🎧 Tip for bus rides in this country: get noise canceling headphones before attempting a cross country trip.

People are, no other way to put it, imbeciles. Music, ringtones, loud talk, phone calls, video games, music from the actual bus sound system,… You will go crazy without some protection.

@indw Work (and some pleasure, of course). Drive up north yesterday, back south today. Taking my car: alone, 5 hours each way, around €250 gas/tolls. Bus: alone (with movies/tv shows/books/social media), 5h50m each way, €25.

@maique I see. That makes sense. I struggle being in that close of quarters with other people, too. Just had a 13 hour travel day with my son, 6 on airplanes. Noise cancelling headphones are a must. The price we pay I guess, and an exercise in patience. Hope the trip was worthwhile.

@indw I have always made this trip on my own, as I said, but couldn’t really justify the tenfold cost this time.

Still making my way back to the city. Luckily no one was sitting next to me on both rides 🎉