Moving on to Avignon

Posted on June 27, 2007 by travelingmcmahans

It turns out there was a mixup with our reservation here at Mas Du Cos d’Escarrat. We booked for six nights but only have the room for 5 so we’re leaving tomorrow to stay overnight in Avignon before training up to Paris Friday.
I am most frustrated by my inability to speak French and have been [...]

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Our Provencal social calendar

Posted on June 26, 2007 by travelingmcmahans

It’s filling out nicely. We are meeting Michel, the keeper of the local bar, in just a few minutes to go have dinner at his daughter’s restaurant in a nearby village. at least I think that’s the plan — he speaks no English and my French is dreadfully inadequate. Tomorrow we’re lunching at the home [...]

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What to do with a potato peeler and corkscrew in Provence

Posted on June 25, 2007 by travelingmcmahans

Break the lock on the room you’re trapped in. Brian broke the key off in the lock of our little studio in Jonquieres when we went to bed Saturday night and we woke up yesterday to find we were trapped. Using utensils in the kitchenette he got us out in 20 minutes flat.
Just a quick [...]

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I’ve never been this far away from home

Posted on June 8, 2007 by travelingmcmahans

[The back story, condensed] Mike, A British filmmaker friend we met on our travels made a film about his Mongol Rally adventure and sent us the DVD along with the soundtrack. On that soundtrack is a great travel song.
It’s by the Kaiser Chiefs and most of the song goes like this:
It’s all I wanted [...]

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Where are you off to this time anyway?

Posted on June 6, 2007 by travelingmcmahans

I’ve been fielding a lot of questions about our plans for The Trip. For any vicarious travellers out there, here’s the Official Itinerary of the Great Ten Year Anniversary Trip.
We fly out Saturday June 9 on Delta Louisville to Cincinnati (6214) to Rome (32), arriving at 10:45 Sunday morning (4:45 back here).
RomaShuttle will deliver us [...]

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Rome: Mostly sunny, 81

Posted on June 2, 2007 by travelingmcmahans

Sun
Jun 10

Mostly Sunny

81°/61°
10%

81°F

Mon
Jun 11

Mostly Sunny

81°/61°
10%

81°F

I’ve posted about the ten day forcast zone before. It’s a big milemarker in the trip anticipation.
Well Rome is forecast to be 81 and mostly sunny when we arrive and on the 11th when we set sail. I’m loving it!

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