Comments on: My great laundry adventure http://velvetescape.com/2009/06/my-great-laundry-adventure/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=my-great-laundry-adventure go explore. experience. and be inspired. Tue, 22 May 2012 14:42:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Patagonia: Home of the Gods (Part I) | Velvet Escape travel blog http://velvetescape.com/2009/06/my-great-laundry-adventure/#comment-9915 Patagonia: Home of the Gods (Part I) | Velvet Escape travel blog Sat, 13 Aug 2011 13:19:42 +0000 http://velvetescape.com/blog/?p=1475#comment-9915 [...] My great laundry adventure (Bariloche, Argentina) [...] [...] My great laundry adventure (Bariloche, Argentina) [...]

]]> By: The spectacular lake crossing tour from Puerto Montt to Bariloche | Velvet Escape travel blog http://velvetescape.com/2009/06/my-great-laundry-adventure/#comment-9912 The spectacular lake crossing tour from Puerto Montt to Bariloche | Velvet Escape travel blog Sat, 13 Aug 2011 13:18:43 +0000 http://velvetescape.com/blog/?p=1475#comment-9912 [...] about my great laundry adventure in [...] [...] about my great laundry adventure in [...]

]]> By: 500 Velvet Escapes: Favourite travel posts | Velvet Escape travel blog http://velvetescape.com/2009/06/my-great-laundry-adventure/#comment-9884 500 Velvet Escapes: Favourite travel posts | Velvet Escape travel blog Sat, 13 Aug 2011 12:12:56 +0000 http://velvetescape.com/blog/?p=1475#comment-9884 [...] My Great Laundry Adventure. Read and weep! [...] [...] My Great Laundry Adventure. Read and weep! [...]

]]> By: The good life in Mendoza | Velvet Escape travel blog http://velvetescape.com/2009/06/my-great-laundry-adventure/#comment-9593 The good life in Mendoza | Velvet Escape travel blog Tue, 09 Aug 2011 19:54:08 +0000 http://velvetescape.com/blog/?p=1475#comment-9593 [...] My great laundry adventure (Bariloche, Argentina) [...] [...] My great laundry adventure (Bariloche, Argentina) [...]

]]> By: velvet http://velvetescape.com/2009/06/my-great-laundry-adventure/#comment-8272 velvet Sat, 04 Jun 2011 16:53:57 +0000 http://velvetescape.com/blog/?p=1475#comment-8272 Hahahaha! Hello Lucy! Now that's hilarious! Looking back now, that was a hilarious episode. Not at the time... I was totally freaking out! :-) Hahahaha! Hello Lucy! Now that’s hilarious! Looking back now, that was a hilarious episode. Not at the time… I was totally freaking out! :-)

]]> By: Gray http://velvetescape.com/2009/06/my-great-laundry-adventure/#comment-8271 Gray Sat, 04 Jun 2011 16:26:43 +0000 http://velvetescape.com/blog/?p=1475#comment-8271 OMG, that's hilarious, Keith! I'm sure it wasn't at the time, though. It reminds me of an old episode of I Love Lucy. Heh. :-) OMG, that’s hilarious, Keith! I’m sure it wasn’t at the time, though. It reminds me of an old episode of I Love Lucy. Heh. :-)

]]> By: A tropical paradise, five wishes and a setback | velvet escape's blog http://velvetescape.com/2009/06/my-great-laundry-adventure/#comment-7686 A tropical paradise, five wishes and a setback | velvet escape's blog Mon, 23 May 2011 09:56:16 +0000 http://velvetescape.com/blog/?p=1475#comment-7686 [...] My great laundry adventure (Bariloche, Argentina) [...] [...] My great laundry adventure (Bariloche, Argentina) [...]

]]> By: The wonders of Angkor Wat | velvet escape's blog http://velvetescape.com/2009/06/my-great-laundry-adventure/#comment-3014 The wonders of Angkor Wat | velvet escape's blog Thu, 03 Jun 2010 15:29:30 +0000 http://velvetescape.com/blog/?p=1475#comment-3014 [...] My great laundry adventure (Bariloche, Argentina) [...] [...] My great laundry adventure (Bariloche, Argentina) [...]

]]> By: Juno http://velvetescape.com/2009/06/my-great-laundry-adventure/#comment-2514 Juno Sat, 17 Apr 2010 14:23:50 +0000 http://velvetescape.com/blog/?p=1475#comment-2514 Nice tip Keith! but i really like sound of "Bubbly wonderland" though!! Thanks for great tip! will do only in bath tub then! haha useful information indeed! Juno. Nice tip Keith!
but i really like sound of “Bubbly wonderland” though!!
Thanks for great tip! will do only in bath tub then! haha
useful information indeed!

Juno.

]]> By: Patagonia: Home of the Gods (Part II) | velvet escape's blog http://velvetescape.com/2009/06/my-great-laundry-adventure/#comment-1297 Patagonia: Home of the Gods (Part II) | velvet escape's blog Thu, 05 Nov 2009 12:57:12 +0000 http://velvetescape.com/blog/?p=1475#comment-1297 [...] My great laundry adventure (Bariloche, Argentina) [...] [...] My great laundry adventure (Bariloche, Argentina) [...]

]]> By: Some lazy days in Salta | velvet escape's blog http://velvetescape.com/2009/06/my-great-laundry-adventure/#comment-1054 Some lazy days in Salta | velvet escape's blog Tue, 08 Sep 2009 11:36:11 +0000 http://velvetescape.com/blog/?p=1475#comment-1054 [...] My great laundry adventure (Bariloche, Argentina) [...] [...] My great laundry adventure (Bariloche, Argentina) [...]

]]> By: Andy Jarosz http://velvetescape.com/2009/06/my-great-laundry-adventure/#comment-902 Andy Jarosz Mon, 17 Aug 2009 13:33:46 +0000 http://velvetescape.com/blog/?p=1475#comment-902 Great story. Don't blame you for using your initiative to get around rip-off laundry charges. Vera, I laughed at your "such a guy thing" comment, then laughed again when I remembered I have also made the same mistake! (hotel bathroom in New Zealand overwhelmed by bubbles - took forever to clear up). Great story. Don’t blame you for using your initiative to get around rip-off laundry charges. Vera, I laughed at your “such a guy thing” comment, then laughed again when I remembered I have also made the same mistake! (hotel bathroom in New Zealand overwhelmed by bubbles – took forever to clear up).

]]> By: Gabriele http://velvetescape.com/2009/06/my-great-laundry-adventure/#comment-901 Gabriele Mon, 17 Aug 2009 10:10:14 +0000 http://velvetescape.com/blog/?p=1475#comment-901 This is a very funny way of washing your travel laundry. My family owns a little holiday studio, which is an apartment. I let a friend stay in it for a while and rented it out long term after that. When the tenant left he pointed out that somebody had glued the plastic handle of the washing machine door lock. Of course, this didn't last. The tenant than showed me how to open the lock with a pair of scissors. I have a problem with that. Had I known that somebody would ruin my machine so easily I wouldn't have placed a washer in the bathroom of this flat. After all, there is also a communal laundromat by the swimming pool, which belongs to a Tenerife hotel. This is an unusual service, though. When you go to the town of la Orotava, you also find an old washing installation where town people scrubbed clothes in the olden days. Now it's a museum. Actually, I must try to locate the spare part for my washing machine now. By the way, many holiday homes in Tenerife are fitted with washing machines. This is a very funny way of washing your travel laundry.
My family owns a little holiday studio, which is an apartment. I let a friend stay in it for a while and rented it out long term after that. When the tenant left he pointed out that somebody had glued the plastic handle of the washing machine door lock. Of course, this didn’t last. The tenant than showed me how to open the lock with a pair of scissors. I have a problem with that. Had I known that somebody would ruin my machine so easily I wouldn’t have placed a washer in the bathroom of this flat. After all, there is also a communal laundromat by the swimming pool, which belongs to a Tenerife hotel. This is an unusual service, though. When you go to the town of la Orotava, you also find an old washing installation where town people scrubbed clothes in the olden days. Now it’s a museum. Actually, I must try to locate the spare part for my washing machine now. By the way, many holiday homes in Tenerife are fitted with washing machines.

]]> By: The Velvet Parade – celebrating 150 velvet escapes | velvet escape's blog http://velvetescape.com/2009/06/my-great-laundry-adventure/#comment-468 The Velvet Parade – celebrating 150 velvet escapes | velvet escape's blog Tue, 16 Jun 2009 16:42:00 +0000 http://velvetescape.com/blog/?p=1475#comment-468 [...] My Great Laundry Adventure Don’t try this! [...] [...] My Great Laundry Adventure Don’t try this! [...]

]]> By: Mark H http://velvetescape.com/2009/06/my-great-laundry-adventure/#comment-438 Mark H Tue, 16 Jun 2009 00:24:37 +0000 http://velvetescape.com/blog/?p=1475#comment-438 Great story. I don't feel so silly washing stuff in the shower with me now. Great story. I don’t feel so silly washing stuff in the shower with me now.

]]> By: velvet http://velvetescape.com/2009/06/my-great-laundry-adventure/#comment-331 velvet Thu, 04 Jun 2009 21:35:30 +0000 http://velvetescape.com/blog/?p=1475#comment-331 Hi Sonya, Thanks for your comment. That's definitely a good investment. I got myself an ultra-light, super-absorbing, quick-drying towel last year and it was fantastic! :-) Hi Sonya,
Thanks for your comment. That’s definitely a good investment. I got myself an ultra-light, super-absorbing, quick-drying towel last year and it was fantastic! :-)

]]> By: Sonya http://velvetescape.com/2009/06/my-great-laundry-adventure/#comment-328 Sonya Thu, 04 Jun 2009 00:58:55 +0000 http://velvetescape.com/blog/?p=1475#comment-328 This is a fun post about doing laundry on-the-road. I've had fewer travel laundry adventures after investing in quick drying clothing. Thanks for sharing! This is a fun post about doing laundry on-the-road. I’ve had fewer travel laundry adventures after investing in quick drying clothing. Thanks for sharing!

]]> By: velvet http://velvetescape.com/2009/06/my-great-laundry-adventure/#comment-325 velvet Wed, 03 Jun 2009 18:29:55 +0000 http://velvetescape.com/blog/?p=1475#comment-325 Thank you Amy, Jen & VM for your comments! Yes, I'm sure the kids would've loved that bubbly wonderland. :-) Hey, that's a great quick-drying tip Vera. I'll try that some time... after I've cleaned up the mess I made in the tub! ;-) Cheers, Keith Thank you Amy, Jen & VM for your comments! Yes, I’m sure the kids would’ve loved that bubbly wonderland. :-)
Hey, that’s a great quick-drying tip Vera. I’ll try that some time… after I’ve cleaned up the mess I made in the tub! ;-)

Cheers,
Keith

]]> By: Amy @ The Q Family http://velvetescape.com/2009/06/my-great-laundry-adventure/#comment-324 Amy @ The Q Family Wed, 03 Jun 2009 17:12:06 +0000 http://velvetescape.com/blog/?p=1475#comment-324 Ok. Sorry but I can't help but giggle at the picture of the bubble mountain. I'm sure my kids will enjoy the sight if that do happen. :) Thanks for sharing! Ok. Sorry but I can’t help but giggle at the picture of the bubble mountain. I’m sure my kids will enjoy the sight if that do happen. :) Thanks for sharing!

]]> By: jen laceda http://velvetescape.com/2009/06/my-great-laundry-adventure/#comment-323 jen laceda Wed, 03 Jun 2009 15:46:56 +0000 http://velvetescape.com/blog/?p=1475#comment-323 Keith, this is TOO funny!! You are very smart to have thought of that, though! I guess, when you're on the road, you have to be really resourceful! What great memories you have!! Keith, this is TOO funny!! You are very smart to have thought of that, though! I guess, when you’re on the road, you have to be really resourceful! What great memories you have!!

]]> By: Vera Marie Badertscher http://velvetescape.com/2009/06/my-great-laundry-adventure/#comment-322 Vera Marie Badertscher Wed, 03 Jun 2009 00:58:41 +0000 http://velvetescape.com/blog/?p=1475#comment-322 I'm roaring with laughter at the sight! Such a guy thing!! By the way, John Steinbeck, in Travels With Charley, rigged up a solution. He cleaned out a plastic garbage can and put his clothes and some soap in that. As he drove, the truck jounced around and sudsed them up. When he stopped, he would rinse them in a stream or in a handy faucet. (Not recommended in these more environmentally insightful days unless you are using biodegrable soap.) Another tip for travel, besides the detergent packs, take one of those big round flat rubber universal plugs, since not all sinks will have a plug. One more: to dry faster--roll in a towel and stomp on it with your bare feet, before hanging. I’m roaring with laughter at the sight! Such a guy thing!!

By the way, John Steinbeck, in Travels With Charley, rigged up a solution. He cleaned out a plastic garbage can and put his clothes and some soap in that. As he drove, the truck jounced around and sudsed them up. When he stopped, he would rinse them in a stream or in a handy faucet. (Not recommended in these more environmentally insightful days unless you are using biodegrable soap.)

Another tip for travel, besides the detergent packs, take one of those big round flat rubber universal plugs, since not all sinks will have a plug.

One more: to dry faster–roll in a towel and stomp on it with your bare feet, before hanging.

]]> By: Johan http://velvetescape.com/2009/06/my-great-laundry-adventure/#comment-321 Johan Tue, 02 Jun 2009 16:45:12 +0000 http://velvetescape.com/blog/?p=1475#comment-321 @Sandy. Hi Sandy, unfortunately laundry is only free on an African Safari if you are staying in one of the posher places. In East Africa they normally refuse to wash underwear so Keith's alternative washing machine might come in handy over there. Cheers, Johan http://www.planyoursafari.com @Sandy.

Hi Sandy, unfortunately laundry is only free on an African Safari if you are staying in one of the posher places. In East Africa they normally refuse to wash underwear so Keith’s alternative washing machine might come in handy over there.

Cheers,

Johan
http://www.planyoursafari.com

]]> By: velvet http://velvetescape.com/2009/06/my-great-laundry-adventure/#comment-320 velvet Tue, 02 Jun 2009 15:04:58 +0000 http://velvetescape.com/blog/?p=1475#comment-320 Thank you for the comment Sandy! Free laundry with an African Safari vacation?!! Wow, I'm in! :-) Cheers, Keith Thank you for the comment Sandy! Free laundry with an African Safari vacation?!! Wow, I’m in! :-)

Cheers,
Keith

]]> By: Sandy Salle http://velvetescape.com/2009/06/my-great-laundry-adventure/#comment-319 Sandy Salle Tue, 02 Jun 2009 15:00:45 +0000 http://velvetescape.com/blog/?p=1475#comment-319 Hi Keith - this is so funny because I've been there, got all the laundry detergent in the tub and got raw hands from scrubbing!! If you're taking an African Safari vacation tho, you get all your laundry done for free - yeah!! Thanks so much for a fun article. I'm enjoying your travels through your blog, keep it up. Sandy Hi Keith – this is so funny because I’ve been there, got all the laundry detergent in the tub and got raw hands from scrubbing!! If you’re taking an African Safari vacation tho, you get all your laundry done for free – yeah!! Thanks so much for a fun article. I’m enjoying your travels through your blog, keep it up. Sandy

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