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 I am a wreck. This has been my worst trip home. (with the exception of the time that I flew home from Kathmandu to Toronto with a fever/flu and had to wait for 21 hours in the transit lounge of Delhi). It started off last Monday with yet another Air Zimbabwe cancellation. I seriously don’t […]     Well, I leave for the airport in an hour to head back to Zimbabwe. I’m not quite sure how I feel. I mean, my body and mind are absolutely exhausted from a month of more-or-less constant discovery, so in that sense I’m quite ready to go “home” and “chill”. Furthermore, I leave with the satisfaction […]  This past Saturday, I went to France again to visit an old friend. Richard and I met over four years ago during the trek I did in Nepal to bring a volunteer to her placement in Mude (see “Finding Mude” October 4th, 2007 blog entry). There is actually a picture of Richard, the tall blonde […] I learned about two very interesting tourist scams that, once you know about them, are noticeably rampant all over Paris. Besides the obvious interest-factor, I am blogging about this for those who may happen on my blog before a trip to Paris. Tourists beware! 1) A person pretending to be blind or deaf will walk […]  This past Sunday, I had the opportunity to go to Paris for 3 nights. It was a quick trip, but I decided to take advantage of it because I wanted to visit a few friends and see the sights of a city that I’m embarassed not to have seen yet! And boy did I see […] |
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Richard M - A young woman tried the ring scam on my near the Louvre, whilst I was taking photos a few years back. She said she’d just picked it up in front of me and so it must be mine. The exchange was quite lengthy along the lines of oh no it isn’t, oh yes it is. I said to her it’s not mine, keep it! I couldn’t do that! Give it to the security guard over there then. Hello, hello – now where did she go?
All quite amusing now, but they are really persistant and it makes for an uncomfortable experience. I give generously to street people who I see as genuine but I have no time for scammers. Doesn’t spoil Paris though; what could? 🙂
jayvn - I know exactly what you are talking about! When we lived in Aix, the petition scam was popular. I once signed it without knowing what it was but got away with not paying. I also always give a fake name! I hope you enjoyed France anyway 🙂
Jerome