There is not sientific reason why do some people asking such a idiotic questions you only have to accept a fact that some people just stupid. Why didn't you cut James hair again before you left Aussie?:)
AU REVOIR Well Oliver sadly you are already missed by me at Jack"s. I dont know if James told you9 but I now have the photo I took of you on my wallpaper on my phone so everytime I get out my phone I can see you with your mona lisa smile! I am looking forward to your blogs and will enjoy hearing all your amusing and interesting windows into your life abroad! Give my love to the lovely Karina. Felicitations to you Love FI FI your surrogate aunty
Homers Odyssey - better be careful!! Oliver - I was initially very confussed about your choice of title as my preliminary google search for "Homer's Odyssey" turned up a mass of detail re the "...third full length episode of The Simpsons, that originally aired on the Fox network on January 21, 1990. In this episode Homer becomes a crusader for citizen safety in Springfield, and is promoted to his current position as Nuclear Safety Inspector for the entire power plant." - what on earth did that have to do with either travel, socks, or lack there off??
Ulitimately realising my mistake, I then learnt of the Lotus Eaters, Cyclops Polyphemus, Laestrygones, Circe, Scylla and Telemachus (to name but a few) and the perils they all posed for that wiley young Odysseus
Whew!!! - you had better be careful and what ever you do and where ever you are, make sure you wash out your socks carefully and lock your door securely each night
Have fun
MGD
Go Oliver Thats Awesome Oli,how exciting especially with your gf accompanying you,No need to encourage you to have fun as thats part of what makes Oliver Oliver hehe:)
Does Ollie Have Tickets ON Himself Well Oliver, this is so you very interesting with you usual dose of sardonic wit and irony! It also leaves you wondering
Is it true? As when you speak with this author the truth is out there ,somewhere! Thanks all the same I did enjoy this blog and look forward to more of the same. Au Revoir mon Ami
Julio, I live in this village and it is really not worth to come here, no work, no hope. Waitresses in short skirts are everywhere. If Polish people were be able to survive in Poland, they would not work abroad.
Eyes of the Gorilla Hi Oliver!
Still haven't gotten around to doing my own travel blog, but still want to! I think your writing is amazing, you should definitely continue, it makes you feel like you're there yourself!
Howz life back in Oz? I'm back in South Africa now (not missing CSH all too much!) and enjoying beautiful Cape Town. Planning to do some more travelling this year down here.
Hope your keeping well and having a blast!
Jessi 8:-)
I love this story!! I can see you doing and saying all those things which makes it even better and funnier! Still reading through the others - really enjoying them. Glad to see I am not the only one that gets lost even with maps ha ha. If you ever want to come talk to my school kids about your adventures come in and visit they would love to hear them all!
Dont think you can hide sunshine Ollieeee, I know you checked in to this travelblog on 21st July 2009 (6th sense). So dont even think about trying it. Let me know how things are and any luck with Rosemary or has she disappeared like the temptress or seamstress. Whats the weather like, its been really hot here, about 20 degrees, Also I read about the nullerator or nuberator or something like that which is Never Eat Shredded, WEST of australia and apparantly its really scarce there and dead and dry and empty. I was reading about it, this guy from London has decided he wants to set the world record for the fastest circumnavigation of the globe and I was reading about it in his blog - www.whereintheworldisjames.com
Anyway, keep it real, later.
This is a beautiful story, Oliver. But, is it true? How lucky for you to be invited into a real Parisien persons home. One that doesn't know you! Do you know how unusual that is??? You must have been radiating absolutely loving-kindness heart energy mingled with a superlative ear hanging cocker spaniel, lovely looking look-at-me look, not to mention whatever you were doing with your eyebrows, nose and jawline.
Photos These photos (especially of the wild animals) are quite spectacular. i imagine you have lots and lots of them. Get the slide show ready for next time we meet up, please.
Cheeky monkeys Like the story about the monkeys. Cunning little devils. Reminds me of the time in Kandy, Sri Lanka, when we had monkeys in our hotel room and had to try and shoo them out...How interesting that they reacted collectively to the capture... and also their ''collective posture" of the following day. Good read, O. Thanks.
Guest user Nice one Ol, I translated Hans's Polish and apparently it means "I's cool with you guest user, but i flocks spadam". Apparently he thinks you're a bit of a rookie...
horticulturally challenged My knowledge of plants would fit on the smallest of postage stamps available but I think the lovely flowers are actually belonging to a wisteria......
Unfortunately the magnificent specimen that used to adorn our back yard is dead - justice, no doubt, for running away to Australia for a year and leaving it's welfare to the unknown hands of others (bless them).
Another good blog entry but I'm disappointed by the ending! For a while there I really thought you were going to be telling us of your experiences in a french jail. Now that would have rounded off your travels wonderfully (and I can just imagine the look on your mum's face)!
Safe journeys.
Gary
... some improvement noted O - not a bad entry, certainly an improvement on the others, though not sure about the originality of the Brazilian Seamstress as a character and I believe the true meaning of your Polish quote/ comment is actually "would you like mustard or tomato sauce with your hot dog". I await with interest the verdict from King Dulal as I think that Julio went easy on you
The good, the bad and oliver. Ol,
Liking the touch of romance, you keep listening to old Jules and you'll do fine. One little comment though. If you were really committed to Ol' Clint you would have probably approached the situation slightly differently. Clint wouldn't have given into those filthy, money hungry pigs. If I know Clint Eastwood at all, he would have made sure every day of those guards lives was a living hell and he certainly wouldnt have lost the love of his life either... or just a brazillian babe. To be honest he wouldnt really be riding a tram anyway, a train maybe but a horse is generally his prefered mode of transport. If I were to tweak the story just slightly I would write it a little like this. 'I knew they weren't bluffing, who was I fooling, the sheriff and his men would be here any minute. It was me or the guards and I wasnt planning on throwing in the towel any time soon, at least not until I had my hands on that bounty. I reached my hand into my pocket, them thinking I was finally going to give them their dirty little bonus. With their supposed victory now so close, they relaxed, ever so slightly, but just enough to make my move. Out came my 6 shooter faster than the western express and before you could blink an eye, all five of them were pushin' daisies. With five bodies on my hands I made like a bird and flew and by sundown I was already on my way, heading west into blackfoot country where my destiny awaited.' Thats how I woulda done it. Anyway another great entry.
You've changed... ...since when do you spell gaol like an American? Haven't you been living in Britain?
And perhaps, just maybe, (call me crazy), the reason they knew you were playing the old dumb-tourist card was because they were questioning you in French and you were responding in English?
Just a thought. I could be totally out of line.
As for your oral hygiene issues...at least you're not a heinously obsessive over-analyser like a friend of mine. A touch of gingivitis - you think you've got issues!
Hmmmmm Very different. Great advice to other travelers at the end of the 'story'. I must say i loved the Good train guard/ Bad train guard part. 'Maggot brain' genius.. One week left YYYAAAAAHHHHOOOOOOOOO
yet more advice Dulal, or should I say, “KING Dulal”, U r da MAN with that blog comment - made me laugh till I nearly cried. Now, if Ol takes the advice offered by you and Julio, his next entry could be a real rip snorter a Lonely Planet bodice-ripper, Bill Bryson on Steroids, Mills and Boon meets National Geographic can’t wait to see what happens next
Frolicking, Julie Andrews style. I'd be impressed if you managed to resist. The temptation in those sunny gardens is overwhelming.
And I do love a good cosmic coincidence.
Great reading, see you soon! xx
Dats Wat I Mean Ma-Man Julio - Amen to dat brada JULIOS Ceasar, we kennot be arl livin in da card board box wid da white string zone. Iz like we need sum vibes n flava's thrown in dis blog tinga majig ma Man. U kennot be avin a Hakespere play wid da Romeo jus roming da Venice in his 2mph rowin boat writin bout som crummy museum he seen wid a paintin of a fish by sum anglo-japanese-french dude, WHERE IS DA BABE my man, Where is da Juliet (not you Julio Ceaser), but Juliet Capsulet, Aye . We nid u to keep it real ma man, aye, we nid som nitty gritty, aye, tell us about da romance in da air, da starlit atmosphere under da stars, da 'Gee' Hereditary magic as taught to u by James Gee & MTV, I mean MGD, or da charming pick up lines - 'you know 6 beers ago you were flippin ugly' as brushed off on by yours truley (Dulal Meister). We nid som slappin, som rejections, som runnin for ur life from da gals ex boyfriend who works as a butcher & hears voices in is 'ead. We dont want a wimpering sob story & lonely planet guide of Salsabug (salzburg) or about 'lov me every1, send me email to tell me u lov me .... i've broken a nail, its the end of the world, oh no wat do I do ... Moommmy.... or I forgotten to pluck my eyebrow dis morning'...BE A MEN!...Be a Tiger!...Be A Fire...But always, always, BE A MAN! Meooow, Meoooow...NOOOO, I said a Tiger & .... BE A MEN. AMEN! (to dat brada & Kip it real Wag wan y'all. A Holler 'ought, a Shout 'ought for da Bricklane Massive Crew of da East End of London. Respect!
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