Remember the nomad uncle, Travelling Matt, of Fraggle Rock? He would send a card back, towards the end of each episode to his nephew on how humans- ” silly creatures” behave. ( rechristened “muggles” after Harry Potter). He travelled alone always.
On the other hand there is Asterix. I am like him. No- not the height or the magic potion bit. And I have nothing against Romans. I am not a lone traveller. I prefer company. But there have been instances when I wished I did not have company.
Travel bugs and what I would like to tell them:
Window snatcher– in a non air-conditioned train/ bus- I like the breeze on my face as well, not to mention the view
Slow pokes – while one need not cram the agenda, there should be some bit of timeplan to a trip
Whiners– Forever complaining and comparing – Back home… – “Then you should have stayed home.”
Caffeine Addict– Stickler for coffee/ tea timings and quality while travelling- “get a flask”
Dirty Harry– trashes about- no excuses- “I do not know you.”
Kebabs mein haddis/ Tag alongs– While travelling with a conducted tour group, those who do not give a couple a few minutes of privacy
Money minder-” Don’t make me feel guilty”
Fanatics– I am X religion So I will not visit a Y religious centre- ” Get a life- enjoy the architecture”
Do you have any to add?
A long way Ahead 
May 28, 2007 at 8:33 am
Yup-
Spoilsports- people who can’t compromise even one iota for the sake of the majority’s interests- could be on anything from shopping to trekking to exploring to sleeping in…
Pain in the ass- families who can’t manage their spoilt brats, who turn the whole trip into one big headache.
May 28, 2007 at 9:55 am
we try very hard not to end up in the second category since we have a baby now….:-))
May 28, 2007 at 12:21 pm
y’know some babies/kids add extra pleasure to the journey. Would like to think we’re bring up our babies to fit into this category…;-) but yes, there are no water tight compartments!
May 28, 2007 at 12:24 pm
And yes, at least we TRY, instead of expecting the world at large to enjoy our kids’ tantrums, which is what I was driving at…
I can commiserate with another discomfited, embarassed mother/father, but the other type gets on my nerves!
Sorry for the extended comment.:-)
May 28, 2007 at 6:15 pm
kumbakarnans at the upper berth..they never wake up(especially when the berth is ours)!
May 29, 2007 at 1:23 am
feel free just like that
little L- oh i know that type- mahaa irritating
May 29, 2007 at 5:05 am
space hogs- hog the entire luggage space, hog the entire seat space with multitude children and also put a jhoola of sari on our faces without bothering that it disturbs the co passangers
i once travelled with a feeding mother who was not bothered that her boo***bs were totally exposed. she even walked with the expose . to the aisle to tell something to her husband embarassing for me . i was just out of school and travelling with my dad
May 29, 2007 at 11:05 am
itchy-
shame shame – u shld have said loudly
May 31, 2007 at 7:14 pm
fighter cocks-they fight with you for everything instead of adjusting. I usually pay back such people using their own sweet medicine.
June 2, 2007 at 2:14 am
so right lavs
June 3, 2007 at 7:32 pm
wow… artnavy… you do write a lot!
I recently traveled to Kerala in an AC chair car (express train). The journey was very pleasant… the best I have ever had, with no problems.
June 5, 2007 at 10:51 am
I have one! 🙂
There are some who travel all the way to a new country and look for Indian food!! I mean, for once can you let go of the Idli already!! and even worse is when they eat the ‘Indian’ food and call it crap ‘coz it’s not like the ones we get in Saravana Bhavan. O for the love of God!
P.S: I’m a die-hard foodie – love to taste new cuisines, so I find the above-mentioned a real pain.
June 6, 2007 at 10:41 am
pratap- i will take that as a compliment:-)- my recent train journey to salem was great
priya- i agree with u – why crib and when in Rome eat as the Romans