Delayed Flights

“Excuse me, Ladies and gentleman; we have an announcement to make. Flight number ABC 111 will be delayed due to.....”.

Did anyone cringe while reading the above?

All the horror stories we heard about people missing their transit flights to people getting stranded in airports flood our thoughts. That was the thought that came to mind when the broadcast for another hour delay came. With that announcement, the total delay time amounted to 4 hours and people starting yelling and screaming at the operation staff demanding the reason behind the delay and started to explain their situations squeezing information out the airline staff.

It was chaos and havoc and not a happy face was in sight, save the few young children who went about playing a game of chase delighted at the fact they had more time to spend playing with each other.

However, all is not too grim as there were a few things to be grateful for. There are a lot of reasons for a plane delay and most of the time, it is for our safety. Bad weather, technical difficulties, etc. put the passengers at risk and hence the delay is called to ensure a safer journey when we're 39,000 feet off the ground.

Our lives are more important than anything and it is crucial to remember the fact that if we miss a transit flight, it may throw our entire schedules off whack; but force a plane to take off in horrible conditions, we risk the lives of not only ourselves but the rest of the passengers and the crew which no amount of money can ever repay.

There have been countless numbers of lives lost in the recent years due to plane crashes or accidents and even missing planes so let us take a step back and be thankful that even though our flight is delayed we are still safe and sound and on the ground. So the next time we encounter a delay, let's not get too upset and try to think of solutions that would cause less stress for ourselves. At the end of the day, it is most important where we reach our destination safe and sound and everything else is secondary (in our opinion).

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This is just a little rant and depiction of the scene that occurs at least to those who travel at least once a year. Till the next post, safe travels everyone!!

10 interesting facts about Vietnam:

Hey guys, it's been a while and we want to change things up a little so this time we thought we would share with everyone a few interesting facts about Vietnam. So here we go!!

1. The currency is called Dong!

2. Children are called to school not by the ring of the bell but by the Gong (pun intended)!!

3. Nguyen is a common name.

No, not everyone with the surname Nguyen is related. It works the same way as the Chinese surname as where not every single person with the surname Wong are related.

4. The country's name was originally spelled as two words: Viet Nam.

5. Football is the most popular sport in Vietnam.

6. Motorcycles are everywhere in Vietnam.

Motorcycles are the main form of trnsport for those with average lifestyles whereas cars are considered to be reserved as a luxury item for the wealthy. Therefore, motorcycles are often used and not wearing a helmet can lead to a fine.

7. Vietnam is the world's leading export for cashew nuts and black pepper.

8. A Vietnamese specialty of rice wine, Ruou Ran (snake wine) has a pickled snake in the bottle and is allegedly said to be able to cure any sickness.

9. Vietnamese cuisine embodies the five fundamental Asian elements of spicy (metal), salty (water), sweet (earth), sour (wood), and bitter (fire).

10. The country has a literacy level of 94%.

With that, we hope you enjoy this post and we'll try to come with more posts so until then, safe travels everyone!!