tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post5422426112691496234..comments2023-10-20T11:17:47.246-04:00Comments on Two Nerdy History Girls: The Miseries of Travel 1806Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post-71712727417912927672011-06-06T21:03:32.183-04:002011-06-06T21:03:32.183-04:00I think everyone who has been caught on an Italian...I think everyone who has been caught on an Italian railway station on the very day that the trains go on strike, or gets to their hotel in Prague and finds their booking was taken by someone else.. will know about the miseries of travel.<br /><br />It struck me even more acutely when I was writing about 19 year old Grand Tourists in the 18th century. Food that was rancid, fleas in the carriage, landlords that ripped them off, unexpected injury etc etc. It could all happen at home, of course, but at least the traveller can speak the language at home.Helshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02849907428208235392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post-3447129638986085192011-06-06T18:13:46.621-04:002011-06-06T18:13:46.621-04:00Travel on the open road has not changed much over ...Travel on the open road has not changed much over the centuries. #19 is always a challenge on a road trip and #20 the challenge of texting with no service available!katie eggemanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00615362861509258088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post-40067161636510132702011-06-06T18:13:37.657-04:002011-06-06T18:13:37.657-04:0021.
The moment of discovering that you have droppe...<i>21.<br />The moment of discovering that you have dropped a highly-valued hereditary whip or stick out of an open carriage, without knowing when or where.</i><br /><br />Kind of like when you're on a family vacation and one of the kids loses your cell phone they were playing a game on, out the window and then doesn't tell you for 10-12 miles for fear of retribution...<br /><br />Some things never change :o)nightsmusichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05984119792540771870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post-53953427494686690072011-06-06T17:31:47.352-04:002011-06-06T17:31:47.352-04:00I love this! What a great reminder about the comm...I love this! What a great reminder about the common agonies of our human experiences. :) Made me giggle.Carrie Callaghanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14054716159593704969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post-74703050946183848762011-06-06T11:14:11.037-04:002011-06-06T11:14:11.037-04:00I was surprised to see your mention of Dr Syntax. ...I was surprised to see your mention of Dr Syntax. There is a pub in Prudhoe, Northumberland called Dr Syntax. Strangely my husband, my sister and I were talking about it yesterday. We were giving directions to my sister who is to do some supply teaching at Prudhoe High School. My husband sometimes visited this pub when he worked at the paper mill in Prudhoe.Joannanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post-12013665729747024272011-06-06T09:31:09.909-04:002011-06-06T09:31:09.909-04:00Gotta love Dr. Syntax.
The spirit of these observ...Gotta love Dr. Syntax.<br /><br />The spirit of these observations still rings true about road trips, I feel! I wonder how the author would feel about the hassles of air travel...Alicehttp://aliceiscurious.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.com