Garth,
Fly in through Paris CDG, connect directly via RER B to the Eurostar
terminal. Return with the Eurostar and do whatever you will in France
before heading back via CDG. That is: assuming your tickets can be
changed. This should at least let you travel with your E-thing
without too much troubles this time around, although who knows in the
future?
Now, I am going OT - very OT. Apologies....
<rant>
Speaking as the lists resident frequent traveller, these restrictions
rub me the wrong way. I've canceled 3 full-fare flights with BA
already for the rest of this year, and I am strongly considering if I
should not transform my travel-budget into teleconferencing
equipment. I am sure that the airline industry is in such a strong
financial shape that they'll be happy to be without my 300KEur/year
for the foreseeable future. It's been 2 years since I canned flying
through the US or to anything-but-unavoidable destinations in the US
(took me from ~15 trips to/through the US/year to max 2/year) since
the troubles and restrictions and time wasted weren't just worth it.
UK and BA/BMI is getting in the same boat now. Thankfully, there's
still LH and connections through Mexico and Canada.
When will CNN and BBC start interview frequent travelers, for whom
these issues have a direct and measurable impact on their life and
business, and not Ma and Pa Jones who travel once a year on vacation?
</rant>
--thomas
On Aug 12, 2006, at 4:43 PM, Garth wrote:
> Well, before this latest unpleasantness in the U.K., my wife and I
> were
> planning on flying to Gatwick airport in September, spening five or
> six
> days in Blighty, and then traveling on by Eurorail to France to
> visit my
> relatives in Normandy.
>
> I was, of course, going to take my E-1. Now I'm not so sure.
>
> First, it looks like electronic devices of all descriptions are banned
> from carry-on luggage, which means I'd have to check the E-1 in
> regular
> baggage. Like I'm gonna do that! There's approximately a 1.0
> probability that the camera would be either (a) destroyed or damaged
> beyond operability or (b) stolen by thieves known to be working in the
> various baggage-handling facilities at airports in Canada or Britain.
> Flight insurance wouldn't even come close to covering the costs of
> replacing the camera.
>
> Second, it might even be the case that *all* carry-on baggage will be
> banned, which simply makes my first point above with emphasis.
>
> Anyone know any way I might be able to get my camera equipment safely
> and securely on to British soil (and just as safely and securely
> back to
> Canada again when my vacation's finished)? I've considered
> shipping it
> via FedEx (adding significantly to my expenses, of course), but how
> does
> one indicate to overzealous customs authorities that I'm not
> "importing"
> the camera into Britain, thereby avoiding outrageous and unjust import
> taxes and duties?
>
> It's starting to look like I'll be unable to take a camera at all.
> **SIGH** What's the point of going somewhere when half the reason you
> go is to have a visual record of what you've seen? I'm thinking air
> travel will be much more thoroughly damaged by these latest problems
> than even by the aftermath of 9/11.
>
>
> Garth
>
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