Comments on: Travel Tuesday question of the week – what’s your most embarrassing travel moment? http://budgettravelintentions.net/2011/01/17/travel-tuesday-question-of-the-week-whats-your-most-embarrassing-travel-moment/ An intentional journey to explore this world, for less Fri, 21 Jan 2011 15:48:52 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Jill - Jack and Jill Travel The World http://budgettravelintentions.net/2011/01/17/travel-tuesday-question-of-the-week-whats-your-most-embarrassing-travel-moment/#comment-1131 Jill - Jack and Jill Travel The World Fri, 21 Jan 2011 15:48:52 +0000 http://budgettravelintentions.net/?p=936#comment-1131 I'm pretty sure I told you about my embarrassing story on Twitter. Which I regretted right afterward. So, not telling (again) :) That aside, I came across a nude beach inadvertently in San Francisco while hiking. Well, actually we were hiking on a trail on a bluff overlooking the beach, and there was this nudist running along the trail. I can tell you something, seeing someone fully naked when you least expecting it... was... quite shocking. I’m pretty sure I told you about my embarrassing story on Twitter. Which I regretted right afterward. So, not telling (again) :)

That aside, I came across a nude beach inadvertently in San Francisco while hiking. Well, actually we were hiking on a trail on a bluff overlooking the beach, and there was this nudist running along the trail. I can tell you something, seeing someone fully naked when you least expecting it… was… quite shocking.

]]> By: LeslieTravel http://budgettravelintentions.net/2011/01/17/travel-tuesday-question-of-the-week-whats-your-most-embarrassing-travel-moment/#comment-1129 LeslieTravel Thu, 20 Jan 2011 02:13:39 +0000 http://budgettravelintentions.net/?p=936#comment-1129 LOL! I bet those nude sunbathers looked like George Hamilton after years of clothes-free tanning. My most embarrassing moment was rushing to the airplane toilet during descent to throw up in the bathroom, then having the toilet lid hit my face, resulting in 2 black eyes! I came out of the bathroom looking all beat up and for my whole week in Rio de Janeiro guys were hitting on me with lines like, "In Brazil we don't beat out women." Pretty embarrassing! LOL! I bet those nude sunbathers looked like George Hamilton after years of clothes-free tanning. My most embarrassing moment was rushing to the airplane toilet during descent to throw up in the bathroom, then having the toilet lid hit my face, resulting in 2 black eyes! I came out of the bathroom looking all beat up and for my whole week in Rio de Janeiro guys were hitting on me with lines like, “In Brazil we don’t beat out women.” Pretty embarrassing!

]]> By: budgettravelsac http://budgettravelintentions.net/2011/01/17/travel-tuesday-question-of-the-week-whats-your-most-embarrassing-travel-moment/#comment-1128 budgettravelsac Wed, 19 Jan 2011 23:20:19 +0000 http://budgettravelintentions.net/?p=936#comment-1128 At least it wasn't you! I stated on here when people first started posting I thought most comments would involve nudity, alcohol, and vomiting! :) Although language screw ups is probably something all of us have done! At least it wasn’t you! I stated on here when people first started posting I thought most comments would involve nudity, alcohol, and vomiting! :) Although language screw ups is probably something all of us have done!

]]> By: StruxTravel http://budgettravelintentions.net/2011/01/17/travel-tuesday-question-of-the-week-whats-your-most-embarrassing-travel-moment/#comment-1127 StruxTravel Wed, 19 Jan 2011 23:10:24 +0000 http://budgettravelintentions.net/?p=936#comment-1127 Very funny story, Jeremy! My most embarrassing travel moment happened a couple years back while flying to Paris on an overnight flight. I fell asleep only to wake up a few hours later with the house lights turned on and the entire airplane looking at me and my friends. Evidently, one of my friends had a few too many BOTTLES of wine and was crawling down the aisle, vomiting on the floor! It was so humiliating to be associated with them for the remaining several hours on the flight! Very funny story, Jeremy! My most embarrassing travel moment happened a couple years back while flying to Paris on an overnight flight. I fell asleep only to wake up a few hours later with the house lights turned on and the entire airplane looking at me and my friends. Evidently, one of my friends had a few too many BOTTLES of wine and was crawling down the aisle, vomiting on the floor! It was so humiliating to be associated with them for the remaining several hours on the flight!

]]> By: budgettravelsac http://budgettravelintentions.net/2011/01/17/travel-tuesday-question-of-the-week-whats-your-most-embarrassing-travel-moment/#comment-1126 budgettravelsac Wed, 19 Jan 2011 17:32:20 +0000 http://budgettravelintentions.net/?p=936#comment-1126 That is definitely a funny story! Got to love butchered language and mispronounced phrases stories! That is definitely a funny story! Got to love butchered language and mispronounced phrases stories!

]]> By: budgettravelsac http://budgettravelintentions.net/2011/01/17/travel-tuesday-question-of-the-week-whats-your-most-embarrassing-travel-moment/#comment-1125 budgettravelsac Wed, 19 Jan 2011 17:30:53 +0000 http://budgettravelintentions.net/?p=936#comment-1125 Yes, exactly the kind of comments I expected on this. I thought a lot more people would have foreign language moments. Yes, exactly the kind of comments I expected on this. I thought a lot more people would have foreign language moments.

]]> By: eat-laugh-love-anon http://budgettravelintentions.net/2011/01/17/travel-tuesday-question-of-the-week-whats-your-most-embarrassing-travel-moment/#comment-1124 eat-laugh-love-anon Wed, 19 Jan 2011 08:57:56 +0000 http://budgettravelintentions.net/?p=936#comment-1124 Greg's language error reminded me of one of my own. Somewhere in Germany, starving, I wandered into a restaurant I couldn't afford and ordered soup (the cheapest thing on the menu). I scoffed it down and then asked him my best German for "die Rectum, bitte". I thought I was asking for the bill but I mispronounced Rechnung (bill). The water froze, then dashed off to get help. An older guy came back and asked me, in English, how he could help. I was a bit confused so just asked for the bill in English. As I walked out I realised that, in English, rectum is a bit rude. A few days later I arrived in Hamburg to stay with my German friend. I told him about the funny rectum story and then asked him casually if rectum had any meaning in German. That's when he started laughing, telling me it was a Latin word that meant the same in English and German. No wonder the waiter ran away when I asked him for his rectum! I hope he laughs about it now. Greg’s language error reminded me of one of my own. Somewhere in Germany, starving, I wandered into a restaurant I couldn’t afford and ordered soup (the cheapest thing on the menu). I scoffed it down and then asked him my best German for “die Rectum, bitte”. I thought I was asking for the bill but I mispronounced Rechnung (bill).
The water froze, then dashed off to get help. An older guy came back and asked me, in English, how he could help. I was a bit confused so just asked for the bill in English. As I walked out I realised that, in English, rectum is a bit rude.
A few days later I arrived in Hamburg to stay with my German friend. I told him about the funny rectum story and then asked him casually if rectum had any meaning in German. That’s when he started laughing, telling me it was a Latin word that meant the same in English and German.
No wonder the waiter ran away when I asked him for his rectum! I hope he laughs about it now.

]]> By: John in France http://budgettravelintentions.net/2011/01/17/travel-tuesday-question-of-the-week-whats-your-most-embarrassing-travel-moment/#comment-1123 John in France Wed, 19 Jan 2011 02:39:47 +0000 http://budgettravelintentions.net/?p=936#comment-1123 When learning both Japanese and French I used to approach young ladies with the purpose of striking up a conversation with them in their language - as you do!! I approached a very beautiful young girl in Lyon (France), and thought of something random to say. "Excusez-moi ou se trouve la guerre (should have said "gare") la plus proche?" Asking said beauty where the nearest war was wasn't exactly what I had in mind! Might have been OK in some countries!! When learning both Japanese and French I used to approach young ladies with the purpose of striking up a conversation with them in their language – as you do!! I approached a very beautiful young girl in Lyon (France), and thought of something random to say. “Excusez-moi ou se trouve la guerre (should have said “gare”) la plus proche?” Asking said beauty where the nearest war was wasn’t exactly what I had in mind! Might have been OK in some countries!!

]]> By: Keith http://budgettravelintentions.net/2011/01/17/travel-tuesday-question-of-the-week-whats-your-most-embarrassing-travel-moment/#comment-1122 Keith Tue, 18 Jan 2011 22:54:54 +0000 http://budgettravelintentions.net/?p=936#comment-1122 Haha! Trust me to get Spanish all mixed up with Italian. Guess those are some of the perils of travelling! :-) Haha! Trust me to get Spanish all mixed up with Italian. Guess those are some of the perils of travelling! :-)

]]> By: budgettravelsac http://budgettravelintentions.net/2011/01/17/travel-tuesday-question-of-the-week-whats-your-most-embarrassing-travel-moment/#comment-1121 budgettravelsac Tue, 18 Jan 2011 22:11:10 +0000 http://budgettravelintentions.net/?p=936#comment-1121 Way to go Keith! Not only did you make the common traveler mistake of butchering the language, you added a bit of physical comedy as well with a barstool! As an observer, that has to be funny! If I was you, I would have been just as embarrassed! I don't think I would have ordered another coffee in Spain for quite a while! :) Way to go Keith! Not only did you make the common traveler mistake of butchering the language, you added a bit of physical comedy as well with a barstool! As an observer, that has to be funny! If I was you, I would have been just as embarrassed! I don’t think I would have ordered another coffee in Spain for quite a while! :)

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