Effortless Travel? It Can Happen to YOU!
Dear Rudy,
It seems like every travel publication asks readers for their worst
travel experience. It's gotten to the point where you expect bad
things to happen because you've read so many travel horror stories. I
wonder if this might discourage novice travelers. To counteract all
these negative nabobs, here's the best travel experience my husband
and I have ever had *
About two years ago we spent a month in Tuscany. We arrived in Milan
just before the opening of the new Malpense (bad thoughts?) Airport.
During the month we were there, the newspapers were full of stories
about all the problems at the airport, so it's not surprising that we
were a little apprehensive about flying out of Malpense for the trip
home.
When we arrived at the gate for our return flight, we were informed
that our plane would be leaving 15 minutes early and that our
business class tickets had been upgraded to first class. As we
boarded the plane, I mused about the early departure. The passenger
behind us explained the reason for it: All ground services at the
airport were going on strike in 15 minutes and no planes would be
able to leave.
We left just before the airport shut down. We settled into the
heavenly luxury of first class and actually slept until we got to
Chicago. There we transferred to our Los Angeles flight, where, to
our astonishment, we had again been bumped up to first. We slept some
more! When we arrived, refreshed and cheery, we went to the baggage
claim area. Our luggage was the first off. We walked out to the curb
to request a shuttle, and as luck should have it, there was one
waiting at the curb. The driver dropped us off first, of course, and
nobody had burglarized our house while we were gone.
Now, can anybody match that for the ultimate effortless travel experience?
Mimi
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