June 15th, 2013
The email arrived that morning: Your flight has been cancelled due to an airline workers strike. I was just about to leave my small hotel near the Marseille airport, but the message stopped me in my tracks.
After more than an hour on hold the airline representative gave me two choices: take the next available seat–a week from Tuesday, or receive a full refund.
“But I have to get to London in order to catch my flight home. I can’t wait until next week!” No one seemed to care, so I took the refund.
Perched Villages
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Tags: Cascais, delicious expeditions, France, kris rudolph, Provence, stranded in France, stranded in Paris, travel problems
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June 10th, 2013
I had a companion in France, a co-pilot of sorts. We met in the rental car parking lot and parted ways three weeks later at the Marseilles airport. His name was Jean Claude. He was high strung and easily agitated–a drama queen, if truth be told. We drove though Provence together, following a trial of medieval castles and crystal clear rivers.
Jean Claude loved the open road, but parking lots made him nervous. He would screech if I came too close to another car, and was always on my back when I maneuvered into a tight spot. Watch the front bumper! No, the side door! He loved telling me what to do. I can’t say I liked it, but I learned to appreciate it. The one time I chose to ignore his rants I hit the wall of a building–no damage done.
Nyons with its Roman Bridge
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Tags: Chauteauneuf-du-Pape, Delicious Expditions, driving in the French countryside, French police stations, kris rudolph, Provence
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