Travel Rantings

I'm touring Guatemala City waiting for my friend's flight to arrive. Lonely planet, in one of the 5 best things to do in Guatemala City, lists 'leave'. So I'll use some of the time to randomly rant:

Each flight is different. While they all tend to blend into the boring long-time-waiting-for-flight, long-time-on-flight, bad sleep and censored movies, still - each fight you experience something new. Add to that the continuously changing security measures to protect us passengers, and it can really be bizzare.

Today, I've learned new things about what is allowed and what isn't on a plane. So - a lighter is not allowed in the checked baggage. Apparently it might be a terrorist in disguise. Taking the lighter with you onto the plane, however, is quite ok. no problem whatsover.

The other weird thing is that aerosole cans are now prohibited. Completely. Can´t take them aboard and can´t check them in. Considering I´m flying into a malaria-infested country and my musquito repellent is in the form of an aerosole can, it's not helping me a lot that it is now owned by luis, the friendly Taca Airlines clerk.

So remember - no more deodorants, shaving cream or any other hygenic article. I wonder if gillette helped design this guideline to make people buy these things again when they land.