Comments on: Things we Take For Granted at Home, but Miss Desperately While Traveling

By: J.Vu

J.Vu — Wed, 10 Nov 2010 10:15:31 +0000

Hi,
I’m Vietnamese, but I like the way you talk about Vietnamese toilets. cannot be more accurate than that ha haaaa.

By: Katie

Katie — Sat, 27 Mar 2010 00:05:07 +0000

Great Article! So good I retweeted and reposted the link to your article on my website Traveling for the Young Fabulous and Broke http://www.traveling4yfb.com, I hope you can check it out sometime.

By: Angie

Angie — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 23:32:09 +0000

Yes!!! Even though I have never been in the torturous heat of the Sudan, there have been times in India where I would have done anything, not just for cold water, even ice water (what a dream) but just water that was not actually HOT!!!

And clean water…. well, that is just another luxury entirely!

Love it guys!

By: Shannon OD

Shannon OD — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 08:53:47 +0000

You hit on them all!! Precisely and those are the things I am missing…just yesterday we moved hostels and I was sadly greeted with the a trickling jet of luke-warm water….ahh fun. You know you miss it!

By: Skylab

Skylab — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 10:19:32 +0000

Ah I can’t remember the last time I had a hot shower! Although this heat lately makes me want to jump in a cold shower every now and then anyway.

By: What We’re Reading: July 3, 2009 | Two Go Round-The-World

What We’re Reading: July 3, 2009 | Two Go Round-The-World — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 16:40:51 +0000

[...] Dave and Deb discuss those things we take for granted at home, but miss desperately while traveling. [...]

By: Sherry Ott

Sherry Ott — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 12:09:55 +0000

Loved this post – it made me realize just how much I miss home!!! You don’t think about it too much once you have given in to your surroundings. But when you get back into the normalcy of ‘western developed’ countries, all of a sudden you go…OMG I can drink tap water and flush the toilet…yeah! I do miss brushing my teeth with tap water – it’s been 9 months now of bottled water. When I’m traveling I also miss chicken breast…seriously whenevee they bring out all of the various part of the chicken in your chicken curry, I always wonder…who’s the lucky person who got the breast?

Great writing as usual. As for your fears…don’t worry – once you go through the adjustment to being on the road again, you’ll be just fine. As for not having a plan…who cares…I”ve been without one for 3 years – it’s liberating beyond belief!
Sherry

By: Rebecca Sweetman

Rebecca Sweetman — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 03:38:10 +0000

Wow- I totally agree!!! These are all on my list too.

Another one I’d add is recycling- something I totally take for granted at home and have a really hard time finding in most of the places I travel to. And try as I may to avoid plastic bottles, especially in countries without clean water it’s pretty hard to avoid!

And with regards to taking the plunge- I couldn’t agree more. I’ve been going with the flow for the last year and a half, and I have to say despite the financial insecurity everything always works out!!

xo love Beck

By: Lilliy

Lilliy — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 12:48:45 +0000

A hole in the ground oh no.. I think that is why I will prefer just to read about adventures that are rough on the road (which I enjoy reading very much) but I can never do it.
But good luck for deciding to take the plunge. I am sure you will be fine. As long as you have all these great posts coming in. We will be reading and visiting this site and following your adventures.

By: Amy @ The Q Family

Amy @ The Q Family — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 04:53:06 +0000

OH..ROFL.. You crack me up at #4 especially Dave’s quote. I know that so well growing up in Thailand. I don’t know if I will reach that level of adventurous.

By: Anil

Anil — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 22:02:31 +0000

#3 and #4 are easy to forget when you’ve been traveling for a while, but there is nothing like that first hot hot shower after a stretch of traveling.