Hi Guys, Just a quick post to let you know we made it back from Bordeaux about half an hour ago and are pretty beat. We spent two days (one night) in the beautiful wine country and it was simply divine. More details (naturally) to come, once I’ve written up the notes on Paris Days […]
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August 22nd : Venice, Italy St Mark’s – High Prices = No Customers First, let me preface this entry by simply stating: there are two Venices; I have illustrated the differences below for you: Can you spot the difference? Decidedly Venice, on one hand is clearly a tourist trap. A nasty and undignified one which, […]
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August 21st : Venice, Italy A Gondola at Twilight: Ah, Venice Today we woke at 7am and quickly ate breakfast. Our 8 am private transfer had us at Leonardo di Vinci airport for our 10am flight by 8:30am. So we bid a sweet farewell to the ‘Eternal City’ and looked forward to a date with […]
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