Made any travel mistakes lately?

[Seat0B]

I lost my boarding pass after transfer at Haneda from international terminal to domestic terminal. First time in my life. I had it when I went through security to do the terminal transfer. I did not have it when I got to the lounge at domestic. They would not print a replacement nd said I would have to board last and sort it out at the gate .

Bless him, Mr Seat 0A installed me in the lounge with a coffee, and went to the JAL customer service desk JIC someone had handed it in - and they had! So all was well that ends well. Digital boarding pass was not offered, but I would not have accepted it anyway as I always prefer a paper pass, having never ever lost one before. Maybe I need to reconsider.

 

[Brissy1]

Sympathies, RooFlyer.

I am in Abu Dhabi - and spent 4-5 hours at the new Zayed National Museum yesterday, then we went on to the Zayed Mosque, a long-ish taxi ride away.

Astonished to find that, having been dropped off at the designated spot for the mosque visit, we had to negotiate a shopping mall and food court in order to obtain our passes to visit the mosque.

But add that to local experiences.

Arrived - eventually - at the registration point, and we were given very polite and respectful assistance with registering and then sent off, back through the food court and mall, to the entry point for the onward trek to the mosque.

I was wearing a long black ankle length dress, with a white long sleeved over-shirt, that buttoned up to my chin and over my wrists, and I had a large black shawl to cover my head.

No go.
The Modesty Police rejected that package.
Skirt stopped just above the ankle.

I removed my belt. Skirt length dropped to the required level.

“You must have a jacket.”

“But my wrap will cover me from the top of my head almost to my ankles, over the long sleeved blouse and the ankle length dress.”

“The scarf is only for your head. You must have a jacket.”

Guess what?
I did not need to visit the mosque.

Lord knows how many I have visited in umpteen countries, without any hassle.
And here, having spent hours in the Museum, listening to and reading the speeches of the person being honoured in this particular mosque, and accepting the messages of love, compassion, inclusivity, all religions welcoming and coexisting, I failed the test.
A travel mistake indeed.

Thanks for sharing, that's now definitely off my list when in Abu Dhabi

 

[Flashback]

I lost my boarding pass after transfer at Haneda from international terminal to domestic terminal. First time in my life. I had it when I went through security to do the terminal transfer. I did not have it when I got to the lounge at domestic. They would not print a replacement nd said I would have to board last and sort it out at the gate .

Bless him, Mr Seat 0A installed me in the lounge with a coffee, and went to the JAL customer service desk JIC someone had handed it in - and they had! So all was well that ends well. Digital boarding pass was not offered, but I would not have accepted it anyway as I always prefer a paper pass, having never ever lost one before. Maybe I need to reconsider.

I normally slot it into my passport, so that way, if I've lost one, I've lost the other. All or nothing!