I really don't know what to do when I am by myself and I am solicited by some poor or homeless person for cash. Half of me wants to walk by without acknowledging the individual, and half wants to give some pocket change. Today, I went outside the Gare du Nord (Paris) for a walk while waiting for my train to Amsterdam and I was approached by a ( Read more... )

On my way to Paris North Station (my train naturally arrived at a station different from my itinerary. Paris is so confusing) in Metro center, I was standing behind a group of Asians (I'm going to guess Chinese from the accent) at the information counter. It was interesting to hear two very different groups of people speak a language different from ( Read more... )

I can't believe the information people here don't tell you when a reservation on a train is required, especially when they give you a detailed itinerary of the trains. What would happen if you had to stand on the train for five-plus hours simply because they didn't advise a reservation? It's just kind of weird that they wouldn't, but maybe its a ( Read more... )

I got up this morning feeling worse than usual; I'm not sure why. That feeling, however, dictated the rest of the day. I weighed myself on the scale this morning and discovered I had reaquired 10 pounds since Encounter (result of getting used to habitual snacking). Starting my exercize routine again was not as simple as I had thought: Not only had ( Read more... )