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July, 2004 When is nature not beautiful and fascinating? When it's human nature. Cliffs & clouds are stunning - bullfighting sucks. Ensalata Rusa is actually potato salad. Tortilla con queso goes well with red wine or beer. When hiking off-trail try not to end up on the side of a cliff. Mystery Flavor Doritos are fun for the first few chips. After that it's just hunger taking over. Australians - drunk ones especially - love the running of the bulls. Getting lost isn't fun right at the beginning of a trip. The end is a less frustrating time, but midway through is an adventure. Stretch after hiking. Waiters love clearing dishes. Don't finish your beverage before you know whether or not you want another one. Try to find a place to sleep by 8pm. There's plenty of time to enjoy yourself afterward. 80% of Basque writing uses the same font. When buying a used car make sure it was never a rental. Spanish commercials have no shame. They will make any activity break out into song and dance. It's easy to imagine that the people you come across in your travels look like the people back home. When friends go for a trip send them an email. It's nice to be missed. The bar with the accordion player will have a fun crowd. Finding places to pee while hiking on a busy trail is fun, exciting and challenging. Renting a room directly above a bar and next to the area where kids play soccer until 11:30pm is a silly thing to do if you plan to go to bed early. The one Israeli will sit next to the Palestinian family. Dancing is great foreplay. Alternating between drinking beer and a mixture of bad wine, cola and raspberry schnapps is a way to get drunk fast. Particularly if drinking out of a pitcher. |