February 12, 2009
Beth took the day off to fight her highs-phobia in St paul’s cathedral followed by a great burger with south African wine. Then a bit of history on Elizabethean, Georgian architecture during a short walk to Tatem Modern. Another walk under the rain and back to our hotel which ended up being quite good quality, […]
February 12, 2009
We are in the easyjet flight to Gatwick. It should have taken off 35 min ago but… snow storm…so we are in the process of icing crock. I have already disconnected the phone so I will probably publish it from London. After nearly one hour we took off. It was curious to take off with […]
February 12, 2009
Thursday, day 1 It is 5:40am and we are enjoying a muffin a cheese cake, coffee and tea at Geneva airport. We woke up at 4:20 and hurried to ITC where we left the car and walked to the station.
February 11, 2009
Wednesday already…..Tomorrow we are starting our journey!! Yesterday we took Mina (our cat) to ours neighbours’ place, where she will have pretty in very good hands. I’m sure. We are nearly ready. We just have to pack. I have a list of things that I should not forget in the iPhone (things software) and we will follow […]
February 11, 2009
from http://www.weburbanist.com When asked to list essential, life-enhancing furniture around the home, there are not many people who would include their toilet. However, remove it from their home and they’d be aware of it in a very short time. The humblest seat in the house is also the most vital. For that reason, let us […]
February 10, 2009
Tuesday.Two days to go. We were trying to get an insurance. We booked everything with the one that we found in the lonely planet forums and routard: http://www.atlasdirect.net but unfortunately they never confirm via email, so I called them yesterday and they were pretty rude. They said that everything was wrong. We could not be […]
February 10, 2009
From weburbanist.com Camouflage isn’t just for hunters and the army anymore – it’s being used to make artistic statements, beautify urban environments, make ugly cars look nicer and for shock value. These examples of unusual use of camouflage show how versatile the concept is, from making homes blend into forest environments to creating eerie optical […]
February 8, 2009
We are now 4 days ahead of our trip around the world 😉 We will be starting on Thursday, going to London, for a day, then to San Francisco for 5 days, Taithi, Moorea and Bora Bora for 9 days, Auckland, then 28 days around New Zealand. Catch a flight in Christchurch to Hong Kong, […]
January 29, 2009
Perfection is achieved, not when there is nothing more to add, but when there is nothing left to take away.
January 27, 2009
A wise man gets more use from his enemies than a fool from his friends.
January 24, 2009
The richest man is not he who has the most, but he who needs the least.