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For anyone interested in visiting Paris, I have put together a simple set of operating instructions. The first comes courtesy of Aase's mother in Denmark who says: "There is no bad weather. Just wrong clothing." This is especially true during the off-season, when fashion takes a back seat to comfort, especially if you're the kind of person that likes to keep moving. And truthfully, there is no way to be stylish in Paris, since Paris will always be more stylish than you. That leads me to instruction number two: how to tie a scarf. This tip comes from Fodor's, so I [View Full Entry]

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It was great being back in Paris after having a wonderful stay in July. This time, I spent three nights in a wonderful hotel, Hotel De L'Europe. I got a good deal for a single room, ensuite, with breakfast included via Hostelworld. For Paris standards, it was good value for money and it was near Gard du Nord where I can take to metro to the main sights and attractions. In my current university studies, I recently studied about the French Revolution and currently studying about Napoleon so I was particul [View Full Entry]

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I learned to tango in Amiens. I never expected to tango, but when the opportunity arose, I defined the first rule to live by on my trip: I am not allowed to refuse an invitation to anything. The point of this thing is to expand on every element of my social being, and the only way to do that is to get out and DO THINGS. Tangoing is actually pretty easy. Tangoing WELL requires a few lessons. My SERVAS host, Jason, is a math teacher by day who moonlights as a tango instructor. He is a short, endearing 30-something year old [View Full Entry]

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I never meant to stay in Calais. Not that there’s anything wrong with it. I just didn’t’ mean to stay there. But with my first taste of driving in rain on the scooter, total darkness, a new, non-English speaking country, and 100 miles from my destination --- I decided to call it a day. Besides, this trip is supposed to be enjoyable, not unnecessarily dangerous. So after crossing the channel, I stopped for fuel, or “essance,” as they call it in France, and asked for directions to the nearest hostel. The attractive young cashier mistook me for a Frenchman, and ratt [View Full Entry]

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I've threatened it before, but this time it's true. I've got fond of this TravelBlog site, but it no longer really reflects what I do.... journeys all the way to the veg. patch or Lavelanet market don't really count as Travel with a big T, I don't think. So I've started a blog in Wordpress, called Life in Laroque. Try www.margaret21.wordpress.com if you'd like to have a look. It would be good to hear from you there. [View Full Entry]

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My dear colleague is certainly the most dedicated, experienced and trained person I have ever worked with. I know how much he/she is devoted to our "guests" and our duties. I wrote a letter to him/her asking for his/her expertise, knowing how hard it was for him/her to find even a few seconds of his/her time. But he/she is so knowledgeable about so many sensitive fields that I really felt in need of his/her advice. I had no answer to my letter and I could dig that out easily. We are busy. I just don't get how he/she found time to [View Full Entry]

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A MUST for anyone who likes waves! A long weekend in Biaritz is really more than enough to discover and enjoy this very charming coastal town giving onto the Atlantic. My advice would be to check the weather forecast before going there. Because like all beach towns giving onto an open ocean, when the wind blows...It ain't a joke! The atmosphere is vibrant and young, eventhough there is a lot of JetSet hanging around. There is a great selection of restaurants, not to mention shopping of any type. You can stay in one of the many Bed & Breakfasts, or choose [View Full Entry]

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I am back from my trip to Nepal since 05 november. I came back with an unshaved beard and long hair. I made no change in my way of commenting my daily life and in my peaceful approach to it since my post publishing on O3 and here. But what is the link with the bearded, depressive guy of 2002 and 2003 who got complete shave and hair cut when french laws came to autorize taping and filming privates.NONE. If there is any, then what does it mean? That I am still not having a complete control of what should be [View Full Entry]

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Day 1 Me and my roommate, Caryn and our friend, Ben, on our abroad program went to Paris this past weekend. We flew into Paris Friday morning through AirFrance. We got in around 9:30am but we spent 2 hours in traffic on the way to the hotel. I had only gotten 4 hours of sleep so i was frustrated but once we were out of traffic it was fine. We got to the hotel, we stayed at Le Meridien. It was very very nice and everyone was so nice to us and helped us out a lot. The rooms were also [View Full Entry]

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