http://www.robotoverlords.com/travellog/ Is that thing still around? en-us 2005-05-09T17:24:58+01:00 http://www.robotoverlords.com/travellog/archives/000082.html I started this trip to Amsterdam by taking the first-class train -- rubbing elbows with high-powered businesspeoples, celebrities of wit and glamour and the latest stars of pornography, only without touching elbows because the seats were far too large and... ParisTravel The Inaccurate Tourist 2005-05-09T17:24:58+01:00 http://www.robotoverlords.com/travellog/archives/000081.html We had a rough start to our trip, because we had unwisely chosen to pick up our rental car on a holiday. Anticipating the increased demand, Hertz decided to open their agency two hours later than the officially posted hours.... ParisTravel The Inaccurate Tourist 2004-11-19T16:00:09+01:00 http://www.robotoverlords.com/travellog/archives/000080.html Well, summer is winding down, and I've been scrooging my vacation days away for Christmas. Apart from the business trip to Washington (where I stayed locked inside the hotel room) and a couple of weekends with Mom and Dad, I... ParisTravel The Inaccurate Tourist 2004-09-13T09:40:25+01:00 http://www.robotoverlords.com/travellog/archives/000079.html I just realized that I moved in with Kendra and her family back when I was the same age that she is now. Time flies -- and I'm glad it does.... ParisTravel The Inaccurate Tourist 2004-08-10T15:42:05+01:00 http://www.robotoverlords.com/travellog/archives/000078.html Kendra used to be my little cousin. Now, she's legally an adult and (having graduated from high school) is bumming around Europe with her friend Brenda.... ParisTravel The Inaccurate Tourist 2004-07-30T19:02:11+01:00 http://www.robotoverlords.com/travellog/archives/000069.html I told an Alsatian that my parents and I were exploring a corner of France that we had never visited before. She replied, with a sniff, that we weren't visiting France -- we were visiting Alsace.... ParisTravel The Inaccurate Tourist 2004-06-19T18:11:10+01:00 http://www.robotoverlords.com/travellog/archives/000076.html Before my parents, I had a pair of oh-la-la visitors. I would like you to meet Verlane and Jude.... ParisTravel The Inaccurate Tourist 2004-06-11T12:00:00+01:00 http://www.robotoverlords.com/travellog/archives/000068.html Q: What's black and white and red all over?... ParisTravel The Inaccurate Tourist 2004-05-15T19:55:17+01:00 http://www.robotoverlords.com/travellog/archives/000057.html Pharoahs and pyramids, hieroglyphics and gods,extravagant tombs of kings, the Luxor and the lush Nile. Monuments of incredible proportion and age, ancient technological marvels and wonders that have captivated the world for centuries... I wouldn't be seeing any of that.... ParisTravel The Inaccurate Tourist 2003-11-08T12:00:00+01:00 http://www.robotoverlords.com/travellog/archives/000054.html In September, Deanna and Keri finally made it out to Paris. They are fun and charming and wonderful guests, and they take wonderful pictures. I went through their photos and took the most brilliant -- but then I couldn't make... ParisTravel The Inaccurate Tourist 2003-09-19T12:00:00+01:00 http://www.robotoverlords.com/travellog/archives/000053.html I just put together a little hors d'oeuvre of a travel log to remember my dive trip to Trebeurden, Bretagne.... ParisTravel The Inaccurate Tourist 2003-08-15T12:00:00+01:00 http://www.robotoverlords.com/travellog/archives/000052.html I had left all my packing for Ireland until the last minute, and was in a panic. There was camping gear all over my place, and Sylvain swore when he saw how much stuff I had. We shoved it all... ParisTravel The Inaccurate Tourist 2003-08-08T12:00:00+01:00 http://www.robotoverlords.com/travellog/archives/000051.html Sandra did a good job, didn't she? I can't top that, and I'm not going to even try. Here's the summary for some other stuff and things.... ParisTravel The Inaccurate Tourist 2003-07-11T12:00:00+01:00 http://www.robotoverlords.com/travellog/archives/000050.html When Ryan up and moved to Paris, I admit I had some worries. If I can't picture someone in their home, doing regular things, I feel a bit lost. It was 19 long months until I could confirm that Ryan... ParisTravel The Inaccurate Tourist 2003-06-27T12:00:00+01:00 http://www.robotoverlords.com/travellog/archives/000049.html For a traveller with allergies, Paris in the late spring is very powerful. During this season it is lilacs, roses and millions of wildflowers that invade the nose and creep into the deep sinuses of your head that you otherwise... ParisTravel The Inaccurate Tourist 2003-06-13T12:00:00+01:00