Conrad McBenis
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Paris is nice. Didn't see no museums though but we did a lot of walking.
Paris is nice. Didn't see no museums though but we did a lot of walking.
We had about a 5 minute wait at Customs in Newark on Thursday night and I kept thinking about your claim about a 3 hour wait at TSA to get into the airport and I kept thinking how full of crap your story was
Don’t remember ever posting that, but I’ve had some pretty brutal customs experiences. No BS in those stories - entirely dependent on time. I waited in customs in Israel for 2 hours when I was there last year. It was a total ****show.
Yet ironically I came into JFK with a big fat Democratic Republic of Congo stamp (at a time when there was an Ebola outbreak) and they waved me right through. No rhyme or reason.
Yeah okay man.
Did I also pee in your Cheerios? Because I don’t remember doing that either.
What’s with the attitude?
I don't got no attitude. I just found it rather humorous your claim about that extremely long TSA line. That is it. HAve a nice day.
Has anyone been to Sri Lanka?
I spent two weeks there in September for a Tuk Tuk race. I think it was the best country I’ve ever been to. Amazing history and the friendliest people I’ve ever met.
I'd like to visit Sri Lanka. My wife thinks I'm crazy. The biggest issue for me is the food - I don't do well with spices.
Don’t remember ever posting that, but I’ve had some pretty brutal customs experiences. No BS in those stories - entirely dependent on time. I waited in customs in Israel for 2 hours when I was there last year. It was a total ****show
Yet ironically I came into JFK with a big fat Democratic Republic of Congo stamp (at a time when there was an Ebola outbreak) and they waved me right through. No rhyme or reason.
when I fly into the US I try to avoid flying into any airport in New Jersey or New York
it is like they can not wrap their collective heads around the fact some people do travel a lot
last time in Newark airport I was stuck in the little white room because I had a Schipol stamp in my passport--it was the tail end of of passport life so I had been too about 60 countries in 5 years and it was full of stamps--I was treated like I committed a crime because I like to travel
I just got a new passport so I may take a trip to the states--my passport that just expired has stamps from Russia, Thailand, Egypt, Turkey, Saudi Arabia and a few other places raise the radar of US custom guards
It took 5 minutes to get through customs at Newark.
Why does she think you’re crazy? It’s a very safe country - felt safer there than nearly anywhere else I’ve been (other than East Asia)! Coincidentally it was voted Lonely Planets top place to travel in 2019 today.
The best places to visit in 2019 - Lonely Planet
The spice is definitely a concern, but for what it’s worth, I don’t tolerate spice that well and it was fine. We ate street food half the time because we had to cover so much distance each day and we’re constantly getting lost in or Tuk tuks. It has a little kick, but nothing overwhelming like I expected.
Let me know if you need any tips. I’d highly recommend it!
She's into more "conventional" destinations - her top three choices are Japan, France and Italy (I've already visited the latter two before we got married and I'd rather see new countries first).
Was your visit self-planned, or were you part of a group? Assuming you don't speak Sinhala or Tamil, how difficult was it to get by with English? Thanks!
Anyone been to Oman?
We had about a 5 minute wait at Customs in Newark on Thursday night and I kept thinking about your claim about a 3 hour wait at TSA to get into the airport and I kept thinking how full of crap your story was
It's almost as if people can have different experiences depending on how many flights are arriving, the time of day, or just how lucky they get with the timing.
An almost impossible concept to grasp apparently.
It's almost as if people can have different experiences depending on how many flights are arriving, the time of day, or just how lucky they get with the timing.
An almost impossible concept to grasp apparently.
Mobile passport son