Luggage’s Slow Autopilot at Roissy CDG Airport

This conveyor belt at Roissy Charles-de-Gaulle (CDG) airport is an example of how to make tired passengers go crazy. Aside from the usual challenges of getting bags quickly and that priority tags seem to be strictly ignored by the baggage handlers at CDG, the airport...

Cat on Hot [Red] Tin Roof in Paris

I spotted this beautiful white cat clambering along on the awning of this restaurant in the 8th arrondissement. Is it lucky to see an all-white cat? It’s sometimes considered BAD luck in Europe… but good luck in the US. And, even in the US, there are...

Kenya Safari Holidays April 2008

Kenya – A Recap of our 6 days in the Great Wild Bush We arrived in Kenya at Nairobi International airport on our holidays in May and, somewhat predictably, spent the first 30 minutes in a highly disorganized line up to get through customs. We had already purchased our...

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