My biggest pet peeve about traveling? No, it's not the packing or the airport queues – not even the sunburn that happens to me on every summer vacation – it's being away from my coffee maker.
I don't like the plastic pod machines you find in hotel rooms, with the watered-down taste and risk of chemical leaching, and I can't get going without a cup of proper coffee in the morning. As soon as I wake up, I'm chomping at the bit to get out of the hotel room to the nearest artisanal coffee shop. But really, I would prefer a slower start to the day...it's supposed to be a vacation, after all.
