No, I haven't been on a flying visit to New York (not now, not ever, just for the record). Our daughter is there with a friend. We left them to their own devices when they booked online. The consequence of that was that their plane from Manchester went East to Amsterdam before setting off West for the Big Apple. A journey that would normally take seven or so hours took 13. They rolled up at their hotel/hostel at 10pm only to be told there was no reservation. Our daughter called Expedia - the company they'd booked through - and they had no record of the booking. Fortunately my husband had asked her as she hurried out of the door with her suitcase if she had the confirmation print-off, and fortunately the hotel/hostel did have a spare room. They said that this happened frequently with Expedia bookings - so there's a tip for you! Although the London son says that he has booked through Expedia on many occasions without a hitch and blames his sister 100%
Talking about the London son, he was home for his final weekend before going to work in Hamburg for three months and brought the Innocent Cow Car, complete with pink lips, long eyelashes, tail and udder. It was fascinating watching people's reactions as they walked past.
He reports that Hamburg seems like a nice city and his office overlooks the port, but he is having his German conversation skills tested to the limit.
He's hoping to go for a sunny week to Sicily or Morroco next week on a last minute booking - does anyone have any recommendations?
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