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Nothing defines “waiting” more than airline employee standby travel! I can attest that Tim looks like this on every trip we take, and anyone else who flies standby will agree.
We had just enjoyed a comfy first-class pod from Buenos Aires to Miami on United, but the luxury of that seat quickly wore off after each successive flight we stood by for jammed up. Defeated, Tim waited on hold with United’s employee travel phone line to “list” us on another airline to our home in Toronto.
There were no smartphones to rebook ourselves in 2002 and the internet was not readily available. Nowadays, Tim doesn’t have to sit on the ground, but we still wait for an airplane seat on every trip.
HONORABLE MENTIONS
Dianne Owad-Jones, Calgary, AB, Canada
Rain or shine, scores of Harry Potter fans gather at this hillside overlook near Fort William, Scotland, and wait to snap the iconic scene of the so-called Hogwarts Express steam train making its way across the splendid Glenfinnan Via- duct. It was built in 1897 and connects Glasgow to Mallaig, often described as one of the world’s finest rail journeys.
Susan Turnbull, Brisbane, Australia
Our minivan transfer failed to pick us up at the designated meeting point after traveling many hours by boat down the Rio Negro. Without cell service, our guide left by boat to make calls. Following an hour alone in the Amazon jungle — in the heat, dirt and insects, a sheepish driver arrived to take us back to Manaus. There were no complaints from us. It’s all part of the adventure.
