tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post2853453837727817591..comments2024-03-28T13:40:19.356-05:00Comments on Every goddamn day: 03/28/24: South American Diary #8: ShipmatesNeil Steinberghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11468057838260476480noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-68895682217309062472019-04-15T16:49:37.840-05:002019-04-15T16:49:37.840-05:00A fitting response to the lady who asked Neil if h...A fitting response to the lady who asked Neil if he was Jewish might have been, "Absolutely. How about you?"<br /><br />All those oldies enjoying remote and invigorating sights made me wish I had travelled more before health problems made it impractical.<br /><br />Tom Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09641357239788323783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-65679072502950738822019-04-15T15:07:54.942-05:002019-04-15T15:07:54.942-05:00How many passengers were there? Could not have bee...How many passengers were there? Could not have been all that many, which makes for more interaction and fraternization. Somehow, I can't imagine the same level of rapport among the thousands crammed onto a floating Norwegian Disneyland. Even if I could afford one of those cruises, I would never travel on one of those monstrosities. Too many people trapped in too little space, squeezed together in a floating city in which the camaraderie is either artificial or non-existent. <br /><br />And I've heard too many horror stories about alcohol-fueled brawls among groups of passengers, often extended families traveling together, and sparked by ethnic, racial, geographical, and class antagonisms...merely because somebody spilled a drink, or looked too long at a woman, or bumped into a stranger. No thanks. Plenty of that available right here, without the expense of going to sea. Perhaps I'd enjoy a smaller and more laid-back jazz cruise, with a few hundred new friends, all into the same genre of music. I've got the time, but not the scratch. <br /><br />No fjord for me, just a Ford in the driveway. I'll always be what used to be known as an 'armchair traveler'-- but it's still nice to be able to read about, and to dream about, those far corners of the planet that I'll never see. Thanks for the buggy ride, Mr. S.Grizz 65https://www.blogger.com/profile/02892702223228764894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-31933801049125103482019-04-15T12:40:06.150-05:002019-04-15T12:40:06.150-05:00Really lovely ending to the story. Can't say ...Really lovely ending to the story. Can't say why, but lovely it is nonetheless.<br /><br />johntatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10088632798195131329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-39502303903020322682019-04-15T09:57:47.510-05:002019-04-15T09:57:47.510-05:00Thank you for these great travel notes.Thank you for these great travel notes.heydavehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15509102502417886790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-30243512733368117732019-04-15T09:57:04.731-05:002019-04-15T09:57:04.731-05:00Neil, if you ever want to give up your columns, yo...Neil, if you ever want to give up your columns, you would make an excellent travel writer. I don't recall reading a more descriptive travel experience.Bob Phttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14987049205775737722noreply@blogger.com