The start of a trip is always filled with anxiety. Have I packed everything? Did I water the plants? What did I miss? But after your first flight takes off you settle into travel mode. Relax – deal with the travel issues. The first flight is late but no worries – there is a six hour layover before the flight to London. The good news is there is a business class lounge that is calling your name.
You start to relax and now you know you are on a trip. A glass of wine, some lunch and relaxing as the time passes.
I don’t get a chance to travel business class often but I have to say I could get used to this. They really take care of you. You feel like you are among the elite. Seriously you can take a shower here.
The trick with travel is to lean into it. There is nothing you can do about airline flights. It is really a crap shoot as to what happens. You just have to trust that everything will work out and the airline gods are with you.
I’m the mean time it’s fun to people watch. Who are these fellow travelers? You have come together in this one instance of connection. What are there stories? There is a family – grandparents and kids where are they off too? A man desperately trying to change his flight to make a connection. Young, old all thrown together in this moment of this particular day. Each of us with our own stories and our own experiences, but here today, thrown together, having these moments together. It binds us we are connected. If only for the moment. This is why I love to travel! Let’s hope those airline gods are with us, if not, let’s have another glass of wine.
The World According to Laura 