What's your golden travel rule?

[bpc]

My golden rule: Trust no-one

I'm pretty much the complete opposite of that (within reason). Some of my most memorable travel experiences have been through the kindness & hospitality of complete strangers, with no expectation of anything in return.

 

[CaptJCool]

Do you have a golden rule that you always apply to your travels? If so, what is it?

Book the same flight as other AFFers

Inspiration by @RooFlyer

 

[RooFlyer]

And nice to bump into you on the QF flight @CaptJCool

 

[CaptJCool]

And nice to bump into you on the QF flight @CaptJCool

Yes quite the surprise
And adds to the enjoyment


And onwards for 5.5 hours to Perth
With. A decent Beef Tortellini

Edit the ice creams came out


The ENJOYMENT never ends

 

[CaptJCool]

The ENJOYMENT never ends

The double golden rule of travel

 

[MARTINE]

I'm pretty much the complete opposite of that (within reason). Some of my most memorable travel experiences have been through the kindness & hospitality of complete strangers, with no expectation of anything in return.

I’m with DrCam - after my own Single White Female experience where I stayed with a ‘kind’ stranger whom I met traveling I accepted an invitation to stay with her. After her increasingly weird behavior, I fled in the middle of the night running out of the flat at 4am , going to the nearest station and taking the first train to anywhere but there!!

 

[n7of9]

I’m with DrCam - after my own Single White Female experience...

Yeah, when i read @bpc 's post my first thought was "tell me you're a male without telling me you're a male"

 

[JohnK]

Book the same flight as other AFFers

You haven't been on the same flight as me yet? Hope you're not going anywhere important or in a hurry....

 

[v0idd]

1) Always buy the tickets directly from the airline.

2) Arrive 4 hours before departure international, 2 before departure domestic.

3) Business class when flying more than 6.5 hours.

 

[frodo]

I get that people have different rules and risk tolerances but a hard rule about arriving so early seems a bit unnecessary.
By all means, arrive early if you wish, but say a 9am flight, you're telling me that you're really going to arrive at the airport at 5am?

 

[v0idd]

I get that people have different rules and risk tolerances but a hard rule about arriving so early seems a bit unnecessary.
By all means, arrive early if you wish, but say a 9am flight, you're telling me that you're really going to arrive at the airport at 5am?

Who said anything about a 'hard rule' ?

 

[mrs.dr.ron]

I get that people have different rules and risk tolerances but a hard rule about arriving so early seems a bit unnecessary.
By all means, arrive early if you wish, but say a 9am flight, you're telling me that you're really going to arrive at the airport at 5am?

No .... 6am will be OK !