Traveling can be very interesting at times, and just when you thought you had seen it all a volcano erupts in Iceland and affects all the travel to Europe. To top it off you have to be linguistics major to even pronounce the volcano’s name. How can you appropriately vent your frustration when you have to keep saying ^%^&R$#?, Iceland volcano, &%%U&^.
Lessons learned, when a natural disaster is occurring that affects air travel be sure to travel only with carry-on luggage. This gives you the ability to change flights quickly. Second, airlines like to play the wait and see game canceling flights at the last moment. Even when airports were closed some of the airlines did not cancel their flights until the last moment, leaving travelers stranded at their connecting airports. The lesson is to be informed about the conditions at the airport your flying to and don’t just rely on the airlines. This gives you the ability to change your travel plans before your stuck, or at least you’re mentally prepared to deal with a fluid traveling agenda.
Finally, get yourself mentally prepared. Your attitude to the whole situation greatly affects your stress level. Be sure to bring a good book and just realize everything is going to be hectic and uncertain for awhile. If you have faith this can help quite a bit. The “Big Guy Upstairs” is always willing to take your troubles if you give him a chance.
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