As a teenager I read Robert Frost's poem The Road Not Taken and decided to make it my motto in life: Two roads diverged in a yellow wood, And sorry I could not travel both And be one traveler, long I stood And looked down one as far as I could To where...
Lire la suiteScubi, the dog
I think it is time to introduce my travel companion who will follow me on my Parisian adventure. Scubi is a 12 year old Brazilian street dog. He was found and adopted by a French family living in Rio de Janeiro and brought back to France by Air France...
Lire la suiteRainy Days Ahead?
I have been thinking about the weather. If the average number of sunny days in Paris is 75, what is the weather like the rest of the year? According to one website the average number of rainy days in Paris is 111.5 (compared to London's 106.6 days). On...
Lire la suiteDistances
Between Marseille and Paris it is 660 kms. That is about the same as between Bordeaux and Nice (636 kms) or between Berlin and Brussels (652 kms). However, it is more than between London and Edinburg (535 kms) or between New York and Washington DC (329...
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It is amazing what you can find out about Paris via the internet. For some time I have been looking at flats on link and link. There is only one conclusion to be made: flats are small and expensive! I have also been following Paris on link and getting...
Lire la suiteWelcome to Charlotte in Paris!
On 1 July 2011 I will start a new life in Paris. Everything will be new and exciting, and I want to share my experiences with you on this blog. So just wait and see......
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