Comments on: The True Threat to Travellers – The Shower http://www.vagabondroots.com/travel-showers/ Around the World Travel Blog Sat, 04 Feb 2012 20:04:26 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Eva Gill http://www.vagabondroots.com/travel-showers/#comment-287 Eva Gill Tue, 27 Apr 2010 12:07:11 +0000 http://www.vagabondroots.com/?p=595#comment-287 Too funny and all too true. Thanks for making me laugh! Too funny and all too true. Thanks for making me laugh!

]]> By: Dina http://www.vagabondroots.com/travel-showers/#comment-279 Dina Thu, 22 Apr 2010 06:07:56 +0000 http://www.vagabondroots.com/?p=595#comment-279 Lovely article, Catia! My worst shower experience was not running out of hot water, but running out of COLD water! Meaning? I had to rinse my soaped up body and face, plus shampooed hair with.... extremely hot water you can't touch! In that time I had that little box for my soap, that I used to cool down this very hot water to bearable condition, just so I could rinse my face a bit. After that I was shouting to my friends to grab whatever water they can find. After a long wait, a hotel guy brought a small jug of water that did not much. I kept telling them to grab a bucket and filled it with water from swimming pool, but they were not very helping because the tour bus was about to leave and they didn't want to miss out. Instead they encourage me to wash with this impossible to touch hot water. Good thing second small jug of water arrived. Not enough to rinse perfectly, but at least I was not drenched in soap and shampoo! The end was a happy ending: at least I had a shower, others didn't because the cold water didn't run until we left. And sure I smelled good because the leftover soap and shampoo on my body and hair! Lovely article, Catia!
My worst shower experience was not running out of hot water, but running out of COLD water! Meaning? I had to rinse my soaped up body and face, plus shampooed hair with…. extremely hot water you can’t touch! In that time I had that little box for my soap, that I used to cool down this very hot water to bearable condition, just so I could rinse my face a bit. After that I was shouting to my friends to grab whatever water they can find. After a long wait, a hotel guy brought a small jug of water that did not much. I kept telling them to grab a bucket and filled it with water from swimming pool, but they were not very helping because the tour bus was about to leave and they didn’t want to miss out. Instead they encourage me to wash with this impossible to touch hot water. Good thing second small jug of water arrived. Not enough to rinse perfectly, but at least I was not drenched in soap and shampoo!

The end was a happy ending: at least I had a shower, others didn’t because the cold water didn’t run until we left. And sure I smelled good because the leftover soap and shampoo on my body and hair!

]]> By: Amy http://www.vagabondroots.com/travel-showers/#comment-276 Amy Wed, 21 Apr 2010 01:09:10 +0000 http://www.vagabondroots.com/?p=595#comment-276 Haha! I love this post! I had almost ALL of these happen to me in one very unfortunate shower experience in India... I finished up simultaneously scalded, freezing, soapy while elbow deep in others drain-hair. And all I wanted to do was wash myself after being touched by the most disgusting shower curtain known to man. Lucky there was no shower door to battle with on that occasion... Haha! I love this post! I had almost ALL of these happen to me in one very unfortunate shower experience in India… I finished up simultaneously scalded, freezing, soapy while elbow deep in others drain-hair. And all I wanted to do was wash myself after being touched by the most disgusting shower curtain known to man. Lucky there was no shower door to battle with on that occasion…

]]> By: neha http://www.vagabondroots.com/travel-showers/#comment-271 neha Mon, 19 Apr 2010 15:18:47 +0000 http://www.vagabondroots.com/?p=595#comment-271 haha! this is such a fun post catia! if only you could carry your own portable shower around ... haha! this is such a fun post catia! if only you could carry your own portable shower around …

]]> By: Poi http://www.vagabondroots.com/travel-showers/#comment-269 Poi Mon, 19 Apr 2010 09:14:31 +0000 http://www.vagabondroots.com/?p=595#comment-269 I have to say I'm quite worried about this when we go away. I like to burn when I have showers, hotter the better but something tells me all the hostels we visit might not be prepared for me. I have to say I’m quite worried about this when we go away. I like to burn when I have showers, hotter the better but something tells me all the hostels we visit might not be prepared for me.

]]> By: Catia http://www.vagabondroots.com/travel-showers/#comment-260 Catia Sun, 18 Apr 2010 22:41:14 +0000 http://www.vagabondroots.com/?p=595#comment-260 Hehe, I ran into the shower over the toilet shortly after your comment, it was a small (i.e. 6 floor tiles by 3 tiles) with a toilet, shower right above and of course the toilet paper and hook for clothes, towel etc. was directly in the stream of water. Trying to straddle the toilet / shield the towel from water while attempting to get clean was quite the workout! Hehe, I ran into the shower over the toilet shortly after your comment, it was a small (i.e. 6 floor tiles by 3 tiles) with a toilet, shower right above and of course the toilet paper and hook for clothes, towel etc. was directly in the stream of water.

Trying to straddle the toilet / shield the towel from water while attempting to get clean was quite the workout!

]]> By: Suzy http://www.vagabondroots.com/travel-showers/#comment-204 Suzy Wed, 14 Apr 2010 07:45:04 +0000 http://www.vagabondroots.com/?p=595#comment-204 Funny post! I never thought of it like a battle, but showers while traveling are certainly travels unto themselves. My favorite is the "shower" over the toilet. I love when hotels and hostels place a shower head in the wall with the toilet directly below to save space. Oh and that cold water shower scene you describe is completely dead on. There are few things in life worse than when you are cold, just wanting a hot shower, and the water goes ice cold. Makes me cringe just thinking about it. .-= Suzy’s last blog: <a href="http://suzyguese.com/suzy-stumbles-over-travel-week-of-april-12-2010/" rel="nofollow">Suzy Stumbles Over Travel: Week of April 12, 2010</a> =-. Funny post! I never thought of it like a battle, but showers while traveling are certainly travels unto themselves. My favorite is the “shower” over the toilet. I love when hotels and hostels place a shower head in the wall with the toilet directly below to save space. Oh and that cold water shower scene you describe is completely dead on. There are few things in life worse than when you are cold, just wanting a hot shower, and the water goes ice cold. Makes me cringe just thinking about it.
.-= Suzy’s last blog: Suzy Stumbles Over Travel: Week of April 12, 2010 =-.

]]> By: Catia http://www.vagabondroots.com/travel-showers/#comment-200 Catia Mon, 12 Apr 2010 17:01:58 +0000 http://www.vagabondroots.com/?p=595#comment-200 @Ryan I haven't been to Scotland yet, it's on my list of places I want to go. At the rate I travel I could be at this for years, so many places I want to see and I'm a very slow traveller! I've ran into the super small showers a few times now. I had a goosebump on my head and a bruise on my behind from underestimating how much space it took for me to reach down to shave my legs. Not one of my classier moments. @Erica Haha! I should have added their amazing ability to shrink the second we climb in. @RaggedyAndie Lol, I'll have to make a waterproof manual when I use your shower during my visit to you. :p @Jasmine Ooh! I've heard about the electric showers but haven't run into one yet. I'm more than a bit scared to after seeing what they can do without electricity involved! @Ryan I haven’t been to Scotland yet, it’s on my list of places I want to go. At the rate I travel I could be at this for years, so many places I want to see and I’m a very slow traveller!

I’ve ran into the super small showers a few times now. I had a goosebump on my head and a bruise on my behind from underestimating how much space it took for me to reach down to shave my legs. Not one of my classier moments.

@Erica Haha! I should have added their amazing ability to shrink the second we climb in.

@RaggedyAndie Lol, I’ll have to make a waterproof manual when I use your shower during my visit to you. :p

@Jasmine Ooh! I’ve heard about the electric showers but haven’t run into one yet. I’m more than a bit scared to after seeing what they can do without electricity involved!

]]> By: Ryan http://www.vagabondroots.com/travel-showers/#comment-199 Ryan Mon, 12 Apr 2010 13:53:14 +0000 http://www.vagabondroots.com/?p=595#comment-199 Excellent post, great Blog. You need to be double jointed to fit into some showers. Have you travelled to Scotland on your adventures yet? .-= Ryan’s last blog: <a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ScotlandHereAndNow/~3/5o6ZYk1yoJs/linlithgow-palace.html" rel="nofollow">Linlithgow Palace</a> =-. Excellent post, great Blog. You need to be double jointed to fit into some showers. Have you travelled to Scotland on your adventures yet?
.-= Ryan’s last blog: Linlithgow Palace =-.

]]> By: Erica http://www.vagabondroots.com/travel-showers/#comment-196 Erica Sat, 10 Apr 2010 06:17:30 +0000 http://www.vagabondroots.com/?p=595#comment-196 HAHA! This is so freakin' hilarious. I have to say that I had a run in with the sliding shower door most recently in Spain. Not to mention I wasn't used to the small amount of space provided in a typical Spanish apartment. I think I locked myself in and bonked my head more times than I care to admit. .-= Erica’s last blog: <a href="http://overyonderlust.com/change-is-never-easy/" rel="nofollow">Change is Never Easy</a> =-. HAHA! This is so freakin’ hilarious. I have to say that I had a run in with the sliding shower door most recently in Spain. Not to mention I wasn’t used to the small amount of space provided in a typical Spanish apartment. I think I locked myself in and bonked my head more times than I care to admit.
.-= Erica’s last blog: Change is Never Easy =-.

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