik,  the tourist purpose told me the H2O they sold was declared the ‘best’ drinking water.  the origin was a glacier as well as since I create non innovation to lick a glacier anytime before long I paid the exorbitant sum as well as tired it.    On my supply from a curt hike I stopped into the purpose 1 time to a greater extent than as well as told him he was correct.  That was the best H2O I stimulate got e'er tasted as well as the LAST I shall pay $5.00 for….

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What

Cabbage Or Curry? What Is This?????

Cabbage or Curry?    Who cooks for Virgin Atlantic?

                My flying to London on May fifth was amazing.    Yes I had to wing to Boston to grab a Virgin flight  to London or I could receive got gone to lovely downtown Newark.  The create goodness was alone a 6+ hr flying instead of the horrid 8+ hours it commonly takes to brand it inward Europe.

I splurged on the overnight flying as well as purchased an upgraded seat.  Well it was every minute dainty every minute the Business Class topographic point at Delta.    I knew I was inward OZ because the  staff was NICE, seemed to fifty-fifty similar their jobs as well as the passengers.   Wow!   

But I must inquire Sir Richard Branson, “What were yous Thinking????”


The alone choices for the dinner repast was CURRY OR roughly sort of meat amongst CAABBAGE! 
With alone a half-dozen hr flight,  no i starves inward that length of fourth dimension exactly the smells were NOT pleasant.

On the provide my topographic point was inward the dorsum of the bus, yeah it was cramped as well as the flying was FULL exactly the staff was withal wonderful.   They fifty-fifty filled my H2O bottle as well as hence I did non receive got to inquire for H2O over the hours.   Shorter flights brand the hurting of the seats bearable.   On this flying I ordered a vegetarian repast as well as all was fine.

NOW tin yous delight add together Atlanta to yous listing of airports????