Airport Sleep Schadenfreude

There’s something enjoyable about browsing a repository of airports with reviews posted by people who have or plan to sleep in them. The Bastard isn’t above them, though most of his unconventional sleep location tales have more to do with heavy liquor consumption than frugality.

The Guide to Sleeping in Airports offers the traveler the opportunity to get a snoozers’ perspective on their regular destinations (and departures) and amuse oneself with vague “what if” scenarios – like “what if I wound up in Moscow Sheremetyevo overnight..?”

“This was the most disgusting airport I’ve ever been to after 10 years of traveling. I had an asthma attack due to all the cigarette smoke, the toilets overflowed and the floor was covered crap and there were piles of trash all over the place. The few staff that spoke English only knew how to insult visitors.”

Don’t miss the 2008 Best and Worst Airports and keep in mind that some of these unfortunate ragamuffins choose to sleep in the airports – how sad. Are they not aware that staying in hotels will accumulate them points toward plush status upgrades?

Lesson: It’s amusing to consider the poor souls who sleep in the airports, but it should only be through a bizarre and uncontrollable set of circumstances that you are forced to stay in the airport overnight. You are better, smarter, and more resourceful than that, fuckface.