Hacking the hotel TV - making the most out of being stuck in your room

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3-26-2009 @ 2:59PM

Craig said...

I hate to sound like one of those crotchety old "go play outside" types, but why even watch TV in a hotel? Go out and explore the place you're visiting, even if it means wandering aimlessly in the rain. Want to watch a game? Find a bar/pub/etc and watch it there with the local people and food. Tired from a long day of travel? Just go right to sleep so you can be well-rested the next morning. Need to veg for a bit? Go to a movie or find a park bench.

It seems like a waste to travel somewhere only to sit in your hotel watching TV.

3-26-2009 @ 3:11PM

Scott Carmichael said...

Craig - you make perfect sense, and this is all great if you are in a fun destination with plenty to do. But I've spent 100's of nights in boring cities, where everything closes at 6, or where the nearest bar or restaurant is 20 miles away.

Sadly, not every hotel is close to a nice park or bench, and those that are, are not always in the kind of place you'd want to venture outside at night.

3-29-2009 @ 1:05AM

Arpey said...

Obviously you have never spent a night at DFW ariport hotel, or the PHL airport hotel, of other such rat holes.
Walk? Park? Restaurant? YBGSM.
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