Category Archives: Europe

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Christmas Decorations in Paris, 2013

Christmas Day is an interesting day in Paris. Many cafes, boulangeries, pharmacies and restaurants are open for business. Dalloyau patisserie, next door to my apartment is open all day and well into early evening, as […]

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Christmas Eve in Paris, 2013

Christmas Eve in Paris has really turned it on weather wise,  and not in a good way! The wind has howled all night, and in additional to broken tree branches littering the (pretty empty) streets, […]

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Paris, December 23, 2013

Today I take a chance that Galeries Lafayette in Paris will not be that busy that I turn around and walk out after 3 mins as I have done in the past. Happily, it’s busy, but […]

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Emirates Melbourne to Paris

A last minute decision in mid-November has found me spending Christmas and New Year in Paris. A great deal on a business class fare from Qantas and one of the last three apartments available from […]

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Paris Redux…

It’s time to leave London on the Eurostar, and head for Paris for the night on the way to Hong Kong. The benefit of being close to St Pancras is that it’s a short roll […]

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Polar Bear!, Svalbard Archipelago

Another zodiac cruise is scheduled for this morning at Holmiabukta, and being an overcast day with intermittent rain, it seems a good idea to stay in bed to get over the rotten head cold I’ve […]