I hate travelling.

I'll come out and say it - I hate travelling. Hate it. Heck, I even hate long commutes. While I may not like the guy who signs my paycheques all that much, my total commute is under half an hour. And I also appreciate NOT waking up before 7 a.m. 5 days a week.

For the most part, I hate having my daily routine interrupted. I hate how the airports take at least 45 minutes to an hour to get there by car from my house (I know it could be worse). I hate waking up uber early just to catch a plane. I hate packing. I'm so stressed about travelling I don't tell people about it right away out of this (somewhat) irrational, superstitious fear of something going wrong. I hate how I seem to haemorrhage money even before I leave. And for some stupid reason (self-fulfilling prohecy, maybe?), something unpleasant usually (seems to) happen when I AM travelling, making me grumpier and not enjoying the trip more, which makes me associate negative feelings for travel.

I guess it's a good thing I don't travel for work, or else I'll be even more pissed.

I'm not really into travel for the sake of travel because I think it's a big waste of time and money; not when there's the Travel Channel, the internet, sheer laziness and lack of funds. I'll give that Travel Channel is good for ideas on places to check out, but for the most part, I rather see some of those places on TV than in person.

If there's a gene for travel, then I clearly don't have it - I probably got it from the grandparents (or specifically, Gran) and the travel gene skipped a generation (My parents have travelled more than I have).

I admit, I'm not the easiest person to travel with in general - the 'rents would know, which is why we've not had a family vacation in years - and I feel a little bad for the people who have to put up with me when I AM grumpy and passive aggressive (you know who you are) over the years. To people who have yet to travel with me: Don't say I didn't warn you.

I've come to accept that I probably won't see the world in my lifetime because it's just pretty cumbersome these days, what with the terrorists and pandemics, et al. I'm antsy when it comes to travel, and it's not even the good kind of antsy - I get nervous from flight selection, all the way to confirming payment. I don't have a problem with the actual flying. Guess I'm pretty much a homebody like that and there's nothing wrong with that. I reckon the only travelling I'll be doing is the spiritual kind, where you don't need a passport and a plane ride (or several).

It all winds down to me being such a cheapsake. But I don't mind going someplace if there IS a specific reason. Otherwise, I'd rather stay home.

The only travelling I can put up with are overnights and weekend trips. Any longer, and well..., you don't really want to know. Back in my funployment, I turned down my cousin's invitation to backpack through Europe for 3 months because, a) got time, no money, b) 3 months is too damn long for my taste and c) there wasn't anything in Europe that I particularly want to check out really.

I'm just one of those people who'll only travel for gigs that are not gonna happen in KL and the only shopping/sightseeing I'll do is before and after the gig. Alone. Which probably means that I'll be going down to Singapore a whole lot more.

The only country I want to go that I've not been to is the UK (my ultimate anglophile mecca trip) and everyone I know either doesn't want to go there or has already been. I also have a written list of random tourist attractions that I don't mind going, that's just about it. Oh, and I don't mind sight-seeing through America as well, if it weren't for flight tickets, long travel and also the (current) piggy flu.

The only way I'd be excited about travel is if I have that apparation skill in the Harry Potter series (which is the wizard equivalent of being able to drive), which would greatly reduce the travel time. Or to ability to "jump" like in Jumper. It'd be great going to the other side of the planet in a blink of an eye and on a whim, minus the 20 hour plane rides.