I was sitting in a Dim Sum restaurant in Hong Kong, reveling in some succulent Siu Mai, Har Gow, and Sesame Balls. Surrounded by steam stackers towering all over our table, I reach for my soup and take a nice hearty sip from the bowl. Uh Oh. A huge spill down the front of my white blouse.
Great.
I glance around the table and restaurant. No napkins in sight.
Suddenly, a woman across the room who had apparently seen this clumsy blunder, gets up from her table. She gently walks over. As I look up from the piles of Bo Loh Bao I was eyeing, she is standing next to me. Her hand extended, she offers me a pack of tissues. Completely surprised, I grasp the pack from her hand, remove a couple tissues and politely hand it back to her. The woman smiled sweetly and motioned with her hands for me to just keep it. Overwhelmed with gratitude, I profusely thank her and she returns to her full table to enjoy her meal.
There have been countless moments like this throughout my travels. Kindness is the same in every language.
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Howdy. Hola. Konnichiwa. Bonjour. Ciao. Hallo. Namaste.
I’m Amanda Abbott and I created and run this blog. At any given moment, you can find me amidst planning my next trip, with a packed suitcase by my bedside. I am a native Californian and have lived in Los Angeles, San Francisco and just outside of Las Vegas. I have now traveled across 6 Continents, thousands upon thousands of cities and 37 US States. I’ve learned a few things along the way and hope to share it with you.
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Over the years, I found that the best travel advice or tips I would find, that really helped me craft the most wonderful, fulfilling and effective trip itineraries were from… other travelers.
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