Monthly Archives: July 2010

A new response from BA: no seriously, please spend your money elsewhere

I received a new response from British Airways today in my “saga“. The gist of this response I think is: It’s a silly policy, but it’s *our* policy I understand you spend tens of thousands of euros with us annually We’re tired of you doing so, please give that money to another carrier Below is

British Airways and Poor Customer Service

I fly a lot. I fly long-haul from Europe to the United States at least 8 times each year, often more. For an airline that is nice money. And when I fly I tend to fly British Airways. Why? It’s a little longer and I need to transfer through Heathrow but overall the level of

Chateau d’Esclimont

For our anniversary this year we cycled 80 km from Paris to this lovely chateau. This is a place I have never heard mentioned before. I think for non-locals it’s just far enough away that a trip to Paris wouldn’t justify the time in a car. For locals perhaps it’s too close, if you have

Bois de Boulogne

In the interest of bringing the world tidbits about Paris that aren’t in guidebooks… Paris is a decent city for running. No trails really and certainly no hills to be found. But running along the Seine is nice. I hear the park over in Vincennes is nice too. But my normal running spot is the

Cassis

Couple of photos from a trip to Cassis. I had to work and so couldn’t make it but the family looks like they had fun. Best part had to be K playing his guitar along the seawall.

Boeing… or maybe Airbus

I travel a lot. Not many destinations but I do pass through London which is a hodge-podge of people and languages. Going through the other day I saw a couple, upper-middle aged. Woman was an uncomfortable traveler, man was trying to show off how world-ready he was. She asked a few innocuous questions, he answered