99 Steps
While you're at Wyndham Sugar Bay Resort in St. Thomas, there's one comment that you're bound to hear. It's not, "what stunning views this mountain top hotel has!" Or " that beach really has a lot of fish." No. What you will hear in the lobby, in the restaurants or at the pool is "I can't believe you have to walk up all those steps just to get to the pool!" This irritated me to no end because it seems to me that if you're going to loll around the pool all day, a little step climbing isn't going to kill you. Granted, as you can see from these pix, that staircase wasn't some little 10-12 step number.
This is a real, winding, staircase with 99 steps and you will work your thigh muscles climbing it. But if you're not elderly or disabled, I don't see what the fuss is about. After all, just a few minutes clopping downs those stairs will get you
This.
And this.
Nonetheless, the majority of the resort's visitors opted to wait for the shuttle to drop them off at the edge of the pool, lest they have to move around too much. There's nothing that irks me more than complaining tourists. I just feel like they should leave the negative opinions at home and concentrate on enjoying their travels. What's your traveling pet peeve?
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And thanks for reminding me the Chicago connection in 'High Fidelity'. I'd forgot about it. :-)
Greetings from Kuala Lumpur.
Thanks for the visit and have a nice day always.
Eden, I'm with you.
It's actually not as bad as it looks.
My travel pet peeve is people who get easily exasperated if they have a communication issue about something... they expect other people to speak their language and then get all upset if they don't.
Tiffany, yes, there are a lot of them.
Mary, that's one of mine too! Travel should be about learning about other cultures and adapting.
My traveling pet peeve is when someone comes into a country and expects the people from the country to do things in a way that best serves them (the tourists). For example, when people get mad that everyone in a restaurant doesn't speak English. Um, hello, YOU'RE IN A FOREIGN COUNTRY, GET OVER YOURSELF!!
Wheeew, that felt good :) Happy travels, Sis!
I hate it when someone spots you as the only other foreigner on the bus/train and so sits down next to you and proceeds to complain loudly. Then everyone thinks you are of the same ilk. Actually, what IS with all the complaining? Those people who expect things to be like at home should stay at home, I reckon.