Birthday Answers

[susandennis]

(For my birthday, I asked for Ask Me Anything Questions. I got so many wonderful ones. I'm answering them in entries from here until I get to the end. If you think of something you want to ask, just leave a comment or a note. Deadline is totally not a thing.)

galebird

You have unlimited funds and can travel anywhere in a world free of COVID: where would you go? Or would you go at all?

My first answer is probably I would go nowhere at all. When I worked for IBM, I traveled quite a bit for work and play. I loved it and got to go to some great places and see amazing things. And it was grand. But, all of that was before 9/11. Travel was still easy with fun perks. There was even room for your knees. To me, now, traveling is a major PIA and just not worth the hassle. I guess I kind of got it all out of my system.

But, you said I have unlimited funds. If that's the case, and I could charter my own plane, now, that changes things a bunch. In that case, I'd go to Alaska and Hawaii and then, maybe, Boston and Des Moines (nephews), picking up my brother, along the way. Then if traveling out of the country in a private plane was as easy... Austria, The Netherlands and maybe Korea.

Comments

[mollywheezy.livejournal.com]

I'm with you about traveling. I loved to fly when I was a teenager. It was so easy and zero drama and fun. But now? Nope. We drive everywhere we go. I will fly if it's the only way to get somewhere I want to see, but it is definitely not like it was.

[bill-schubert.livejournal.com]

Oh, cool, thanks for coming by to pick me up. Can we wait until Friday? I've got work tomorrow.

[susandennis]

np

[chocolate-frapp.livejournal.com]

I got my breasts grabbed by a TSA creep once. ugh.

[msconduct.livejournal.com]

My new question is why Austria, the Netherlands and Korea?

[susandennis]

Actually, really, no good answers. I've never been there and they each sound interesting to me.

[msconduct.livejournal.com]

I haven't been to Korea yet. But take your private plane to Vienna in the winter — it's lovely with snow on the ground and the street sellers out selling delicious bratwurst and kartoffel (grilled potato slices). Not to mention the lovely cafes with amazing cakes. especially Sachertorte. The Netherlands are surprisingly good for patisseries too — better than I've had in France in some cases. And I would leave your plane parked at Schiphol Airport, take one of the comfy fast trains to Brussels and go to the Old Town for absolutely fantastic chocolates.

Sigh. I miss travelling.