It's all part of the fun
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Originally Posted by memo-p
Yesterday, March 24th, was the national day of remembrance here in Argentina and Obama was visiting Patagonia as well so there is a lot of tension. I'm sure things will settle down after the weekend.
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I had a similar experience quite a few years ago; I think it was Clinton who was in town and everyone was locked down for some hours in the airport while he was in the vicinity - I was locked in an aircraft that was not permitted to "pushback" from the terminal and taxi out etc.
I learnt from that to stay well away from the politicians and their entourage.
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Originally Posted by BlackdogGS
A natural disaster is one thing but a protest is another.
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If you ever get to France, look out for the farmers' tractors and the fishing fleet trawlers in the roads and the entrances to the ports respectively.
The farmers' specialise in using their muck spreaders to good effect, especially against their banks.
The French air traffic control also like to join in now and again especially during specific holiday periods.
It's a world wide phenomena but some places are more prone than others and France has a long history of protest - this is all part of why we travel, but I will be entering mainland Europe via the Netherlands in the immediate future because of these planning factors of adventure travel and I wish to get to a particular rendezvous (there's a good French word) by a specific date.
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Dave
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