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Secret Cafes & Clubs in Paris

January 16, 2013

One of Paris’ best kept secrets is a lunchtime venue in the cellar of La Madeleine or more formally; L’église Sainte-Marie-Madeleine, the Madeleine Church. If you didn’t know to look for it, you would never just happen to stumble across it. Afraid I was too late and missed the deadline, I walked from the metro, practicing in …

A Surprisingly Wonderful New Years Day in Paris

January 2, 2012

Walking around Paris is one of the things I enjoy most about being in this beautiful city. Today, I estimated I walked over 15 kilometres. I may not have had a rip roaring New Years Eve but what I did have, was a wonderful, New Years Day full of lovely surprises. Being Sunday …

Marcher le Nez en L’air January 7, 2014
Four years ago when I dragged my broken heart to Paris, I was empt...
Three Books and a Funeral December 23, 2011
Three of George Whitman’s favourite books were offered to mourners...
Ostrich Anyone? December 25, 2013
The plan looked something like this: go shopping Christmas Eve to buy a g...
Food Shopping in Monoprix December 21, 2016
When I plan to do nothing in Paris, it seems that the city will not allow...
Pasta Disaster December 22, 2016
A rendezvous at the Musée d’Orsay with my friend Julien and a simple dinne...

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BIG ADVENTURE PART 3A recap incase you missed the last two posts. Six years ago on the 15th November 2018 I packed up and sold up to embark on my Big Adventure. Over the next few days, I am taking a walk down memory lane.***We last left off with the summer of 2019 in Paris.With my Schengen time used up again with 2 months in Budapest and a month in Paris, I needed to find a new destination outside of the zone.Although I had visited before, it was a long time ago and you can never get enough of Istanbul.Leaving some luggage behind in Paris enabled me to travel a little lighter. ... See MoreSee Less

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The Big Adventure Part 2A recap incase you missed the last post. Six years ago on the 15th November 2018 I packed up and sold up to embark on my Big Adventure. Over the next few days, I am taking a walk down memory lane.Part One of my journey began leaving Australia, travelling through a bit of Asia and ending up in St Petersburg after the Trans Siberian Railway from Beijing to Moscow, and my next stop was Paris in December 2018 and that is where we are up to!This time you need a Paris Adèle boarding pass - we are flying from St Petersburg to Paris! Fasten your seatbelts and observe the emergency exits ... See MoreSee Less

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The Big Adventure Part 1.Six years ago on the 15th November 2018 I sold my home, threw away, sold, gave away most of my belongings and set off on an adventure.If you will allow me to indulge and reminisce, over the next few days I am going to briefly recap my journey so far.All aboard! Have your tickets ready! We are about to embark on the first leg, a 15,000km journey. ... See MoreSee Less

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Hello everyone,I am finally surfacing from a busy week back in Georgia.I should not have mocked my cold and called it pathetic because it came back with a vengeance to prove to me it was only getting started, along with it, the stomach cramps returned. Now there is light at the end of the tunnel. I have friends visiting from Australia and showing them around Tbilisi with no voice, tapping out explanations on my phone was excruciating for someone who likes to talk and frustrating for them who were trying to learn about the city and what I was showing them. I joked with them; the silent tour guide. Today the water is cut from 1am last night until 1am tomorrow morning - fun and excitement. Therefore my unshowered body and I decided to stay home and play with photos. ... See MoreSee Less

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Do you remember I mentioned in Samarkand that I had a couple of bad days but didn't want to talk about it?It involved the police, a fine and reduced me to tears. ... See MoreSee Less

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