In March of this year, I experienced wonderful luck for our trip to the West Midlands from London to visit family. My cousin, Cheryl, and I met up in London after her trip to Morocco. I had, at one time, planned to go there with her, but work circumstances changed and prevented me from being able to take an extended time off. Therefore, I flew in from the US and we met in London. You can read about my journey here.
Many of our cousins live in the West Midlands, near Birmingham. We were staying in Rowley Regis with our cousin Linda and her husband David.The plan was to take a taxi from our hotel near Heathrow to Euston Station to catch a train up to Dudley/Sandwell, the closest station to their home.
We arranged transport to the station via the concierge at the hotel. Our driver arrived promptly and we loaded our bags into the car. As Abid drove us to the station, he asked how much we were going to have to pay for our train tickets. When we told him, he offered to drive us right to our cousin’s door for the same price!! This was amazing!! Apparently, he usually does tours to Windsor, Stonehenge and Bath, but his tour that day was canceled. It was a win-win situation for everyone! Abid was a fascinating man and we enjoyed talking with him. He kept us hydrated with water (a key for me) and entertained us with stories of his life. I DEFINITELY plan to use him again on future trips!
Sadly, I didn’t take any pictures. The whole situation surprised me so much! It was wonderful to be driven, in a nice car, instead of being on a train in coach. Also, being dropped off right at Linda’s house instead of them having to pick us up at the train station was amazing! And it cost us no more than taking the train! Definitely a win-win situation for everyone involved! It was such wonderful luck for all of us!
You can read more about our adventures in the West Midlands here.