Skip to content
quotesby

About this quote

What does it mean?
Benchley jokes that travel comes in two types: first class and with children.
In plain terms
Travel is either luxurious or chaotic with kids.
What can you take from it?
Travel experiences vary dramatically depending on companions.

Where it applies

  • vacation planning
  • travel writing
  • humorous commentary

Putting it to work

  • choose travel style wisely
  • prepare for children’s needs
  • set realistic expectations

Questions to consider

  • What other travel categories exist?
  • How can families improve travel comfort?

Another view

Travel can also be moderate without being first class or chaotic.

More from Robert Benchley

  1. At fifteen one is first beginning to realize that everything isn't money and power in this world, and is casting about for joys that do not turn to dross in on…

    Permalink to quote #4
  2. I can't quite define my aversion to asking questions of strangers. From snatches of family battles which I have heard drifting up from railway stations and str…

    Permalink to quote #6
  3. A baby is shown sitting on the floor. He appears to be about a year and a half old. Incidentally, he is a very plain baby. Strewn about him on the floor are th…

    Permalink to quote #3

Related quotes

  1. Never play peekaboo with a child on a long plane trip. There's no end to the game. Finally I grabbed him by the bib and said, 'Look, it's always gonna be me!'

    Rita RudnerRita Rudner quote #25
  2. I said to one of them, 'Look after the baby, I've got washing,' because we've got washable nappies. I said, 'Look after the baby. Entertain her, do some words,…

    Tamsin GreigTamsin Greig quote #6
  3. There are only two things a child will share willingly- communicable diseases and his mother's age.

    Benjamin SpockBenjamin Spock quote #9