Destination Europe


Jun

27

Upcoming Trips

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I’m not really interested in the European tradition of taking one month off a year to go sit on the beach somewhere. For starters, I can’t take one month off from work. I work for myself and my marketing campaigns need fairly constant monitoring. I can take a few days off or even a week [...]

Jun

27

Quick Trip to Milan

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Did I mention that Ferbent has gone away? Well, not permanently of course. He’s in Albania visiting his mother. He wants to get a visa for her to come here to live but, being Albania, it’s not easy. He has been gone for more than a month. Who knows when he’ll be back. Hopefully in [...]

Jun

27

Typical French Men?

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I was pretty bored at the gym last night so when some short French guy headed over and started gossiping with the couple next to me, I didn’t hesitate to turn down my iPod and eavesdrop on their conversation. It’s not a good thing to do, I know, but anyway…
So first of he starts going [...]

Jun

5

New Machines at the Club Med Gym

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I paid around €1000 for my gym membership (for 1 year) and even though it’s a lot of money I really think it was well worth it. It gives me access to 22 gyms around Paris but I’ve only ever been to the one, in the 16th. It’s quite a large gym with a swimming [...]

Jun

4

Nice Young Plumber Boy

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I just had a very nice young French boy stop by to fix my leaking shower. He did put a big hole in the tiles and the wall but at least he found the problem. Water is leaking through the tiles or the grout or something so it will have to be retiled or grouted [...]