Tag: foreign languages

Ever wondered how seriously you are afflicted with the travel bug?  Although there is no grading,  this  test will make the answer very clear.

You met your spouse:

1. 1. In grade school.
   2. During Happy Hour at Applebee’s
   3. While being held hostage by the Taliban.

You lost your virginity at:

1. 1. Seventeen.
   2. A fraternity party.
   3. 30,000 feet.

You have considered converting all your assets to:

1. Gold
2. Bit coin.
3. Frequent flyer miles.

The first words you learn in any language are:

1. Hello
2. Thank you.
3. I’d like a  room farther from the gunfire.

You would be least willing to give up your:

1. Money.
2. Life.
3. Passport.

The place you’ve lived longest is:

1. The town where you were born.
2. The town you settled in after college.
3. Chicago O’Hare, Terminal 5.

You’d never rent a car:

1. Without getting collision coverage.
2. In Afghanistan.
3. You couldn’t sleep in.

Trusting your gut is:

1. Almost always the right decision.
2. Usually safer than trusting your government’s Travel Advisories.
3. A mistake you’ve made in restaurants that cater to backpackers.

Your favorite souvenirs are:

1. T-shirts.
2. Refrigerator magnets.
3. Conversations with strangers.

You always carry:

1. A spare tube of moisturizer.
2. About 5 extra pounds, 10 if a buffet is offered.
3. A list of countries that have no extradition treaty with your own.

The bills and coins tucked away in your underwear drawer add up to:

1. A tidy nest egg.
2. Evidence.
3. A total of $2.34 in 17 currencies.

You would like your obituary to say you died:

1. In your sleep.
2. Surrounded by a loving family.
3. Aboard a flight that went down between Tahiti and Bora Bora.

Your favorite travel companions:

1. Always pay their fair share.
2. Don’t mind taking the middle seat.
3. Are imaginary.

Your most memorable experience at a tropical beach resort involved a:

1. Romantic interlude.
2. Luxury spa.
3. Tsunami warning.

You immediately recognized the photo at the top of the blog, which Bobcarrieson.com editor in chief Bob Payne took in 2009, as:

1. Niagara Falls, New York
2. Sioux Falls, Iowa
3. Kaieteur Falls, Guyana