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Re: Are there sleeping "rooms" at Paris de Gualle?
Kayak.com showed the Ibis hotel at the airport for about $120 for one night. Probably the least expensive directly at the airport.
Re: Are there sleeping "rooms" at Paris de Gualle?
There used to be small rooms (bed, bath, shower) called Cocoon in the 90's but a Fodors report from 2010 said it had closed. Don't know of anyplace now.
Tony
With an abundance of time you could consider a Camino starting in Lourdes through to Jaca in Spain on the Argones route, and up to connect with the Frances route or see more of France go from Lourdes to St. Jean. Once you get to Santiago you can make a left and go south to Fatima rather than...
Barb,
Sillydoll's post, that Miguel sent you to, contains a link. For me the link gave an error that basically says it couldn't find the download. Perhaps Ivar or one of the forum moderators can look into that if it was stored/linked here or maybe Sillydoll has it someplace else on the web that...
On the metal walking sticks. It is up to the airline and security. A metal walking stick has been classed as a ski pole, which is prohibited, but has also been classed as a walking aid, which is not. I wouldn't take the chance it would be confiscated and just put it in the cargo hold baggage...
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