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George, Donald W. By the Seat of My Pants. Footscray, Vic.: Lonely Planet, 2005. Print.

Videos and Music

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TgjNEFvpo_8 (Tips on how to have a successful vacation)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aAycChNq-Is (Travelling to many places, the book reminded me of this movie)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-bAN7Ts0xBo (I pictured this song as the Afghanistan tourist office man's ring tone)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pire95xeYk4&feature=related (Generic African song)

The Afghan Tourist Office

Afghanistan

I needed an extension on my Afghanistan Visa and I was directed to Kabul International Airport. I was looking for the tourist office. I arrived at a run down building that looked like an old schoolhouse. I talked to the guards on duty inside and they directed me to an old looking building and told me to go behind it. Behind the building there was an even worse looking building, and sure enough it was the tourist office. The man there was yelling into his phone and then hung up and looked at me. I said I needed an extenstion on my Visa for one week. He then says, I think you mean one month. Afraid, I reluctantly agreed. He sent me down a hall then yelled at me to move out of his way. I did and followed him to the back. He then said, "Give me ten dollars. NOW!" I handed him the money and he began signing papers. He got a call on his phone and this Indian pop song began playing. He didn't even bother to answer, he just began to dance and sing and I barely kept in a laugh. He then answered the phone, yelled many odd noises and hung up. He finished the paperwork and gave me a receipt. It wasn't until later when I realized how ridiculous my encounter was. 

Map of Afghanistan

Snake Karma

Lapa Rios in Costa Rica

Fer-de-Lance

My friend and I went to Lapa Rios in Costa Rica to look for birds. We were going to go trekking with a tour guide through a rainforest. I was afraid of running into a local snake called the fer-de-lance. This snake is similar to a rattle snake except it has no warning rattle and if it bites you, you will die within a minute or two. I put on my big pair of boots expecting them to protect me but the tour guide said a snake will bite right through my boot. To reassure us we were in good hands, he pulled out a snake safety kit and performed the process on himself. It took about thirty seconds. I felt temporarily relieved and we continued on our trek. That night, I was awoken by a woman's loud scream. i heard the voices of people rushing over but I didn't bother to get up and I went back to sleep. Next morning, I found out that the scream came from a honeymooner that saw a fer-de-lance just inches away from her. She did not get bitten and the guide managed to kill the snake. The woman said she expected it because she has snake karma. This made me think about the numerous times I've encountered snakes and I thought maybe I had the snake karma and the snake was after me. That night i could not sleep for fear that a snake's relative would bite me during the night. The next day I returned to the resort and did not want to test my snake karma anymore.


Map of Lapa Rios



The Culinary Chaos Principle

Naples, Italy

I travel often, and I am a strong follower of the culinary chaos principle. This principle states that one must sample as much food as possible in their lifetime. An easy way for me to follow this is to find native restaurants that do not generally serve to tourists. Whenever I find a restaurant that does not have an english menu, I get excited and pick a random dish. The most memorable meal I had was in Naples, Italy. My wife and I travelled inland to a small and packed Italian restaurant. It was run by a father, his wife, and their daugher. They even cooked the food in front of the customers. The father brought out wine and to order, I just pointed at a random item on the menu. Later, he returned with a plate of pasta and on top of the pasta, an octopus. The main dish was the octopus and it was the largest octopus I have ever seen. The father was in the corner watching me and waiting for me to take my first bite. At first I regretted ordering this, but I ate it and I was not disgusted. I was able to eat all the pasta and half of the octopus. The owner was happy we enjoyed it, and I am as happy as ever to follow the culinary chaos principle.


Map of Naples



Walk of Fame

Bangladesh Streets

I'm not famous, but I felt famous when I travelled to Bangladesh for five days. Visitors are rare in Bangladesh, and for some reason the locals treat visitors like celebrities. When you first walk on the streets, they will stare and soon enough there will be a dozen locals following you trying to talk to you. At first, I enjoyed the attention and did not mind talking with the strangers, shaking their hands, or even signing autographs, but it became troublesome ans wasted my time. I came up with three rules for keeping the locals at bay and satisfying them quickly. The first rule is never stop on the street to read a guidebook, because they will surround you when you look up. The second rule was to walk fast. The third rule was to use simple signs of acknowledging your fame, for example I preferred the Princess Diana wave. I then tried to visit the Pink Palace but it was locked because it was mosque day. I turned around and saw a crowd behind me. I had no choice but to quickly push through before the mob grew. The group continued to follow me and yell things at me. Finally, one of the men yelled 'NO' and pointed at my feet. Turns out I was walking in wet cement the entire time.

Map of Bangladesh

Dutch Toilet

 

A Public Library in Holland

In the town of Maastricht, Holland, I began my journey of finding the nearest library. I love visiting libraries for three main reasons: free internet access, free international newspapers, and free toilets. After spending some time in the library, I needed to use the free toilet. I went into the bathroom and found three large stalls. I tried to open the stalls, but there was no handle. There was also no way to climb over or under the stalls because they went from the ceiling to the floor and were like three individual rooms. I then thought maybe the toilet costs money. I jammed some coins into the small slot, but they became jammed and did not help open the doors. Becoming an emergency, I asked the security guard how to get into the stalls. He said one must get a handle from the main desk. I tried to take one but the lady behind the desk would not let me. I had to convince her that I was not going to steal a door handle and she finally gave me one. I ran to the bathroom, opened the door, and did my business. When I was done, I realized that I could not open the door. I had left the handle in the outside of the door. I waited about thirty minutes and began to bang and yell on the door. Finally a man opened the door. I was considering keeping the handle so this would not happen again but decided just to return it. I had learned my lesson and would never be trapped inside a Dutch toilet ever again.


Map of Maastricht, Holland