[Idyllchat] Airport transfers

[Lynanne Guynn]

If at all possible, go from the states directly to and from your European destination.  I did this last year, from the states directly to and from Venice.  Had to go to a hub from Norfolk, VA, and from there nonstop to Marco Polo airport.  Oh so nice - no worries at all. 

For an additional charge, can Untours do this?  My daughter and I had to transfer at CDG and, if it weren't for her helping me run with our carryons, we wouldn't have made our connections.  

Coming from Venice one year we had to spend the night in Frankfurt because of an Air France strike, and we were traveling on Luftanza!

Going to Venice one year, I had to spend the night near the Heathrow airport because of the airline's missed connections.

I did luck out once, when I barely made my Munich connection.  There were apparently no seats left, and they had to put me in first class.  Champagne before we even left the ground!   That I could easily get used to :-)

That said - the US isn't much better.  Coming back from Europe, I've spent the night in the Boston airport.  Coming from Portland , OR one year - I live in VA -  my flight was canceled, and I had to take a flight to Texas before getting to Chicago.  Needless to say, I missed the last flight out of Chicago.  There was a big convention there that night and all the hotels were booked solid.  I and about a 100 other travelers spent the night on cots in Baggage Claim Area Terminal B.  By the time I dosed off, amid all the crying kids, they woke us up at 4 a.m. to get ready for the morning arrivals! 

Ah - such is the life of a traveler.  Always expect the worst, and if it doesn't happen, be thankful for your good luck ;-) 

Lynanne


Visit my online journal, or web log (blog) (with posts from me while in Venice) at: www.lynanneg.blogspot.com

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