Mark Balsom

"French women are striking. French men too. So the Eiffel Tower is closed today."

"My favourite car wash in the area. Normally very busy and they get a good mix of cars (a McLaren once). Mostly friendly, but one of them was a bit arsey in the rain today - got a smaller tip!"

"For some reason you have to go round half the terminal to get in, unless you're in First. Bit like the BA lounge at LHR T5. Silly!"

"They need to get proper Coke here. I never know how to answer the question 'Is Pepsi OK?' without using profanities..."