Mad Steak? Funny you ask that question Davo. As it happens, after the run the bulls are then killed in a bull fight. 2 hours after the bull fight you can buy the soup made from the bulls!! Deadly serious; no bull!!
Sean
I am turning Green Sean, You champion. On Chios did you go to the church St Peter went to? or stand on Homers stone!
The photos just take me back - you lucky bugger. Just to make me feel better my Misses booked a trip yesterday to China...... Greece sounds nice as well
Wow! I only just stumbled across your blogs today but I have to say I absolutely love reading them. You've got some absolutely amazing photos and it's really interesting to read the history about each place you visit. How on earth do you remember all of it though?! Thanks for sharing your travels and keep blogging!!
- TWW.
Wow! Hey Sean!!! Wow great to see you are still blogging. I will be beginning my journey soon overseas, but on the other side of the world to you. We can one day share our experiences.
Anyways, I can fully see you on the steps of the Parthenon, with a big beard and a Toga debating the use of .NET and the advantages of using design patterns with other philosophers
not all French are arrogant Hi Sean!
Just had a glimpse on your thoughts about French people, you are right in many ways, French people are very proud of their country and food, and they forget quickly what sometimes they've done wrong... like what the governement did to the Rainbow Warrior...
Anyway, I wanted to tell you that no, as your friend told you, not all the French are like that, "nombrilist" and arrogant, and thinking that everybody should learn french to visit France...
I am French, and I think Australian wine is really nice, and I love your country, I just visited last month (not all of it of course, but I went to Tasmania and to Sydney). I also met a lot of Australian people and they're so great!
I hope you'll change a little bit of your mind!
take care when travelling!
Salparadis.
(PS: my travelblog is travelblog.org/bloggers/salparadis (sorry it's written in French! it was for my french friends!)
The French Stereotype Hi Florence,
thanks for your feedback. I know I'm making sweeping generalisations here but a lot of it is tounge in cheek. The reason I make these is I lived with 10 Frenchmen and dated one (frenchwoman of course!) for 6 months when I first got here. All the stereotypes I had in my head about French people were reinforced when I got there. I like to think I have an open mind about things but when I wrote this article, I couldn't help but see where they all came from.
Perhaps my perception has been tained by living in England (who most inherently dislike the French, and vice versa) and having broken up with the girl.
Having reread my article (1000 times) it's really confirmed in my head that to be fair I have to give France another go.
Thanks for the feedback
Sean
Don't stereotype the french so quickly! Hi Sean,
I understand that discovering France for the first time can be a little overwhelming but I was sad to read your "stereotyping" of the French based on a conversation with only a small sample of the French, and on a smaller period of time. There are surely and truly some truth in what you said, but French people are much more complex than what you describe and I wish you would live there for a while to start understand them.... (maybe you can read "almost French", written by an Australian girls who moved to Paris?). Sending lots of greetings from Sydney,
Florence Bellendir
SEANO 'the historian' Sup, Bro. sorry I haven't been in touch, but I have been reading your blog. The commie car looks like a beast! "put it in H... put it in H"
Your travel stories and images are making me well jealous. Can't wait to catch up in April next year if your in the area, I'll be at my gilrs house in Paris :-) yeah boyeeee.. laters
Top Job Sean - just a fantastic entry. Are you getting a little staid. No stories of drinking, or drinking or being drunk. Nor anything about girls, or women or chicks. What is going on? Perhaps just taking a rest?
Macca
Sean your mark for this assignment is 95% - sensational effort.
5% docked for riunning over a fishermans line - unforgivable! "Don't tell me about boats - I KNOW boats!"
dude, ur travel log is really amazing. thailand looks so beautiful....i cant wait to get there. and i am so pissed i missed out on the bone church.....too much drinking from the last night in budapest i suppose.......(: see u in 2 and half weeks sexy
Asia on a Shoestring..And Alcohol !! Top blog mate..Noticed your still lacking in the suntan dept., but i suppose the liquid sunshine rubs off quickly with all the lotion !!!Have a top time till then oldmate.. - Marty The Pom..
Good Stuff Hi Sean, Loved your travelog, I can almost hear the groans the next day from the previous night's drinking, having experienced them from being around them before!! Perhaps with the price of living in London frogs could be a part of your nouvelle cuisine?? Keep up the diary and keep having fun.Love Mum - Barbara Roberts
Sometime in late 2004 I decided it is now or never for me to head off and see the world. So in May 2005 I did just that.
So I've sold most of my stuff and lobbed it in the backpack and obtained a 2 year UK working holiday visa and am basing yourself out of London.
Who knows what I'll find or how I'll change but either way I'm out to see the world and have a whole lot of fun doing it.... full info
LS
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Great pics - thanks