Philip Stirpe On The Web: Every Ash Cloud Has a Silverlight Lining

We had checked out of the hotel and were on the train to the airport when my wife's PA telephoned to say that we wouldn't be coming home because a volcano had just erupted and all flights were grounded. The airport was a nightmare. ... Fiumicino airport has an adjoining train station. We headed off to try and book some tickets to Paris. The queue was long. While I waited to be served, my wife asked her PA to organise Eurostar tickets to get us from Paris to London. ...