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Just a matter of time (and money)
Each year, as time and money allows, we return to our little house in Argenton-sur-Creuse, France. We take the local train to Southern Cross Station in Melbourne (Australia), then board the Sky Bus for the 20 minute ride to Tullamarine … Continue reading
Posted in France, Travel, Travel in France, World travel
Tagged Air travel, Argenton-sur-Creuse, Australia, Gare d'Austerlitz, Lunch in Paris, Metro, Paris, Photography, Train, Travel tips, Winter
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Safe landings
We handled the 2 flights to Paris well. Maybe it helped that we had a very short stop at Changi Singapore – so short in fact that after a toilet stop and a coffee we arrived at the gate at “last call”! (That grand piano … Continue reading
Posted in France, Travel, Travel in France
Tagged Air travel, CDG, Changi, Escalators, Luggage, Metro, Public Transport, RER, SNCF, Train travel
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Weigh too much luggage
Ok, so we brought too much luggage to France – again! We have vowed that it is the last time (haven’t we said that before? Probably, but it’s more believable now – there’s nothing left in Australia that we need to … Continue reading
Posted in Travel, World travel
Tagged Air travel, Carry on baggage, Check-in, Domestic flight, International flight, Luggage, Personal items, Qantas
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On the countdown
So the New Year has begun (Happy New Year to you!), the Christmas tree is packed away and we can allow ourselves to enjoy the countdown to the time we jet back to France. So I guess we’ll have to … Continue reading
Posted in France, Travel
Tagged Air travel, Argenton-sur-Creuse, Booking flights, Photography
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Lugging luggage
So how do you pack for 12 months away? With much difficulty I can tell you! My method was to keep halving everything I really would have liked to pack (although agonising over every little thing… this Tshirt or that … Continue reading
Posted in Travel, World travel
Tagged Air travel, Baggage allowance, Luggage, Packing
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Arrival
It has been a week since we flew from Melbourne to Singapore (7 hours), spent 2 hours at Changi airport, then the long haul – 13 hours to Paris. Pity that Air France plane had hard seats! Our luggage took … Continue reading