Oh man where do I start?! Well, at the beginning I guess! I hope I remember most things... but so many of the things! Anyway, here we go! Drove from Toulouse to La Spezia and then Naples and then Giarre... just over 2000km! It was good have a stop and chill out in Naples and … Continue reading All things Italy… 😀 / Part 1
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Dîner party + retourner à babysitting
Had some friends over at the end of May for a little gathering for my birthday, housewarming and my visa auto-renewal for another 3 months 🙂 So, I'll definitely be here for the summer 😀 Had some good friends come that I haven't seen in a long time 😀 That was really nice. My friend … Continue reading Dîner party + retourner à babysitting
Kinda, sort back to normale?
Learning a bit more French slang: d'acc = D'accord qg = quartier generale = local, like your local watering hole/ bar 🙂 TIP: traditionnel is apparently THE BEST type of baguette 😀 I treated my housemate for dinner as he saved my butt by makin me lunch back in mid-March. He had a fun suggestions … Continue reading Kinda, sort back to normale?
Le weekend super chill
Got a hair trim at Diloy's hair salon. They don't take any appointments but I went on a Friday at 2pm, the day after the big strike in France, so it wasn't busy. They were professional, friendly and fast. I was done in about 35 mins! TIP: For your first visit, it's 20€; 24€ after … Continue reading Le weekend super chill
Le Weekend + Monday
I joined a Book club and we met at the Moai cafe in the museum. It is lovely! High ceilings with lots of natural light there and nice, average priced food. Very family friendly and you can sit for a long time without being disturbed. Apparently they have free wifi too. I had the daily … Continue reading Le Weekend + Monday
The Airbnb shituation
Well, I showed up at the allotted check in time that is noted on the listing and reiterated in the messages with the host and the place was not ready. The bed was stripped and dirty linen and towels were on the bed. *angryface* I was annoyed as I had to leave in 2.5 hours … Continue reading The Airbnb shituation
Wow… it’s been 3 months
Just reflecting that it's been 3 months since I upped and left and started my travels. What an adventure. I've met some great locals, saw some incredible sights and traveled / met up with some very good friends. I've learned that I can count on myself. I am capable to get to places on planes, … Continue reading Wow… it’s been 3 months
Books by Paul Auster while I’m on holiday…
Music of Chance was so awesome. I was stunned a the end for the ending was totally unpredictable for me. I don't want to spoil it for others so here's a warning to those who wanna read it as there are spoilers below.... Can't believe he dies! what?! so many full circles in this book: … Continue reading Books by Paul Auster while I’m on holiday…
First impressions of Helsinki
After taking the train in, T and I walked the 34 odd mins to our airbnb. I noticed lots of interesting buildings but not necessarily old. Just interesting architecture. We noticed lots of : gyms or fitness centres for judo/ninja/karate/muy thai/etc.afro-asian supermarkets: exactly that combo = "afro-asian". vintage or second hand shopslots of grocery shops … Continue reading First impressions of Helsinki
Busy 27 hours in Rouen
I woke up early and after a simple breakfast of a big rocket salad with cucumber, tomato, avocado and smoked trout, I set out just about 9am to check out where my bus stop was for taking the Flixbus to Rennes. Google maps detected my Flixbus ticket but picked some random spot to indicate as … Continue reading Busy 27 hours in Rouen
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