Comments on: European travel journal – Day 10: A plane, a train, a bus and an automobile

By: Anita

Anita — Tue, 30 Nov 2010 21:37:56 +0000

Just found your blog today and LOVE IT! My DH and I did the London/Paris sojourn in May, 2001 and almost had your exact itinerary except we went to British Museum. We ALSO fell asleep the first morning in town on the HOHO bus. This time on the upper deck. I can’t sleep anywhere, but I fell asleep there.

Just this past July we went back to France for 14 days and saw Versailles this time. The accordion player is still on that train. It made me laugh. Oh yes, and had my first Laduree (yummm) but no Angelina’s.

Your description of walking back into the house is so true. The house is the same, but you’re different! Happy travels to you for your next trip.

By: ChrissyS

ChrissyS — Wed, 27 May 2009 23:42:12 +0000

@Mom – haha love the pic of MOM peeking over the post!

I figured the grandcats were probably w/Mom. =)

By: MB

MB — Tue, 26 May 2009 21:49:00 +0000

I had so much fun tagging along on your European vacation. It is time to plan your next vacation so you have something to look forward to. Welcome Home!

By: nazilam

nazilam — Tue, 26 May 2009 13:10:36 +0000

Jeanette –

I loved your last paragraph as it sums up quite nicely travel and coming back home. I travel a butt load and honestly, am quite blase about the whole thing, but your travelogue through London and Paris were lovely.

I’m happy you had a chance to take something negative to many – a furlough and turn it into something positive.

best,

nazila

By: Kelly

Kelly — Tue, 26 May 2009 13:08:53 +0000

So true about it being hard not to return! I went out of the country for the first time ever in January 2008. My husband and I traveled to India and Paris and on the flight back to the US we were already asking each other, “Where are we going next?” While it doesn’t look like we’ll get out of the country this year, there’s always next year!

By: sue

sue — Tue, 26 May 2009 10:41:10 +0000

Thank you so much for sharing your adventures!

My friend sent me this the other day:

“She heard tales of distant lands

Where dreamers were in demand

She packed her bags”

Wanderlust is a wonderful condition.

By: kathy

kathy — Mon, 25 May 2009 23:58:36 +0000

Welcome to the dark side. :) I guess I got my gypsy blood in childhood, moving around the country as my dad chased university after university degree (finally ending in a PhD) but once you get the bug, there is no turning back.

I visited Europe in the early 80′s, drove to Alaska in the mid 80′s, dropped out and traveled around southern (no further north than Peru) South America for 3 years late 80′s to early 90′s, back to Alaska in 93 and then 4 kids later hit the road in 2004 and toured North America. We’re now living in Mexico and the youngest has been either on the road or living in Mexico more than 1/2 her life.

I’m growing gypsies. :)

Can’t wait to read of your further adventures.

By: gp

gp — Mon, 25 May 2009 19:13:22 +0000

sounds like true adventures .. you oughta write a book about it… .. always good to be back on terra firma tho :)

happy travels

By: Johanna

Johanna — Mon, 25 May 2009 14:59:33 +0000

@dg – Scotland is a good idea! Such a lovely place, such lovely people. You can start by reading Alexander McCall Smith already at home!

By: Shannon

Shannon — Mon, 25 May 2009 12:26:48 +0000

@Karen – I remember returning from a year overseas, six months of it spent in Southeast Asia. Shortly after my return, as we were walking down a street in downtown Toronto, I turned to my brother and said “Wow, look at all these people who speak English. We’re in a seriously touristy part of town.”