Ok,here's my own reasons NOT to go overseas during holidays,even though parents tend to keep nagging at u just to go somewhere.....
1.Safety: i mean,in the light of the 9/11 incident,i somehow feel hesitant just getting onto a plane,i really dont think its that safe to travel anymore compared to the past. furthermore,if u do get to ur destination safely, i dont think that the country ur in would be totally safe. therefore i'd rather stay in safe little Singapore.
2.Packing: ok,so whenever u wanna travel overseas,packing is a necessity and it can really be a hassle just thinking about what to pack into ur bag. firstly,to pack,u need a big and sturdy luggage bag,(im talking about long trips, like 7-12 days kinda trip),so if u dont have 1,then ur in serious trouble. u need to pack a lot of clothings,especially if ur going to a cold country,and although the cold is a nice change from Singapore's humid climate,wearing a bit of protection against the cold wouldn't hurt...so sometimes i just find myself wrecking my brain over wat to bring and wat not to....its really time consuming and if u forget to just pack in ,say,a windbreaker,then u gotta open ur luggage bag and stuff it in....to me,its just troublesome la....
3.Cost: ok,we all know whenever u travel overseas,a lot of cash would be spent on shopping,shopping and more shopping,which i,personally,dont really like. its just like shopping in the morning,afternoon and night. haha,its really kinda boring to keep shopping throughout the whole trip. and if ur travelling in a package tour,there would be a tourguide to show u around,so u have to tip tat person as well.
4.Tourguides: unless ur travelling free-and-easy,u would have a tour guide showing u around the country and its many attractions,however, most of the time,the tourguides whom i have encountered usually just keep talking on and on about the place,not bothering to talk loud enough to let the people at the back of the tourgroup to hear properly....i have been in that position too many a times already..... sometimes,the tourguides are kinda weird,if we come across another tourgroup,our tourguide will try to out-speak the other tourguide in the other tourgroup.....its really difficult to listen in these situations...hahaha.....
5.Free-and-easy: like i stated earlier,if u go on a free-and-easy tour,its usually more about shopping,and i'm not really a shop-a-holic,so i would usually stay in the hotel room and just flip through the tv channels for an interesting programme showing. however,if u end up in a country which does not have English as the national language,then i guess most of the channels would be in foreign languages,exceptional of maybe a few movie channels and the news channels,so i would be stuck watching either boring movies or dozing off while listening to the news.....
6. Food: lastly would be the food in the country ur in..... those of u who have travelled would have certainly tasted an assortment of flavours and cuisines of the local country. i know i have,and some were absolutely addictive,while others just dont really appeal to my taste buds,and still make me sick just thinking about it. yuck! bleah......
So as u can see, im not a really big fan of travelling out of Singapore,and my reasons are up there for u all to consider again before travelling out of the country...lol....so tats it i guess,i'll blog again soon yea..
1.Safety: i mean,in the light of the 9/11 incident,i somehow feel hesitant just getting onto a plane,i really dont think its that safe to travel anymore compared to the past. furthermore,if u do get to ur destination safely, i dont think that the country ur in would be totally safe. therefore i'd rather stay in safe little Singapore.
2.Packing: ok,so whenever u wanna travel overseas,packing is a necessity and it can really be a hassle just thinking about what to pack into ur bag. firstly,to pack,u need a big and sturdy luggage bag,(im talking about long trips, like 7-12 days kinda trip),so if u dont have 1,then ur in serious trouble. u need to pack a lot of clothings,especially if ur going to a cold country,and although the cold is a nice change from Singapore's humid climate,wearing a bit of protection against the cold wouldn't hurt...so sometimes i just find myself wrecking my brain over wat to bring and wat not to....its really time consuming and if u forget to just pack in ,say,a windbreaker,then u gotta open ur luggage bag and stuff it in....to me,its just troublesome la....
3.Cost: ok,we all know whenever u travel overseas,a lot of cash would be spent on shopping,shopping and more shopping,which i,personally,dont really like. its just like shopping in the morning,afternoon and night. haha,its really kinda boring to keep shopping throughout the whole trip. and if ur travelling in a package tour,there would be a tourguide to show u around,so u have to tip tat person as well.
4.Tourguides: unless ur travelling free-and-easy,u would have a tour guide showing u around the country and its many attractions,however, most of the time,the tourguides whom i have encountered usually just keep talking on and on about the place,not bothering to talk loud enough to let the people at the back of the tourgroup to hear properly....i have been in that position too many a times already..... sometimes,the tourguides are kinda weird,if we come across another tourgroup,our tourguide will try to out-speak the other tourguide in the other tourgroup.....its really difficult to listen in these situations...hahaha.....
5.Free-and-easy: like i stated earlier,if u go on a free-and-easy tour,its usually more about shopping,and i'm not really a shop-a-holic,so i would usually stay in the hotel room and just flip through the tv channels for an interesting programme showing. however,if u end up in a country which does not have English as the national language,then i guess most of the channels would be in foreign languages,exceptional of maybe a few movie channels and the news channels,so i would be stuck watching either boring movies or dozing off while listening to the news.....
6. Food: lastly would be the food in the country ur in..... those of u who have travelled would have certainly tasted an assortment of flavours and cuisines of the local country. i know i have,and some were absolutely addictive,while others just dont really appeal to my taste buds,and still make me sick just thinking about it. yuck! bleah......
So as u can see, im not a really big fan of travelling out of Singapore,and my reasons are up there for u all to consider again before travelling out of the country...lol....so tats it i guess,i'll blog again soon yea..
~moey out~