tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6754117460183392334.post2868022978448935244..comments2024-03-21T11:57:45.587+11:00Comments on The Travelling Lindfields: Holiday disasters and how to avoid them - 'Our Great Cairo Catastrophe'.The Travelling Lindfieldshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06913037078617574735noreply@blogger.comBlogger27125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6754117460183392334.post-17162841363164335752015-11-10T06:44:41.588+11:002015-11-10T06:44:41.588+11:00Thank you. I remember it now. It was fascinating.Thank you. I remember it now. It was fascinating.The Travelling Lindfieldshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06913037078617574735noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6754117460183392334.post-21322168743861845622015-11-09T22:35:06.073+11:002015-11-09T22:35:06.073+11:00Hello. That temple right there is Kom Ombo temple,...Hello. That temple right there is Kom Ombo temple, dedicated to god Horus and Sobek and contains a unique egyptian calendar in it, along with Cleopatra´s baths. Cheers.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6754117460183392334.post-60663716611747282452015-01-31T16:53:52.598+11:002015-01-31T16:53:52.598+11:00Hi Yvonne, That would have been just awful. I'...Hi Yvonne, That would have been just awful. I'm amazed you didn't ask if you could cut in at the head of the queue. I did that once when we got stuck in traffic and my son was travelling from Maui to LA. I was just hysterical because I was sure he would miss his flight and it was our fault. Missing the flight would have had a cascading effect on a connecting flight and a tour he was joining. I asked an American couple at the front of the queue if he could cut in and they were just delightful about it. The irony is he ended up missing the tour anyway for a completely different reason but it turned out okay. He flew to the first stop on the tour and joined it on the first day.The Travelling Lindfieldshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06913037078617574735noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6754117460183392334.post-89414887251010297382015-01-30T12:29:17.164+11:002015-01-30T12:29:17.164+11:00Oh my that's is on holiday disaster. Traveling...Oh my that's is on holiday disaster. Traveling really is no walk in the park sometimes. I had a similar situation where I missed my flight because the line for the security was so long and not moving. And i was freaking out so much considering I was leaving for a 10 day cruise the next morning and that ship will not wait for me. Luckily I caught a later flight and was in the clear, but that was probably my most stressful time in my life ever. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12067461402751727481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6754117460183392334.post-55436676002520719202015-01-20T09:49:57.145+11:002015-01-20T09:49:57.145+11:00Hi Grace, As it turned out we only missed one nigh...Hi Grace, As it turned out we only missed one night in Rome. It was the uncertainty which made it so stressful and Rome was fantastic - worth the aggravation - http://www.thetravellinglindfields.com/2013/12/christmas-in-rome-isnt-this-where-pope.htmlThe Travelling Lindfieldshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06913037078617574735noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6754117460183392334.post-6026994243559258502015-01-20T06:53:32.428+11:002015-01-20T06:53:32.428+11:00Bad luck seems to happen all at once! It must have...Bad luck seems to happen all at once! It must have been very stressful, but at least you made it to Rome in the end :)Grace @ Green Global Travelhttp://greenglobaltravel.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6754117460183392334.post-40427222462381822332015-01-15T17:17:32.334+11:002015-01-15T17:17:32.334+11:00Hi Sally, You are right. This is a lesson we learn...Hi Sally, You are right. This is a lesson we learnt the hard way. Getting ticketed through to your final destination is one of my main travel tips now - http://www.thetravellinglindfields.com/2015/01/booking-airline-ticket-yourself-how-to.htmlThe Travelling Lindfieldshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06913037078617574735noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6754117460183392334.post-33083348562354187762015-01-15T17:10:49.804+11:002015-01-15T17:10:49.804+11:00Hi Sarah, Thanks for the comment. I think the prob...Hi Sarah, Thanks for the comment. I think the problem with the water is that to kill all the bugs it has to be boiled for ten minutes. It was probably just heated up without boiling.<br />The Travelling Lindfieldshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06913037078617574735noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6754117460183392334.post-85353342342911986822015-01-15T17:08:14.143+11:002015-01-15T17:08:14.143+11:00These types of missed connections are why sometime...These types of missed connections are why sometimes it's worth paying the extra for tickets taking you through to your final destination. If you miss your onward flight due to flight delays/cancellations the airline will organise to transfer you onto the next available flight and if that flight is not until the next day then they will have you accommodated as well.Sally@Toddlers on Tourhttp://toddlersontour.com.aunoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6754117460183392334.post-57540973038002905142015-01-15T17:05:13.317+11:002015-01-15T17:05:13.317+11:00What a nightmare, lucky the three of you stuck it ...What a nightmare, lucky the three of you stuck it out and it all ended well. I will take that tea advice - I often think if the water is heated it will be fine, but you can never be too careful!<br /><br />Glad to find your blog through #wanderlustwednesday<br /><br />Sarah xobadgergirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08540734919976134412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6754117460183392334.post-92092600378581313272015-01-14T21:37:48.064+11:002015-01-14T21:37:48.064+11:00Hi Kathy, We went to Egypt before the current poli...Hi Kathy, We went to Egypt before the current political troubles but I have read that tourism is beginning to pick up again. Your story is a bit of a worry. We book our flights through the internet all the time but I'm fairly sure we always get an e-mail to confirm the reservation.The Travelling Lindfieldshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06913037078617574735noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6754117460183392334.post-9859452480238243022015-01-14T20:45:16.914+11:002015-01-14T20:45:16.914+11:00Egypt looks fascinating but I think I would be too...Egypt looks fascinating but I think I would be too frightened to travel there currently. Your travel disaster rings true. Several years ago when we were flying to Thailand we discovered upon check-in that our internet booking did not actually work and you guessed it we never bothered to confirm our flight booking. Fortunately the airline was able to squeeze us onto the flight. A very valuable lesson was learnt!Kathy Marrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01096591807957091449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6754117460183392334.post-12207518830418282892015-01-14T20:27:32.588+11:002015-01-14T20:27:32.588+11:00I think that's where it is hard. Aussies are b...I think that's where it is hard. Aussies are blunt. :/ <br />Thanks for joining in my #wednesdaywanderlust link partyAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04719391520084162316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6754117460183392334.post-9369305477217499862015-01-14T17:36:14.868+11:002015-01-14T17:36:14.868+11:00Hi Jess, It is particularly hard in a country wher...Hi Jess, It is particularly hard in a country where you don't speak the language or understand the culture and thinking you might have to pay for three new airline tickets is pretty stressful in itself.The Travelling Lindfieldshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06913037078617574735noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6754117460183392334.post-79120498557451177662015-01-14T14:30:12.517+11:002015-01-14T14:30:12.517+11:00Wow, I'm so lucky that in all the travel I hav...Wow, I'm so lucky that in all the travel I have done my flight has never been cancelled. You feel so vulnerable overseas so it makes it 10 times worse. Glad you got on the place in the end! Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02199221081175499802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6754117460183392334.post-52566704399514046122015-01-14T07:57:49.490+11:002015-01-14T07:57:49.490+11:00Hi Malinda, I think the going round and round is a...Hi Malinda, I think the going round and round is a cultural thing. We lived in Hong Kong for a few years once and had much the same problem. When people don't want to say no to you it can take a long time to realise that's what they really mean. Australians might be blunt but at least you know where you stand - lol.The Travelling Lindfieldshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06913037078617574735noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6754117460183392334.post-60566639690804321752015-01-14T07:55:50.063+11:002015-01-14T07:55:50.063+11:00Hi Renee, You're right, after you survive thes...Hi Renee, You're right, after you survive these mishaps you look back on them and think - well there's a good dinner party (or in my case blog - lol ) story.The Travelling Lindfieldshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06913037078617574735noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6754117460183392334.post-71558222010404014612015-01-13T21:25:28.967+11:002015-01-13T21:25:28.967+11:00Yeah, that's bad. I am pretty sure flights and...Yeah, that's bad. I am pretty sure flights and airports are the centre of a lot of people's travel disaster stories. I hate it when people just go round and round instead of helping you or outright saying no we can't (or won't) help. Point noted - no tea made on the Nile for me. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04719391520084162316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6754117460183392334.post-52417109759550903102015-01-13T20:40:36.239+11:002015-01-13T20:40:36.239+11:00Oh no!! What a nightmare! Perfect timing after the...Oh no!! What a nightmare! Perfect timing after the gastro too, not! I'm really looking forward to your Czech story next week. I love that place. We've had plenty of mishaps on our travels too. It all makes for a good story doesn't it?! :) Visiting via #teamIBOTAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02524009835775611112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6754117460183392334.post-3820928979565663382015-01-13T17:34:52.133+11:002015-01-13T17:34:52.133+11:00Hi Jess. I was an absolutely mess but David stayed...Hi Jess. I was an absolutely mess but David stayed calm(ish) and found a way forward. It was pretty stressful for a while there though.The Travelling Lindfieldshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06913037078617574735noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6754117460183392334.post-10946241338514082292015-01-13T15:11:58.406+11:002015-01-13T15:11:58.406+11:00It sounds awful! I'm surprised you were even s...It sounds awful! I'm surprised you were even slightly calm. I would have been a mess!EssentiallyJesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02372695554793237026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6754117460183392334.post-85642272608152020072015-01-13T10:33:59.770+11:002015-01-13T10:33:59.770+11:00Hi Fabulous, Alitalia were great but I think it is...Hi Fabulous, Alitalia were great but I think it is the only time we have flown with them.The Travelling Lindfieldshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06913037078617574735noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6754117460183392334.post-79679979182903053542015-01-13T09:39:53.081+11:002015-01-13T09:39:53.081+11:00Oh no!!! This sounds very stressful! Alitalia'...Oh no!!! This sounds very stressful! Alitalia's customer service and treatment of your situation sounds wonderful!Fabulousandfunlifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01874154462328317603noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6754117460183392334.post-7727198822594335702015-01-13T07:25:45.125+11:002015-01-13T07:25:45.125+11:00Hi Gilles and thanks for the comment. We have neve...Hi Gilles and thanks for the comment. We have never lost our passports fortunately (touch wood) although my son came very close once when he was 15 and travelling to Europe on his own to meet us in Vienna.<br /><br />Re-confirming flights is less important in places like Australia and the US but I wouldn't chance not doing it in Sth America for example. I don't think we have ever been on an Aerolineas Argentinas or LAN flight which hasn't been changed at least once very close to the departure date - often they are changed multiple times.<br /><br />Egypt was fabulous and yes it was worth the hassle.<br /><br />cheers<br /><br />LynThe Travelling Lindfieldshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06913037078617574735noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6754117460183392334.post-59948695935438841112015-01-12T22:19:32.858+11:002015-01-12T22:19:32.858+11:00Sorry to read that... Indeed, missing your interco...Sorry to read that... Indeed, missing your intercontinental flight is one of the worst nightmares (loosing your passport is definitely the worst).<br />Very good list, even though re-confiorming flights is nowadays no longer a standard procedure.<br />For myself, I check that we always spend the last day in the city of departure, so that you have time for the unexpected, that happens to occur more often than one would like.<br />So if visiting Egypt, then plan visiting Cairo at the end.<br />I had the same game in Senegal, but there we had not to pay anything, Alitalia was helpful...<br />Cheers<br />GillesGilles Barbierhttp://www.grandescapades.netnoreply@blogger.com