Travelling First Class, by Sandra James

11/9/2020

London for breakfast, Paris for lunch and Rome for dinner. I enjoy my cosmopolitan life. First class. Comfortable reclining seat. No ankle-biters to spoil the ambience.

“Hey, Hostess, do you think you could get me another coffee?”

That’s where the trip ended.

My wife snatched the remote control and settled into her recliner. Seems she didn’t want to keep playing hostess to my Covid-iso armchair travel.

We’re watching an old video of the grandchildren now.

Yola Caecenary link

11/9/2020 12:10:25 pm

Good humour, loved it, Sandra!

Sandra James

11/9/2020 08:26:05 pm

Thank you, Yola! Glad you enjoyed it - we need a few laughs to get us through, not just at the moment but often in life. I had fun writing it, too :)

Pamela Kennedy

11/9/2020 09:09:50 pm

Cute story, Sandra...definitely made me laugh!

Sandra James

12/9/2020 02:29:47 am

Thanks Pamela - I was hoping to give a few laughs and a moment away from the gloomy present :)

Sue Clayton

12/9/2020 02:25:59 am

Armchair travel; the only way to go these days, Sandra. A tour of the grandchildren beats a world tour.

Sandra James

12/9/2020 02:32:42 am

Thanks Sue! And, it's so much cheaper, don't have to buy new clothes and the loo's always handy :)

Michelle Whiteman

12/9/2020 11:25:57 am

Ha ha, quite right too!

Sandra James

16/9/2020 10:29:55 pm

Thanks Michelle! He definitely got what he deserved :)

Mary Wallace

12/9/2020 11:30:20 am

You need to armchsir travel too Sandra. Hire a Hostie.😆

Sandra James

16/9/2020 10:31:24 pm

Sounds like a good plan, Mary! And you'll never guess where I got the inspiration from :(

Krystyna

14/9/2020 05:02:16 pm

Clever, fun story, Sandra. “Armchair travel”— such a great term for our staycations.

Sandra James

16/9/2020 10:33:11 pm

Thanks Krystyna. I think we've probably all been doing a lot more armchair travel lately :)

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