Sometimes travelling can be a gruelling experience

First there is all the packing that must be done before the trip. This is a highly complicated operation... one usually tries to pack a great amount of stuff in a way that the items wont get damaged during the trip at the same time trying to make sure everything fits in the luggage and that in total one does not exceed 35 kilos per suitcase ! Pffffff !!

(preparations for the packing of Arturo el Russo's "Calle Melancolia" in Mérida)







Once you arrive at the airport, there's all the waiting : waiting to check your bags, waiting to pass security, waiting at the bathroon, waiting to board the plane.... Long and slow lines for everything !

(the "Calle Melancolia" leaving Cancun airport)










Then, there's the connection.... there is almost always a "connection transfer" which means getting off of Airplane 1 in Hall A, retrieving your luggage (when in the US), going through customs, checking in your luggage, finding Hall B, boarding Airplane 2 -- all in a period of time usually 30 minutes short of what you really need.

(the "Calle Melancolia" arriving at Dallas Forth Worth International airport)


(the "Calle Melancolia" leaving Dallas Forth Worth International airport)


Getting to your destination airport doesn't always mean the end of this already tiring experience. There is the waiting for your luggage to come out of the rotating belt... somehow, everyone else's bags always come out before yours which usually show up just around the time you're getting ready to stand in the line denominated "Report Lost Luggage".

(the "Calle Melancolia" coming out of the Charles de Gaulle airport luggage band)




And let's not forget the trip within the trip : getting from the aiport back home. Thankfully, once this is done, there is only one last little task to perform : the unpacking... This is usually when you discover the unhappy surprise that some of your carefully packed items didn't survive the trip ....

(the unpacking and inspection of the "Calle Melancolia")







Pfffff ! Travelling can be very tiring indeed! I need some vacations to recover from my vacations !!!

(the "Calle Melancolia"'s new home)