What do you do when you’ve time to kill in the journey?

Starrynite · May 16th, 2005, 13:11

You are waiting for your flight/train/bus…
Or for that matter when you are in air/or in the train/ or in the bus for a long time..
What do you do…?

Read
Listen to music
Stare outside the window
Chat up the local crowd
Play atakshari, dumb charades, cards…
Sleep
Try out the various local snacks.
Get down at every station..jlt...
Be a nuisance
Do you share your toothpaste with the other travelers…?
Do you keep in touch after the journey ?
Do you share your book/magazine with the fellow traveler?

laterally inclined · May 16th, 2005, 13:27

Well... i do almost all that u mentioned except a few things...:

Read (Yes)
Listen to music (Yes)
Stare outside the window (Yes)
Chat up the local crowd (sometimes)
Play atakshari, dumb charades, cards… (no)
Sleep (Yes)
Try out the various local snacks (certainly)
Get down at every station..jlt... (No)
Be a nuisance (try not to)
Do you share your toothpaste with the other travelers…? (no)
Do you keep in touch after the journey ? (naa)
Do you share your book/magazine with the fellow traveler (why not)

Kanbe · May 16th, 2005, 13:33

hheee

Read (yep)
Listen to music (

I know better to bring a MP3 on my next trip)
Stare outside the window (yep, love watching the hustle and bustle on the train platform)
Chat up the local crowd (yep, at times)
Play atakshari, dumb charades, cards… (nope)
Sleep (nope)
Try out the various local snacks. (yep!)
Get down at every station..jlt... (whats jlt? I get down if I need to buy a bottle of water otherwise I stay on board in fear the train will leave!)
Be a nuisance (haha, I hope not)
Do you share your toothpaste with the other travelers…? (never been asked)
Do you keep in touch after the journey ? (yep, still e-mail this one person)
Do you share your book/magazine with the fellow traveler? (yep, Outlook traveller mags rock)

what else do I do? hm...remove my contact lenses before a long journey...I get the most curious looks when I am seen touching my eyes...lols

and I normally stock up on snacks

and pay my last visit(s) to toilets

sadhuji · May 16th, 2005, 13:49

Quote:

Originally Posted by Starrynite

You are waiting for your flight/train/bus…
Or for that matter when you are in air/or in the train/ or in the bus for a long time..
What do you do…?

this is going to be good reading matter - you can go thro one of my threads where i was forced to spend 24 hours in a railway station waiting for my train to arrive.

24 hours in charbagh

ploink · May 16th, 2005, 14:05

Add: "scribble in my travel journal".

Read: Yes.
Listen to music: No, I can't be bothered to carry a player - I'd probably lose it anyway. India with its noise and voices is music enough?

Stare outside the window: Yes. I love to watch the world go by.
Chat up the local crowd: I wonder if a respectable young woman in India chats up locals...?

Sometimes?
Play atakshari, dumb charades, cards… Naah, but good idea.
Sleep: If I'm really tired.
Try out the various local snacks: If I'm hungry.
Get down at every station..jlt...: Probably not - for fear of missing the train, bus...
Be a nuisance: I hope not.
Do you share your toothpaste with the other travelers…? Never been asked to share.
Do you keep in touch after the journey? With some, yes.
Do you share your book/magazine with the fellow traveler? Why not.

Bigzero · May 16th, 2005, 14:08

While in trains:

Read, Read, Read, eat, sleep, eat, Read, Read, eat, sleep......

this is how it goes to me when i am traveling alone...

ok. a bit of watching the scenery every now and then to relax the eyes.

The worst part is when you forget to stuff enough books/mags to last the journey.

i am not majorly into chatting up with people while traveling, but do once in a while when the company is right.

another pastime is to get down at (most) stations and do a bit of windowshopping(!)

While on a flight:
not very different - except for the last point..

Bigzero · May 16th, 2005, 14:11

sharing magazines? of course
keeping in touch after the journey? rarely, but there are cases
be a nuisance? perhaps the only clash i end up having is about the lights past bedtime. but i give in too easily.

Callous · May 16th, 2005, 14:12

We were on our train in Kolkata waiting at the station to leave for Bodghaya at about 9pm.It was fairly hectic and we spent half an hour watching a family of rats playing on the tracks.We were travelling with our children and to entertain Eliza [our 5 yr old]I made up a story about Rupert and Raviola Ratatunga.We often talk about them and wonder how they are going.I don't think I will make it to the famous children's author stage just yet,but I must admit it is one of my favourite memories.

Bigzero · May 16th, 2005, 14:19

The nuisance piece reminded me about a Namboodiri joke ( Kerala brahmins - a rich source of jokes like sardarjis in north india

)

During the early days of rail travel in kerala - Namboodiri is making his first train journey. He had only heard about the train with the huge black engine that spews out smoke and makes a hell of a racket. He is impressed. He gets a window seat, and starts enjoying the view. After sometime, he prepares a nice paan and starts chewing. The train is pulling into Shoranur station, when namboodiri spits out the paan through the window. He doesnt realise that the Window glass is down, and he ends up splattering the paan all over his co-passenger. He gets a resounding slap on his face.

Journey over, a friend asks the namboodiri about his experience. His reply: " terrific! simply amazing! but watch out for the slap at Shoranur... "

stormysky · May 16th, 2005, 15:08

Read - Always
Listen to music- Yes
Stare outside the window- Yes Of course
Chat up the local crowd- Sometimes
Play atakshari, dumb charades, cards… - Not at all
Sleep - Sure
Try out the various local snacks- sometimes
Get down at every station..jlt... - No
Be a nuisance - No (at least not whem Im sleeping

)
Do you share your toothpaste with the other travelers…? No
Do you keep in touch after the journey ? No
Do you share your book/magazine with the fellow traveler? Sometimes...

Most of the time I sitting in airports waiting for flights... so the best thing to do is to read a book or to go to the nearest pub and get a beer !!!!!

tornado989 · May 16th, 2005, 15:51

Read - No
Listen to music - Yeaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!

Stare outside the window - sometimes or I got my eyes closed
Chat up the local crowd - not really!
Play atakshari, dumb charades, cards… - Nope!
Sleep - Just close my eyes and relax with my mp3 player on
Try out the various local snacks. - Nope!
Get down at every station..jlt... - Nope!
Be a nuisance - Nope! I am a good boy!

Do you share your toothpaste with the other travelers…? - Umm, nope!
Do you keep in touch after the journey ? - Rarely!
Do you share your book/magazine with the fellow traveler? - Sure!

lonelyaztec · May 16th, 2005, 15:55

Read - lots

Listen to music - nope, coz i like the sound of the train chughing.

Stare outside the window - yes, in between reading my book

Chat up the local crowd - sometimes

Play atakshari, dumb charades, cards… - nope.

Sleep - yes, if it is comfortable to sleep.

Try out the various local snacks. - yup, always

Get down at every station..jlt...- sometimes, not all stations

Be a nuisance - never

Do you share your toothpaste with the other travelers…? - generally nope. But, if they ask for my toothpaste, or, if i know, they are unable to locate the pate tube, i would give for sure.

Do you keep in touch after the journey ? - nope

Do you share your book/magazine with the fellow traveler? - yes

phantom · May 16th, 2005, 16:26

Read -- yeah most of the times.
Listen to music -- sometimes.. not much
Stare outside the window -- yeah if the landscape is nice.
Chat up the local crowd -- Sumtimes yes.
Play atakshari, dumb charades, cards… --- Oh yeah, jes love that.
Sleep -- When I am travelling alone.. and for long.
Try out the various local snacks. --- Nope
Get down at every station..jlt... --- No
Be a nuisance -- he he he.. when in a group.
Do you share your toothpaste with the other travelers…? -- Yeah
Do you keep in touch after the journey ? --- No, hvnt done till now.
Do you share your book/magazine with the fellow traveler? -- Yeah most of the times.

Paagla Dashu · May 16th, 2005, 17:37

Anybody else practices "amature ornithology"?

manojb · May 16th, 2005, 17:38

a) Read.
b) Solve crosswords (I have one of those books with 200 of them).

May 16th, 2005, 13:11	#1
Starrynite Starrynite Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: 3rd rock from the sun Posts: 15	What do you do when you’ve time to kill in the journey? You are waiting for your flight/train/bus… Or for that matter when you are in air/or in the train/ or in the bus for a long time.. What do you do…? Read Listen to music Stare outside the window Chat up the local crowd Play atakshari, dumb charades, cards… Sleep Try out the various local snacks. Get down at every station..jlt... Be a nuisance Do you share your toothpaste with the other travelers…? Do you keep in touch after the journey ? Do you share your book/magazine with the fellow traveler? __________________ "Why not" is a slogan for an interesting life.

May 16th, 2005, 14:05	#5
ploink ...thori si pagal hai vo... Join Date: May 2005 Location: Finland Posts: 336	Add: "scribble in my travel journal". Read: Yes. Listen to music: No, I can't be bothered to carry a player - I'd probably lose it anyway. India with its noise and voices is music enough? Stare outside the window: Yes. I love to watch the world go by. Chat up the local crowd: I wonder if a respectable young woman in India chats up locals...? Sometimes? Play atakshari, dumb charades, cards… Naah, but good idea. Sleep: If I'm really tired. Try out the various local snacks: If I'm hungry. Get down at every station..jlt...: Probably not - for fear of missing the train, bus... Be a nuisance: I hope not. Do you share your toothpaste with the other travelers…? Never been asked to share. Do you keep in touch after the journey? With some, yes. Do you share your book/magazine with the fellow traveler? Why not. __________________ But rather, ten times rather, die in the surf, heralding the way to that new world, than stand idly on the shore! -Florence Nightingale

May 16th, 2005, 14:08	#6
Bigzero back to my old ways Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Hyderabad Posts: 1,444	While in trains: Read, Read, Read, eat, sleep, eat, Read, Read, eat, sleep...... this is how it goes to me when i am traveling alone... ok. a bit of watching the scenery every now and then to relax the eyes. The worst part is when you forget to stuff enough books/mags to last the journey. i am not majorly into chatting up with people while traveling, but do once in a while when the company is right. another pastime is to get down at (most) stations and do a bit of windowshopping(!) While on a flight: not very different - except for the last point.. __________________ miles to go.... Bigzero's Photo Gallery

May 16th, 2005, 15:08	#10
stormysky Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Bangalore Posts: 99	What do you do... Read - Always Listen to music- Yes Stare outside the window- Yes Of course Chat up the local crowd- Sometimes Play atakshari, dumb charades, cards… - Not at all Sleep - Sure Try out the various local snacks- sometimes Get down at every station..jlt... - No Be a nuisance - No (at least not whem Im sleeping ) Do you share your toothpaste with the other travelers…? No Do you keep in touch after the journey ? No Do you share your book/magazine with the fellow traveler? Sometimes... Most of the time I sitting in airports waiting for flights... so the best thing to do is to read a book or to go to the nearest pub and get a beer !!!!!

May 16th, 2005, 15:51	#11
tornado989 Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Tempe, Arizona Posts: 222	What do you do…? Read - No Listen to music - Yeaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa! Stare outside the window - sometimes or I got my eyes closed Chat up the local crowd - not really! Play atakshari, dumb charades, cards… - Nope! Sleep - Just close my eyes and relax with my mp3 player on Try out the various local snacks. - Nope! Get down at every station..jlt... - Nope! Be a nuisance - Nope! I am a good boy! Do you share your toothpaste with the other travelers…? - Umm, nope! Do you keep in touch after the journey ? - Rarely! Do you share your book/magazine with the fellow traveler? - Sure!

May 16th, 2005, 13:27	#2
laterally inclined acrophylis Join Date: May 2005 Location: Kolkata Posts: 45	Well... i do almost all that u mentioned except a few things...: Read (Yes) Listen to music (Yes) Stare outside the window (Yes) Chat up the local crowd (sometimes) Play atakshari, dumb charades, cards… (no) Sleep (Yes) Try out the various local snacks (certainly) Get down at every station..jlt... (No) Be a nuisance (try not to) Do you share your toothpaste with the other travelers…? (no) Do you keep in touch after the journey ? (naa) Do you share your book/magazine with the fellow traveler (why not)

May 16th, 2005, 13:33	#3
Kanbe la la laa Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: lala land Posts: 350	hheee Read (yep) Listen to music ( I know better to bring a MP3 on my next trip) Stare outside the window (yep, love watching the hustle and bustle on the train platform) Chat up the local crowd (yep, at times) Play atakshari, dumb charades, cards… (nope) Sleep (nope) Try out the various local snacks. (yep!) Get down at every station..jlt... (whats jlt? I get down if I need to buy a bottle of water otherwise I stay on board in fear the train will leave!) Be a nuisance (haha, I hope not) Do you share your toothpaste with the other travelers…? (never been asked) Do you keep in touch after the journey ? (yep, still e-mail this one person) Do you share your book/magazine with the fellow traveler? (yep, Outlook traveller mags rock) what else do I do? hm...remove my contact lenses before a long journey...I get the most curious looks when I am seen touching my eyes...lols and I normally stock up on snacks and pay my last visit(s) to toilets

May 16th, 2005, 14:11	#7
Bigzero back to my old ways Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Hyderabad Posts: 1,444	sharing magazines? of course keeping in touch after the journey? rarely, but there are cases be a nuisance? perhaps the only clash i end up having is about the lights past bedtime. but i give in too easily.

May 16th, 2005, 14:12	#8
Callous Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Australia Posts: 113	We were on our train in Kolkata waiting at the station to leave for Bodghaya at about 9pm.It was fairly hectic and we spent half an hour watching a family of rats playing on the tracks.We were travelling with our children and to entertain Eliza [our 5 yr old]I made up a story about Rupert and Raviola Ratatunga.We often talk about them and wonder how they are going.I don't think I will make it to the famous children's author stage just yet,but I must admit it is one of my favourite memories.

May 16th, 2005, 14:19	#9
Bigzero back to my old ways Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Hyderabad Posts: 1,444	The nuisance piece reminded me about a Namboodiri joke ( Kerala brahmins - a rich source of jokes like sardarjis in north india ) During the early days of rail travel in kerala - Namboodiri is making his first train journey. He had only heard about the train with the huge black engine that spews out smoke and makes a hell of a racket. He is impressed. He gets a window seat, and starts enjoying the view. After sometime, he prepares a nice paan and starts chewing. The train is pulling into Shoranur station, when namboodiri spits out the paan through the window. He doesnt realise that the Window glass is down, and he ends up splattering the paan all over his co-passenger. He gets a resounding slap on his face. Journey over, a friend asks the namboodiri about his experience. His reply: " terrific! simply amazing! but watch out for the slap at Shoranur... "

May 16th, 2005, 15:55	#12
lonelyaztec Maha Guru Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Bangalore Posts: 1,408	This is what i do ! Read - lots Listen to music - nope, coz i like the sound of the train chughing. Stare outside the window - yes, in between reading my book Chat up the local crowd - sometimes Play atakshari, dumb charades, cards… - nope. Sleep - yes, if it is comfortable to sleep. Try out the various local snacks. - yup, always Get down at every station..jlt...- sometimes, not all stations Be a nuisance - never Do you share your toothpaste with the other travelers…? - generally nope. But, if they ask for my toothpaste, or, if i know, they are unable to locate the pate tube, i would give for sure. Do you keep in touch after the journey ? - nope Do you share your book/magazine with the fellow traveler? - yes __________________ Aztec My photoblog

May 16th, 2005, 16:26	#13
phantom Maha Guru Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Delhi Posts: 1,214	Read -- yeah most of the times. Listen to music -- sometimes.. not much Stare outside the window -- yeah if the landscape is nice. Chat up the local crowd -- Sumtimes yes. Play atakshari, dumb charades, cards… --- Oh yeah, jes love that. Sleep -- When I am travelling alone.. and for long. Try out the various local snacks. --- Nope Get down at every station..jlt... --- No Be a nuisance -- he he he.. when in a group. Do you share your toothpaste with the other travelers…? -- Yeah Do you keep in touch after the journey ? --- No, hvnt done till now. Do you share your book/magazine with the fellow traveler? -- Yeah most of the times.

May 16th, 2005, 17:37	#14
Paagla Dashu Unreasonably Unreasonable Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Where They Wear Clogs Posts: 1,223	Anybody else practices "amature ornithology"?

May 16th, 2005, 17:38	#15
manojb Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Bangalore, India Posts: 420	a) Read. b) Solve crosswords (I have one of those books with 200 of them).

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