Hi All!
...Sorry for the long post...
I just got back to California from a 2-week trip to London and Paris and I wanted to share my vaping experiences. For anyone who has not been to Europe, it's an interesting experience to walk around and see (and smell) almost EVERYONE smoking!
I carry an eGo with LiquidXpress cartos. I vaped everywhere from LAX to the plane to the subways. I was not blowing huge clouds of vapor but I was not completely hiding it either.
First stop... Paris. vaping around town and in cafe's, no one seems to even notice. Next, on to the Metro. I get some looks but no one says anything on the subway. A week goes by and it's all good. We go to Gare du Nord to take the train to London. I get stopped by the police there and they ask me a bunch of questions about it, make me take it apart and describe each piece in detail (even after sending it through x-ray for inspection). After demonstrating it a few times blowing various amounts of vapor, I'm on my way and they left me alone after that. Maybe I have converted a few of them. =)
We get to London and it's pretty much the same. vaping in pubs, stores, and museums without anyone even questioning me. We walk into the London Underground to take the tube to the other side of town. I walk by a few London police and expect them to give me the same 20-questions I got in Paris, but they just watched and left me alone.
The only place I was asked not to vape in was the Absolute Icebar in London even after explaining to the bartender what it was and that I have been vaping everywhere including the airplane and their warm bar without any questions. If you have not heard about this place, check out belowzerolondon[dot]com. It is a very unique experience and I highly recommend it for anyone that is going to be around London.
So to sum it up, not being able to vape for 40 minutes out of the entire 2 weeks, is pretty good. Again, sorry for the long post, but I wanted to share my vaping experiences.
Cheers!
GrayMatter
...Sorry for the long post...
I just got back to California from a 2-week trip to London and Paris and I wanted to share my vaping experiences. For anyone who has not been to Europe, it's an interesting experience to walk around and see (and smell) almost EVERYONE smoking!
I carry an eGo with LiquidXpress cartos. I vaped everywhere from LAX to the plane to the subways. I was not blowing huge clouds of vapor but I was not completely hiding it either.
First stop... Paris. vaping around town and in cafe's, no one seems to even notice. Next, on to the Metro. I get some looks but no one says anything on the subway. A week goes by and it's all good. We go to Gare du Nord to take the train to London. I get stopped by the police there and they ask me a bunch of questions about it, make me take it apart and describe each piece in detail (even after sending it through x-ray for inspection). After demonstrating it a few times blowing various amounts of vapor, I'm on my way and they left me alone after that. Maybe I have converted a few of them. =)
We get to London and it's pretty much the same. vaping in pubs, stores, and museums without anyone even questioning me. We walk into the London Underground to take the tube to the other side of town. I walk by a few London police and expect them to give me the same 20-questions I got in Paris, but they just watched and left me alone.
The only place I was asked not to vape in was the Absolute Icebar in London even after explaining to the bartender what it was and that I have been vaping everywhere including the airplane and their warm bar without any questions. If you have not heard about this place, check out belowzerolondon[dot]com. It is a very unique experience and I highly recommend it for anyone that is going to be around London.
So to sum it up, not being able to vape for 40 minutes out of the entire 2 weeks, is pretty good. Again, sorry for the long post, but I wanted to share my vaping experiences.
Cheers!
GrayMatter
