It's no secret that your experiences getting to and from your destination can play a huge role in your vacation overall. For any lengthy travel, airports usually fill some kind of role in your travel experience--for better or for worse. Here's some common thoughts we all have while waiting in those monotonous halls.
1. Alright, made it here with plenty of time to catch my flight...
...and maybe shop and grab something to eat. I'm cool, no rush whatsoever.
2. Wait--that line is just to check in??
I assumed it was just some kind of gathering in the lobby of the airport. Whoops.
3. That wasn't so bad! All checked in, now onto...
Uh-oh. That security line looks more like a herd of cows moving too slow for words.
4. OK. So slightly less time than I planned for relaxing, but maybe I can grab a snack on the way to the gate.
Whichever one of these generic newsstands has chips will work.
5. Six dollars for a bag of Doritos??
Never mind. Nope. Can't do that to myself. Must be strong.
6. Ok, all checked in at the gate.
Time to pretend and get work done when in reality I'm people-watching and using up all of my data on social media.
7. Twenty minutes until boarding. Must wait until the LAST possible second to go to the bathroom.
There's something not right about using those tiny plane bathrooms while at 35,000 feet.
8. I hear kids crying near my gate. Red alert. If they are on my flight, I will lose it.
They look pretty old to be crying, too. I still kinda relate; I don't wanna spend this sunny day in an airport either.
9. Only 10 minutes until boarding. I need to fight off this sleep so that it makes the flight go by faster.
If I don't let myself sleep for the first hour, then the second hour will go by way faster and then we're there! Right?
10. OK, I'm calling it and going to the bathroom. Those Doritos still look so good...
It's a pretty strategic tactic to put the newsstand right next to the bathroom.
11. They just started calling the first group. Game time decision--I need the Doritos.
At least this will hold me off until the complimentary snacks get passed out.
12. Oh look at that! The family with the screaming child is indeed on my flight!
May the Doritos give me the strength I need to keep it together and not yell at a child.
13. Yes, you can see my passport. Not that I've already shown 11 other people my passport today.
Makes sense right? If you want to tell me how I got to this point without having a valid passport, be my guest.
14. Finally boarded. Oh look at that, I'm going to have to fight someone for space for my carry on.
Don't you just LOVE hows there's conveniently never enough room?
15. All settled, and now it's time to relax...wait, just kidding! There's that screaming kid again.
Let's pretend its about the destination and not the journey, shall we?
