Tag: europe
group name: travelbums
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October 06, 2007 07:55 PM EDT --
My brother, sister-in-law (SIL) and I woke up early the morning of September 16 in our closet of a hotel room to catch the bus to the Beauvais Airport. We were at the airport by 7:20. . . . more
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April 26, 2006 11:41 AM EDT --
It's been eons since cannibalism was practiced in Gascony, France. Still, John Edwards feels apprehensive as he settles in for one local feast and finds it filled with Gascon hunters brandishing their . . . more
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October 24, 2006 04:49 AM EDT --
In 1066 a chap name o' William decided he rather liked the area and went about laying claim in a very bloody fashion. He put up castles at what seemed like strategic points around England. The first . . . more
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October 13, 2007 09:02 PM EDT --
Well folks, this is the final installment of my vacation. I hope you enjoyed sharing my journey with me.
I woke up at 6:00 on Friday, September 21 to get ready and meet my brother and sister-in-law . . . more
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August 19, 2008 04:02 AM EDT --
This week - all of Europe!!!!
Okay, not exactly all of Europe, but most of it. In a small way.
A couple of weeks ago I took you on a journey around and inside the Atomium right here in good . . . more
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March 22, 2007 09:12 AM EDT --
Rail Travel: A European Plus
Travelling around the wrold can be fun or it can be a nightmare. In large part if depends upon how YOU do your home work, pay attention to detail & use the resources . . . more
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June 07, 2007 02:55 PM EDT --
As every good student of Cicero knows, Rome sits on seven hills: The Palatine, the Capitoline, the Esquiline, the Aventine, the Quirinal, the Viminal, and finally the…the um…well, that other . . . more
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April 03, 2007 03:08 AM EDT --
Shortly after making the big move to Sweden, we decided to take a bit of a romantic holiday to Germany. We drove down through Denmark to the Skandline Ferry which deposited us on the German coast at Puttgarden, . . . more
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February 26, 2008 10:53 AM EST --
Welcome back my friends to the show that never ends...(with apologies to Emerson, Lake and Palmer).
Well, sometimes it seems that way in my quest to move to my firm's Brussels office. . . . more
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January 13, 2007 06:48 AM EST --
I have not seen close to everything I wish to see in this big, wide, world of ours… but I have been fortune enough to see quite a bit, and it is astounding. Of the places I have visited so far, . . . more
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January 29, 2008 12:44 PM EST --
Networking is your best friend!
In real estate they say "location, location, location."
When moving to another country they say "network, network, network."
As I prepare . . . more
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February 06, 2008 08:37 AM EST --
If It's Tuesday, This Must be....Wednesday??
Okay, so I missed the Tuesday post time for my weekly update on preparations for my transfer to the Brussels office of my firm. . . . more
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March 04, 2008 11:12 AM EST --
Well, I'm here in Brussels. I've spent the last two days exploring and looking for an apartment. The experience has been both encouraging...and discouraging. Today I went to . . . more
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March 18, 2008 02:06 PM EDT --
What a difference a week makes.
Last week I talked about my apartment hunt in Brussels. I expect to be moving there within the next few weeks (or years, based on the rate I'm getting things . . . more
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April 29, 2008 12:25 PM EDT --
Live From Brussels, Belgium...If It's Tuesday, This Must be Belgium.
And it is!!
I made it. I'm finally here. It's raining.
Oh well, can't have everything I suppose. . . . more
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May 19, 2008 09:33 AM EDT --
As promised, here is my weekly installment of "If It's Tuesday, This Must be Belgium." Okay, it's a day early this week since I'm traveling to Helsinki, Finland Monday night . . . more
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May 13, 2008 10:48 AM EDT --
One more day...one more day...one more day....
That's what I've been reminding myself all day today. One more day before all my furniture is delivered to my new apartment and I get to . . . more
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October 09, 2006 04:33 PM EDT --
If you have read me at all, you know how fascinated I am with castles and the Medieval period, especially in the UK. Given that, there was no way in hell I was going to visit London and not see The Tower . . . more
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June 20, 2007 03:01 PM EDT --
It may sound counterintuitive, but it’s complicated to find a decent dinner in Rome.
This is, after all, the capital of one of the most eating-friendly environments in the world, so you . . . more
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September 08, 2007 04:45 PM EDT --
South of Koge on Sealand, Denmark you can find this magnificient entrance to the castle Vallo Slot.
Vallo Castle is surrounded by a scenic moath, and you have to cross . . . more
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