Monthly Archives: September 2010

Daft Logic Distance Calculator

Posted on September 26, 2010 by

Here’s a tool that I have been using pretty much every day for the past month.  It’s Daft Logic’s Google Maps Distance Calculator.  You just search your location and then click on the route you want to take & it … Continue reading →

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My favorite view of Paris

Posted on September 26, 2010 by

Sacre Coeur has to be my favorite landmark in Paris.  In addition to it being quite nice to look at, it has also proved itself very useful.  Whenever I am lost (never lost, just taking the scenic route), Sacre Coeur … Continue reading →

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One Week Anniversary & Jetlag, Schmetlag

Posted on September 26, 2010 by

I arrived in Paris exactly one week ago today.  Will came to meet me at the airport, took my back to the apartment to show me around (a thirty second tour!), and then asked me what I wanted to do … Continue reading →

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Then & Now

Posted on September 23, 2010 by

I had a strange sense of déjà vu in the Miami airport on Saturday.  The last time I was in there was in March, getting ready to fly to Honduras.  I made the same phone calls to family, letting them … Continue reading →

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Bon Voyage

Posted on September 12, 2010 by

“Our battered suitcases were piled on the sidewalk again; we had longer ways to go. But no matter, the road is life.” (Jack Kerouac wrote that, not me.  That’s why I put it in quotes.  I try to not quote … Continue reading →

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Like it or not, Paris, here I come.

Posted on September 9, 2010 by

I got my French visa exactly one week ago today.  So I guess it’s really happening.  I am moving to Paris!  Well, for a year at least. I haven’t written about it all summer.  Partly because I wasn’t sure if … Continue reading →

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