Euro Memoires: Volume 2

So as you may have heard me complain about in April, planing the trip was not all that much fun.

Lori Quote "I need a vacation from planning my vacation"

Vicky's way of traveling: Book your time off work. Don't do any planning. Only just b4 your break do you see where you're flying to. This avoids all that dumb stress that comes with pre-planning.

WORD OF ADVICE: Travel Cut's Sucks! it flat sucks!

The long and the short of it is that Eric and I went to book our super cheap flight. We checked the dates and signed, but we were wrong.

When we come back to make changes, Alain, the agent you must never NEVER go to gave us such bad customer service.

When I came in to change it he said that we did not have to stay because it would take an hour to be on the phone with the air line to change the flight. Eric asked if we could make the phn call, but Alain said no. We said that we would wait for his phn call that day. He made no mention of making this phn call another day.

Eric waited for 3hrs at my house until Travel Cut's closed.

The next day he went in, and Alain said he'd try to get around to it tomorrow.

I was PISSED!

I marched right in there and told Alain that I deserved a time line. He told me it was very busy and that "he had customers to serve."

WHAT?!?! I AM your customer!

I told him that this was time sensitive because I didn't want to flights to be booked. He told me it was "my problem."

MY PROBLEM?!?!?

First of all, he is the one who made the typing error for our flight.
Secondly, the whole point of going to a travel agency is so that they can take care of this kind of thing when there is a mishap, otherwise why wouldn't i just book online?
Thirdly, Alain said himself that he was the one who had to make the call, even after my bf had originally asked whether we could do it.

That made Alain's face turn red and he made the phn call.

Air Transat wanted to charge us $200 for each ticket change. I flat refused to pay this, especially after the horrible customer service I received. Alain said he would talk to his manager.

Oh that took weeks: Eric played phn tag with Alain and e-mail tag with the manager.
In the end the manager agreed to pay half the damage. Leaving us with an extra $200 to cough up.

Of course my sweet Eric forked the cash over, cause I was too pissed to toss them a coin.

I'm still in the process of complaining. I'll be writing to Air Transat and Travel Cuts to see if they will reimburse money.

If you have any hints on how to get money out of shitty corporations with lots of money, let me know.

Twitter Blog

While on my trip, I didn't really have time, nor the will to talk about my trip. I did tweet quite a bit more than I thought. Below is all my tweets for the trip, in reverse chronology for those who dont do the tweet thing (twitter is the future my friend, if it's not on twitter it didn't happen!)

# Ottawa: home at last! :)9:34 PM May 22nd from txt

# Montreal: bus is late due to construction6:47 PM May 22nd from txt

# Montreal: plane was delayed 4 hrs- but we will only be home 2 hrs than expected due to bus schedulaling.6:40 PM May 22nd from txt

# Versailles: very worth the trip. you'll have to check out my pics when i [pst them this weekend.2:02 PM May 21st from web

# @karinemyrgianie i would have liked to but unfortunately not enough time!2:01 PM May 21st from web

# @KarineMyrgianie oh poo! i have not had much access to the internet and have been updating by phne. i am no longer in krakow.2:00 PM May 21st from web in reply to KarineMyrgianie

# Paris: escaped the louvre. Notre dame is very very impressive but slightly commercial. Waiting in line to go in tower.8:54 AM May 20th from txt

# Paris: trapped inside the louvre. Many exit signs but no exits.5:36 AM May 20th from txt

# @skerrvy Warsaw was nice but Krakow&surounding area were very impressive. If u make it as far as Warsaw then i totally recomend Krakow too.8:02 AM May 19th from web in reply to skerrvy

# @chewz thanks sweety. i enjoy your feed bakc and it was a joy to see some one we I know.8:00 AM May 19th from web in reply to chewz

# Paris: Today we will be going to Notre Dame. This visit to Paris has been much more plaisant than our initial arrival on the 30th of May7:58 AM May 19th from web

# France: had cafe ecreme w stephanie paris style.6:56 AM May 19th from txt

# France: survived 23hr train ride. actually 24hr b/c of delay. 26hr inc wait time. Currently eating frogs legs.6:53 AM May 19th from txt

# Couchette experience on train cramped and smelly but still quite enjoyable.2:53 PM May 18th from txt

# Last day in Krokow. Tomorrow begins 20 train ride across Europe. Krakow to Berlin day trip. Berlin to Paris night bunker trip.10:33 AM May 17th from web

# Krakow: tour to aushuitz- very solemn and thought provoking. Views of felt made from human hair and suitcases belonging to babies...7:39 AM May 17th from txt

# Olkusz: lunch w family- deliciousness!2:47 PM May 16th from txt

# Krakow: standing in rain looking at desert.2:45 PM May 16th from txt

# Krakow: visit to amazing castels.2:44 PM May 16th from txt

# Krakow: salt mine is super fantastic. Includes amazing salt chaple where one can marry! *hearing bells*1:42 PM May 15th from txt
# Krakow: on city bus tour... Later the salt mines. Then off to meet more family.3:12 AM May 15th from txt

# Krakow: in pizza shop drinking beers w syrop- common in europa.2:06 PM May 14th from txt

# 10 kinds of pierogy, oldest church in warsaw, beautiful back streets, amazing roof garden, and night w beautiful actress.9:30 AM May 14th from txt

# On train to krakow. 3 hours- shortest train ride yet. Wojtek is accompanying us on trip.9:18 AM May 14th from txt

# @chewz hey i'm sitting in your mom's apt as i type this msg!!! ;) she loves you! tonight we will eat many kinds of pierogy.11:33 AM May 13th from web in reply to chewz

# Warsaw: went to 30th floor of soviet tower now Palace of Culture and Science which has terrace for view of city.8:03 AM May 13th from web

# Missed Stephanie in Paris the first time around. Making plans to try again this time. hope it works out.8:01 AM May 13th from web

# Warsaw: finally found a mcdonald's!5:34 AM May 13th from txt

# Warsaw: dinner with family- very stressful due to language barriers, however many lolz and good food.4:03 AM May 13th from txt

# Warsaw: look at interior of kings palace: mirrors, gold, and portraits.11:12 AM May 12th from txt

# got phn number!!!!2:14 PM May 11th from web

# warsaw: @ net caffee 2call Babcia on phone real cheap-like, but forgot last four digits. Cananda411 not allowing search b/c public comp.2:09 PM May 11th from web

# @mugray some do, but not all. now that i'm here in warsaw, i found a fone line in an internet cafe. but the cafe was pretty hard to find!1:53 PM May 11th from web in reply to mugray

# @chewz I will be seeing your mom this wednesday. we are going to eat some pierogy and maybe see some other stuff. It will be good times!!!1:50 PM May 11th from web in reply to chewz

# Warsaw: bus tour... Then fruitless search for mcdonald's despite signs w arrows.1:05 PM May 11th from txt

# Warsaw: family was very nice- showing us around and to our hotel. Refreshing after previous cities on our own.3:57 PM May 10th from txt

# Warsaw: long train ride. Made entire scarf. Welcomed by foreign family- bit awkward.3:51 PM May 10th from txt

# #oddplacenames Mystic Private in Ottawa, Ontario Canada11:42 AM May 9th from web

# Went to Germany's Parlement today. Long line, little to see.11:39 AM May 9th from web

# No Sage club, but Techno instead. Good times in an iconic Euro Techno club.11:39 AM May 9th from web
# Tip from bartender: Off to sage club, nicknamed kit kat- anything goes...4:08 PM May 8th from txt

# Off too see historical camp sachsenhausen.2:34 AM May 8th from txt

# West-Berlin: explored turkish part of town. Plain linen vest e60! Coffee=good11:48 AM May 7th from txt

# Berlin: in 2nd row to see blue man group. We are wearing rain poncho and all :)11:55 AM May 6th from txt

# Berlin- bike tour in rain. Eric continues search for 'fancy' bell for his bike. So far, no luck (day 4 of search).4:42 AM May 6th from web

# East berlin: nice ppl3:23 PM May 5th from txt

# some how i have managed to loose two pairs of pants. I only have two more...3:23 PM May 5th from txt

# @chewz glad to hear that you are enjoying my updates!!15:19 AM May 5th from web in reply to chewz

# Rule of thumb: hostels dont have good coffee.3:45 AM May 5th from txt

# Train to berlin: view of wind farm super up close- could see brand labels.9:44 AM May 4th from txt

# Feeling like causing revenge by baking laxatives into pasta.2:16 PM May 3rd from txt

# Today's Plans: Country bike tour; Heinekin tour !!!! (and laundry? :( but i'm on vaycay...)3:05 AM May 3rd from web

# @chewz It was very entertaining! There was actual live, athletic, sex. but also fun performances like strip tease.3:04 AM May 3rd from web in reply to chewz

# Saw 500 originals of van gogh.5:31 PM May 2nd from txt

# Went to a great non-touristy bar and had some local brew.7:46 PM May 1st from txt

# Watched live sex show!2:43 PM May 1st from txt

# @chewz it is pretty cool!!!! I'll send you a post card from here.!!2:08 PM Apr 30th from web in reply to chewz

# Amsterdam: today is the day of the queen! Every one is in orange.12:58 PM Apr 30th from txt

# On train in belgum: every slab of concrete, every sheet of metal is covered w graffiti in europe.7:26 AM Apr 30th from txt

# Got to paris in record time. But soo tired. No pay phones any where4:43 PM Apr 29th from txt
# Trudeau Airport: flight to Paris. bf spends time reading insurnce fine prnt. I look for places to have sex. bf says mile high club is best.8:27 PM Apr 28th from web

# Keeping busy doing last min chores b4 my bus ride to Airport in Montreal. My bf keeps calling to tell me the new things he's just packed.

Fucking Conspiracy

I can't seem to own a phone for more than two years. If it isn't because I lost it, or smashed it, it's because the phone spontaneously stops working.

On my last phn, the key pad stopped working. Every thing else was fine, but I couldn't dial out cause the key pad was dead.

Now, on my current, and most favorite phn, the charger is busted. the phn works fine, but it's been dead for three days 'cause i cant charge the damn thing.

The conspiracy is that there is a timer in all cells phns, and if you didn't get a new one after two years, the phn spontaneously combusts. Either that, or some elementary function that happens to be key to the usefulness of the phn shuts down.

I *do not* want to buy another phn!!!

Wait, how much is an iPhone?