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"Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn't do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover." -- Mark Twain

C est la vie's Travel Blogs and Reviews
Travel Blogs and Reviews  
Title and Date Location  
itinerary
Excuse my French... Sep 22 '06 
France
journal-entry
Crazytown U.S.A- My first destination Sep 22 '06 
""At first, I had nightmarish visions of myself as the newest resident lunch lady (slopping up powdered eggs benedict while Adam Sandler's Lunch Lady Land played in the background)...""
Sachse, Texas
journal-entry
God wants me to join a convent, but there just aren't enough electrical outlets. Sep 29 '06 
"A closet decorated by (if I had to guess) a colorblind monk- yes monk, a nun would have never tolerated such an atrocious spectacle."
Nogent Le Rotrou, France
journal-entry
Vacation 1 (of 4) I love working in France. Oct 27 '06 
"History helps us know a city or place well, have a relationship with it. Did you know this round-about is where they used to hang people? Did you know that church is 1000 years old and was a shelter for fallen women? Did you know this is where the Queen gets her cigarettes? Personality, my dear chaps, personality."
London, England
hotel-review
Hotel George
"I don’t know what possesses anyone to smoke in the first place, but smoking on the toilet was new"
London, England
journal-entry
Halloween in Edinburgh Oct 30 '06 
"watched our poor guide grunt and grabble with a rogue tire for half an hour, while we ate Haribo gummi bears and gummi sours, saying ‘someone should really help him…’ yet unable to pull myself away from gummi goodness."
Edinburgh, Scotland
hotel-review
The Lairg Guest House
"Where the Hotel George lacked, the Lairg Guest House excelled"
Edinburgh, Scotland
journal-entry
Nogent Le Rotrou- Home Sweet Home? Nov 07 '06 
"We dubbed it the Bee-langerie, and now refrain from buying goodies there for fear of a rabid bee with a sugar high popping out of a pain aux chocolate mid-bite!"
Nogent Le Rotrou, France
journal-entry
The Thanksgiving Trilogy Nov 15 '06 
""...there were five rouge and murderous French pilgrims (or couture cowboys) on the loose.""
Chartres, France
journal-entry
Kicking off Christmas Nov 25 '06 
"Yes, it was that indulgent, and yes I did indulge. What do you expect!?"
Strasbourg, France
journal-entry
The Saga of Half-Stash Dec 04 '06 
""you may walk past a hedge and feel the end of a pinky finger trailing down your arm...""
Nogent Le Rotrou, France
journal-entry
Kangaroo and Cookies Dec 16 '06 
Nogent Le Rotrou, France
journal-entry
Pinkeye in Paris Dec 24 '06 
"After he recoiled in horror and crossed himself vigorously, he pointed us in the direction of the closest pharmacy."
Paris, France
hotel-review
Hotel Des Grand Hommes
"The hotel we chose for our Christmas was perfect. Located in the main plaza overlooking the ..."
Paris, France
restaurant-review
Findi
"Christmas Dinner"
Paris, France
journal-entry
The Cramped Couchette Dec 26 '06 
"I imagined the man rubbing his watering eyes exclaiming ‘Don’t let the sliding door hit you in the rear on the way out!’ in sleepy French."
Florence, Italy
journal-entry
I Heart Castiglion Fiorentino Dec 27 '07 
"Part of me thought everyone should come here, it is beautiful and indigenous and wonderful, yet the other part of me wanted to hide it away, keep it to myself so that it would be preserved and never tainted by growth or ambition, but that my dear chaps, is never reality."
Castiglion Fiorentino, Tuscany
itinerary
United States
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