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 […]
Continue ReadingArrived in France [Status Update]
Bonjour! We have safely landed in France and are making the commute from Beauvais airport into Paris, a non-trivial journey. Subsequent to catching a cab on arrival in Paris, we should be at our accommodation soon(ish). Tomorrow is Sunday and we plan on doing as little as required, e.g grocery shopping and laundry. The real […]
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