We did some site seeing. The shipping Company that has our car will not release the car, they want more money. Even though we prepaid and have a contract with a stamp “PAID IN FULL” I guess that does not translate the same in French!!!!€€€€ No car and No bags for Al, British Airways lost bag count now 15,000. [View Full Entry]

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Lisa and Mo- Walk thru wind and rain to the Muse Du Louvre. Check into the Hostel. Check out of the Hostel after seeing the room they will be sharing with 3 other people. Book a room that sleeps 3 at the Hotel from previous night. . British airways opens their new Heathrow terminal 5 and miss-directs up to 5000 bags. Al shows up. His bag does not. [View Full Entry]

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Lisa gets into Paris around 2:30 pm. Mo talks with the car shipping company and finds out that the port workers at Le Havre are on strike and the car will not be released on time. Mo and Homayun look for Hotels in Paris for the next 2 nights (and drink). Lisa takes a nap. Mo and Homayun find only a Hostel available for Thursday night. Lisa meets up with Mo and Homayun for drinks, dinner, drinks, drinks and the Eillfiel Tower. [View Full Entry]

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Mo’s flight lands in chilly Paris from 80 degree Los Angeles. Mo tours around the city during the day and has dinner with friends Homayun, his wife Christine and 2 boys, Axil and Raphael at their apartment in Paris. Mo and Homayun go out for drinks after dinner and shut down Buda bar at 2:30am. [View Full Entry]

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The Land Cruiser has reached Le Havre France. [View Full Entry]

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In February, 2008, our team will embark on a new expedition driving from Le Havre, France, to Cape Town, South Africa. Our route is planned to Expedition will take us through Europe heading southeast through France , Italy, Croatia, Serbia, Bulgaria , Greece, to Turkey, Syria, Lebanon, Jordan, Egypt, the Sudan, Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania, Zambia, Botswana, and Namibia then across to the East Coast of South Africa down to Cape Town, South Africa. Our team has been planning this venture for two years. The key elements are in place to ensure a successful expedition. All the necessary permits [View Full Entry]

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