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Originally Posted by prestagea
HI again Marcia. I used to work for an airline down here in Melbourne for 10 years. Travelled twice a year 2 weeks each time plus occassional long weekend to one leg destinations. But in the main would always fly over South East Asia and head for Europe, America and a bit to Scaninavia. It wasnt until I had to pay full proce for a flight that we finally settled on going to Asia. Well a few years back we found Thailand and havent looked back since. Yeah we get ripped off - yeah some of the locals arent that friendly but bloody hell I can tell you so many stories of much much worse. For instance:
* in Paris two guys approached me from behind in broad day light and hit me in the back of the head and ripped my back pack off me and then they ran away.
* In Italy a cup of coffee cost differant depending what accent you had and the yanks always got charged more than anyone.
* On the Greek Isles we came across the most drunken louts we have seen. Aussies, poms mainly but a great embarressment for the rest of us. So the local shop keepers treated us with absolute distane.
* In New York we ended up one night in the wrong street, which had burnt out cars on the side walk people sitting on the steps to their houses. I have never been as scared as I was that night.
* In New Orleans we were on the wrong side of the street. A black guy came up and told us this. For his advice he demand $10 and so did his mate.
Like I said I could go on for ages about the experiences of other countries including our own country. To us we have found LOS to be an enjoyable holiday place and when we get home we actually feel like we have had a holiday - we didnt always feel that from travelling in some other countries.
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Your story reminded me of how relatively safe I feel in LOS as opposed to other destinations...
I have a bad habit of walking around with my handbag un-zipped, probably cause it so bloody full, but often I have been stopped by shopkeepers whilst passing and they say "this no good...must shut bag...some not good people" whilst making me zip it up before going any further.
I have to agree with you about feeling like you've had a great holiday when you come home from LOS...takes a long time to stop thinking about it constantly and even then LOS is always in the back of your mind!!