Take Off & Arrival

"Jede Reise beginnt mit dem Träumen, der Neugier auf das noch Fremde. Was sich seit der Ära der Entdeckungen, der frühen Globalisierung der Welt, geändert hat, ist der Verlust des Weges, die Entwertung der Strecke. Das globalisierte Reisen ist Tempo, Vergünstigung und schnelles Schauen. Deshalb träumen wir heute auch anders, die Bilder rauschen an uns vorbei, das Ziel ist alles."
(Klaus Kuhfeld)

Hans-Werner Prahl - a guy from the real world, whos book I found in one of our SL libraries - states that travelling nowadays is either an off from or towards to an environment. Whatever my vacation is, it started with the usual stress - well I heared it's given - like searching for luggage, informing friends about the vacation, packing, dressing up for travels and locking the doors.

Waiting for the taxi...

I took the fast teleport to hawaiian Oahu Vacation Resort. Thats real globalized travelling. Just seconds till you reach your favored destination. No waiting for the luggage and no lost luggage at all, no traffic jams, no delays of trains or airplanes. Don't you think human travels suck, dealing with all those problems!?

But at the time I arrived, there seemed to be no difference to human trips. I landed at Oahu and waiting began. I entered the resort rental office, sat down, rang a bell and after a looooooong time and another IM finally an agent arrived. Working at a rental office seems totally stress-free...

Nice working position...

Well talking in full sentences was not her strength either. I was simply asked "price range?". Actually I thought it might be more important, how I imagined to spend my vacations, but I guess that did not matter to her. I tried once again and asked which island is more popular and which huts are near a surf beach, but I got no propper answer to that. In the rental office is a map of Oahu and Kauai on the wall where the vacancies are visible.

Those maps are nothing for you to worry about!!!

I was told that those maps are none of my business, I should simply leave the building left or right and look for the huts. It was as well not the welcome and the service I dreamed about.

I'm walking...

After a short fly around the islands I decided fastly on a hut, because the lady wanted to close down the rental office. An interesting change from waiting to rushing. 

Waiting to enter...

After I was orbed two times I finally could enter my hut and get rid of my luggage. I was tired and worn out from the preparations and the unrelaxing renting procedure. 

After briefly enjoying the silence.... 

Breath deeply...

...I fell on the bed, fully dressed, and instantly zonked out.

Seeya morrow...XO MissR.