Together Pam and I have covered a lot of ground.
One of our joys is to take others with us and see special places through their eyes.
Through them, it is just like seeing things for the first time.
There are a number of lessons our journeys have taught us. For example......
1. No matter how much I plead, beg or plead, every tour has someone who is perpetually and faithfully late. (PLEASE DON'T BE THAT
PERSON!)
2. Every tour will have someone who spends thousands of dollars on souvenirs and then tries to save a few bucks by refusing to ship them.
Now individually those presents may be lighter than air, but when you put all those gifts together and carry them for miles through a
large airport, they grow heavier, a lot heavier.
3. Every tour where there is a language barrier will also have tourists who feel they can conquer that language barrier by talking to the
native very LOUDLY and v e r y s l o w l y. Trust me, it doesn't work.
4. And finally, every tour is filled with people who would like to make some new friends. Unfortunately, those same people are usually a bit
shy when it comes to approaching and becoming familiar with total strangers. That's why they it around until the middle of the tour
hoping someone (not them) will break the ice. Then, realizing time is slipping away; in desperation they take a deep breath, screw up
their courage, approach those strangers and ask some real personal questions.
You know, prying questions like, "Where ya from:" and
"Whatcha do for a livin?" and
"Who'd ya vote for in the last election"
Quite possibly those folks could have become very good friends but there just wasn't the time.
Which is why, for those who are traveling with us we are giving you some homework.
On the next page of our website we have a GETTING-TO-KNOW-YOU"-sheet. It's something we have done in the past which has received much appreciation
Please, fill it out, send it in, I will put it into a file and share it with you right before we leave. No, I'm not going to get personal. No telephone numbers, no addresses, no Social Security Number (not even the last four numbers). We just want the info you would probably ask when you're getting a conversation going.
Now I know, I know.
You think its a great idea, and you'll be glad others are going to do it.....But it's not for you. You might be embarrassed, and beside, you haven't taken a good picture since Truman was President.
Well, folks, I'm not your Mom and I'm not going to force you to cooperate and comply.
If enough people don't do it, well, we will just kick the idea to the curb.
Now, if most people participate, we will still put our booklet together............
Of course there is always the possibility that those who don't want their info shared, don't want the shared info from others.
Of course that's not going to happen..... So, please fill out your bio information and send it in..
Thanks
One of our joys is to take others with us and see special places through their eyes.
Through them, it is just like seeing things for the first time.
There are a number of lessons our journeys have taught us. For example......
1. No matter how much I plead, beg or plead, every tour has someone who is perpetually and faithfully late. (PLEASE DON'T BE THAT
PERSON!)
2. Every tour will have someone who spends thousands of dollars on souvenirs and then tries to save a few bucks by refusing to ship them.
Now individually those presents may be lighter than air, but when you put all those gifts together and carry them for miles through a
large airport, they grow heavier, a lot heavier.
3. Every tour where there is a language barrier will also have tourists who feel they can conquer that language barrier by talking to the
native very LOUDLY and v e r y s l o w l y. Trust me, it doesn't work.
4. And finally, every tour is filled with people who would like to make some new friends. Unfortunately, those same people are usually a bit
shy when it comes to approaching and becoming familiar with total strangers. That's why they it around until the middle of the tour
hoping someone (not them) will break the ice. Then, realizing time is slipping away; in desperation they take a deep breath, screw up
their courage, approach those strangers and ask some real personal questions.
You know, prying questions like, "Where ya from:" and
"Whatcha do for a livin?" and
"Who'd ya vote for in the last election"
Quite possibly those folks could have become very good friends but there just wasn't the time.
Which is why, for those who are traveling with us we are giving you some homework.
On the next page of our website we have a GETTING-TO-KNOW-YOU"-sheet. It's something we have done in the past which has received much appreciation
Please, fill it out, send it in, I will put it into a file and share it with you right before we leave. No, I'm not going to get personal. No telephone numbers, no addresses, no Social Security Number (not even the last four numbers). We just want the info you would probably ask when you're getting a conversation going.
Now I know, I know.
You think its a great idea, and you'll be glad others are going to do it.....But it's not for you. You might be embarrassed, and beside, you haven't taken a good picture since Truman was President.
Well, folks, I'm not your Mom and I'm not going to force you to cooperate and comply.
If enough people don't do it, well, we will just kick the idea to the curb.
Now, if most people participate, we will still put our booklet together............
Of course there is always the possibility that those who don't want their info shared, don't want the shared info from others.
Of course that's not going to happen..... So, please fill out your bio information and send it in..
Thanks
