Tuesday, December 12, 2006

Dos and Don'ts of a Trip to Portugal

Do help the old couple who don't speak English or German get to their terminal with you; it'll make you feel good, especially when you find out they're Lithuanian!

Don't expect many people to speak even basic English.

Do bring sandwich stuffs, since the closest pizzaria is on the other side of the mountain.

Don't buy the wifi service for 20 euros/day, you won't use enough of it to be worth it, especially since it doesn't work in the fucking rooms, you have to sit in the lobby or bar.

Don't order the sausage and cheese platter, unless you like things that smell and taste like vomit.

Do be honest with the waiter when he asks you if you like it; an assertive "no!" will win you a free seafood salad that they were probably going to throw away. It'll be very good, actually, what you (I) should have ordered in the first place.

Don't be a pussy, bitch about the flash being broken on the disposable camera you got at the hotel until you get all the way up to the manager; he'll give you your money back, let you keep the camera, and state that he's canceling the hotel's agreement with kodak!

Do respect the fact that you're in a great wine making country: buy dėž for your golf flask! (photo to come)

Don't hesitate to return the dėž after it gives you a pounding headache!

Do ask for pedagogue discounts; I got up to 20% off from street vendors.

Don't go looking for Zemarin (locally made clothing, always my gift of choice) on foot and after six; you won't find it and your legs will hurt for days.

Do have cocktails before the Oceanarium; it'll be much more intersting if you're going alone.

Don't have cocktails before the National Confectionary; you'll accidentally spend 30 euros on sweets for your colleagues.

1 comment:

Jim Gust said...

Do proof read before you post. What's the junior high error in this phrase:

"he'll give you you're money back"

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