Over the years I’ve had some crazy travel experiences, though earlier today I was thinking about what some of the most memorable have been. So while this list is by no means comprehensive, I figured I’d link to five that immediately come to mind.
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Ok, the first one is the best. Creepy, yes! But it is a nice looking sweater. I bet many in this hobby would pay to have one of your clothes items. Charity auction at FTU in Tampa?
Lucky *almost* published a selfie! I recall that sweater from a FTU of the past; apparently it's your signature look.
I thought the best (most hilarious?!?) part of #1 were the comments that indicated buying clothes off of people isn't uncommon for people involved with fashion/clothes. IIRC, commenters surmised your buyer/stalker might have been visiting overseas factories so even if he could order the item and have it shipped, it'd take too long and he preferred buying it on the spot so he could show it to his suppliers/factories immediately.
P.S. Janesis is not #1? No card for you next time, Mr. Lucky! 😛
@ SOLTATIO -- Damnit, forgot about that one! Will have to do a "top 10" sometime. 😀
@Simon said "I still think the guy wanted more than your sweater…."
Simon, I'm betting Ben wanted to give him more than the sweater!
I had a similar experience to (3) on the weekend. I had booked MUC-BKK-SYD in F on Thai using United miles, however one of my intra-European segments got cancelled and I wound up talking to the LH desk in FRA. After struggling for some time to find me an F seat from anywhere to Bangkok, they eventually asked "would it be okay if we routed you via Singapore?"
So instead of Thai from MUC-BKK-SYD, I wound up flying in a shiny new Lufthansa A380 first class cabin from FRA to SIN, a definite improvement. It wasn't until I got my SQ boarding pass at SIN and saw the word "Suites" emblazoned across the top that I realised I'd be in *that* version of F for the SIN-SYD leg though. Impossible to get into SQ suites class using UA miles? Naaah.
I feel like I've reached the end, now. That's pretty much as good as it gets. There are no more worlds to conquer, for me. And I've learned that no matter how good a first-class cabin gets, long-distance travel is still a bit of a bummer. You're still bored. It's still noisy. You're still jetlagged as all hell when you get there. You still wind up flicking through pages of movies you don't really want to see and eventually watching an episode of The Big Bang Theory. In SQ suites class, you're no longer in a comfortable seat, you're just in a really crummy hotel room.
And so I came to the conclusion that travel really *is* about the destination, not the journey.
Seems to me that all your top most memorable travel experiences were totally unexpected surprises!
The sweater thing is hilarious!
My wife gets stopped all the time when people ask her "are you famous." People always think she reminds them of someone famous. I step in when they ask to take a picture. People are weird...
How much for the jeans? 😉
You can tell you're a regular here when you remember all those stories from when they were first told.
Keep 'em coming Ben!
As a relatively new reader, I got to ask - what travel report contains the story about running through Singapore in PJs?
@ Ivan Y -- That would be this one:
https://onemileatatime.com/hello-from-singapore-and-dont-be-a-douche-like-me/
Ben, just read your pajama story. You might not have a life yourself, but you sure provide a ton of entertainment for this community. Of course, none of them have a life either, so it fits. That was a really funny story!
Haha, that story was awesome! I bet, it'd not be as big of deal in a US airport.
P.S. At least, no one tried to buy those PJs off of you! 😉