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Europe » France » Aquitaine » Bordeaux June 30th 2008

YAY! I made it in one piece....24 hours door to door! The 4 hour flight from Calgary to Montreal was good except the landing. There was a LOT of turbulence on the descent and the landing. I did not like that one little bit! But I landed and actually got to the next gate for the flight to Paris with about 15 minutes to spare. I must say, the service with Air Canada is SORELy lacking. I wasted 10 of my precious 45 minutes between flights trying to find an agent who would answer my question as to what gate I had to get to. Well, water under the bridge. The 6 1/2 flight to Paris was smooth and uneventful. The landing was good but they taxied forever to the gate to disembark! In the end, ... read more

Europe » France » Limousin June 29th 2008

I leave for France for 5 weeks tomorrow. I am always filled with mixed emotions when I go traveling - especially when it requires a plane trip. I LOVE LOVE LOVE to travel and flying is my preferred way to go but I am not a comfortable flier. My trip starts in Calgary and I fly 4 hours to Montreal and then another 6.5 hours to Paris from there. It's difficult for me to relax so there will be no sleeping! I am hoping the TGV ride from Paris to Bordeaux will allow me some sleeping time. Next time I write I'll be in Bordeaux! I'm soooooo excited!!!... read more




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