Katy Dickinson

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http://blogs.sun.com/katysblog/date/20061105 Sunday November 05, 2006

What I Hate (and Love) About Travelling

My daughter and I just got home from a 5 day trip to check out colleges in Pennsylvania and Ohio.

My peeves:

  • Airport restroom faucets with "automatic" spigots which will not dispense water no matter how much I wave and wiggle my soapy hands under them - Cincinatti (CVG)
  • Airport restroom soap which makes my hands stink like disinfectant - San Francisco (SFO)
  • Airline staff who give extensive and loving descriptions of their featured alcoholic mixed drinks loudly and unavoidably over the intercom - Delta Air Lines
  • Airline check in terminals which require a trip ID number which is none of those available on my e-ticket - Delta Air Lines, San Francisco and Pittsburgh
  • Housekeepers who pound on my door at 8 a.m. to see if I am gone yet - Wyndham (Pittsburgh)
  • Hotels which charge $9.95 for 24 hours of in-room internet access - Wyndham (Pittsburgh)
  • Rental cars which have no identifiable dome light so I can't see what I have dropped and have to feel around on the carpet in the dark - Budget
  • No cell phone access - Cingular in parts of Oberlin, and all of Gambier, Ohio

My congratulations for a job well done:

  • Rental car companies with no per-mile charge and which give regular customers free upgrades if a better car is available - Budget
  • One parking charge per visit (not per day) - Wyndham (Pittsburgh)
  • Gracious and helpful front desk staff - - Wyndham (Pittsburgh), Oberlin Inn (Oberlin, Ohio), Kenyon Inn (Gambier, Ohio), Crowne Plaza (Pittsburgh)
  • Housekeeping staff who check the room thoroughly (and found my daughter's cell phone before we left!) - Oberlin Inn
  • Airline staff who help with baggage and even provide strapping tape to seal a box - Delta Air Lines, Pittsburgh
  • Hotels which provide free internet access - Oberlin Inn (Oberlin, Ohio), Kenyon Inn (Gambier, Ohio), Crowne Plaza (Pittsburgh)
  • Hotels which provide special low rates for visitors to local colleges - Wyndham (Pittsburgh), Oberlin Inn (Oberlin, Ohio), Kenyon Inn (Gambier, Ohio)
  • Airports which display original art - San Francisco (SFO), and Cincinatti (CVG)

Posted at 08:25PM Nov 05, 2006 by katysblog in News & Reviews  |