* INDEX TO POSTINGS
2007 JOURNAL … * From Key West to Collioure - May 17 to 19, 2007 * a fortnight in Collioure - May 20 to June 5, 2007 * Nice, Arles, Caune-Minervois - June 2007 * Normandy - June 2007 * visitors from the “new world” * Ireland with the kids - July 2007 * a day in Perpignan * Florence - Oct 2007 * Living in Paris - 2007
BUDAPEST … 2006 * 19th century Budapest apartment * concert celebrates Soviet departure * freedom isn’t easy * the New York Cafe in Budapest … three for three * the Szechenyi baths in Budapest * Jewish Budapest - Raoul Wallenberg
COLLIOURE … 2007 * a fortnight in Collioure - May 20 to June 5, 2007 * visitors from the “new world” * a day in Perpignan 2006 * about Collioure * shovelling snow with a toilet seat * our mantra: it’s an adventure * dishwasher & other stuff * buying food * dining on the terrace * the outdoor farmer’s market * restaurants * at the topless beach * narrow streets and tiny shops * shopping near Collioure * the festival of St. Vincent * bullfights * fireworks in the harbor * trips from Collioure
FRANCE … 2007 * Nice, Arles, Caune-Minervois - June 2007 * Normandy - June 2007 2006 * our inability to speak French * Loire Valley * always ask twice
IRELAND … 2007 * Ireland with the kids - July 2007 2006 * Dublin was our first home exchange * our first day in Dublin * organizing our two weeks in Ireland * it’s a bank holiday * it ‘could be true’ in Galway * family matters in Westport * finding Pat’s family in Westport * a small absurdity on the train to Dublin * driving too fast on the wrong side of the road * Dublin days * running in Phoenix Park * the Guinness factory at St. James’s Gate * Ballykissangel (actually Avoca) * dinner with Una
ITALY … 2008 * Sicily - May 2008 2007 * Florence - Oct 2007
MEXICO … 2007 * Mexico in March * from Key West to our home exchange in Ajijic, Mexico * Ajijic, Mexico * lunch with our home exchange partner * expatriates in Ajijic - the Lake Chapala Society * changing rental cars in Mexico * shopping in Tlaquepaque (Guadalajara) * Guadalajara airport * Casa Amorita in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico
PARIS … 2008 * Paris June 2008 – Post #3 * Paris - June 2008 – post #2 Paris – June 2008 - post #1 … 2007 * Living in Paris - 2007
SINGAPORE … 2006 * Singapore was an afterthought * Singapore Sling at the Raffles * Marriott Singapore - superb
****** OTHER CATEGORIES ******
FINDING OUR HOME IN COLLIOURE … * start with a dream * doing our homework * finding the perfect apartment for us * about Collioure
FOOD … * instant oatmeal in the south of France * food shopping in Collioure
HOME EXCHANGE … 2006 * arranging our first home exchanges * Dublin was our first home exchange * Mexico in March * Paris in September *from Key West to our home exchange in Ajijic, Mexico * lunch with our home exchange partner * why did we do a home exchange in Perth?
LEGAL & FINANCIAL … 2008 * Citibank, how dare you reject my credit card? 2007 * transferring funds from the US to France … inventing a better way 2006 * about euros and dollars * Notaires and tontine * remote financial management * managing our retirement travel budget
MEDICAL … * international health insurance
NEW FRIENDS … * Who will we talk to? * Brigitte comes to dinner * Collioure natives * expats in Collioure * a writer from Argeles * dinner with Una * lunch with our home exchange partner * new friends in Perth - home exchange family and friends * new friends in Perth - Annemarie and Mark
PLANES, TRAINS & AUTOMOBILES … 2008 * CDW … why is this so difficult? 2007 * Guadalajara airport * changing rental cars in Mexico * Adventures in Low-Cost Travel - New York Times - 4/22/07 * great Euro low-cost air search site * US Air sent our luggage where? * let down by Budget Car Rental in Rouen * if you’re taking a train to Paris, book early * trains and web schedules … not always equal 2006 * Paris Gare Lyon * best site for European train schedules * car rentals * packing for 5 months abroad * where’s the car? * packing 93 books * always ask twice * the train goes everywhere * don’t take the sleeper * organization of the train * low cost airlines * Ryanair to Dublin * train to Girona * driving too fast on the wrong side of the road * a small absurdity on the train to Dublin
PROBLEMS … 2008 * CDW … why is this so difficult? * Comcast messes up SlingBox 2007 * US Air sent our luggage where? * let down by Budget Car Rental in Rouen 2006 * getting connected: telephone & internet * our inability to speak French * IKEA’s idea of customer service * France Telecom and Wanadoo
SHOPPING … 2007 * food shopping in Collioure * a day in Perpignan 2006 * homeless at IKEA * shopping near Collioure * narrow streets and tiny shops * shopping in Tlaquepaque (Guadalajara)
SPEAKING FRENCH … 2007 * “Wed-nes-day” 2006 * our inability to speak French
TRAVEL TECHNOLOGY … 2008 * Citibank, how dare you reject my credit card? * phones in France 2008 - a piece of cake * Comcast messes up SlingBox 2007 * mobile phones in France * using our own laptop in Ajijic 2006 * translating documents: google * on-line photo galleries * internet research: expedia and google * computer backup * laptop computer * Derek Jeter is alive and well in France! * baseball & mlb.com - the new season * broadband and internet cafes * remote financial management * Slingbox: your own TV anywhere * Skype: call anywhere for 2.1 cents a minute * internet difficulties in Perth
April 17, 2007 at 1:03 pm
Hi. This postings by category page is nifty. The only thing that I’ve seen that comes close to it is a hand-coded index on another writer’s blog. How’d you do it?
April 18, 2007 at 7:23 am
It took some trial and error to get to the present format. The technical steps are to post each of the articles separately, then copy the headline of each (as a hyperlink) and paste that link into the categories page. Is that clear?
April 18, 2007 at 7:45 am
So you also did it by hand. You’d think that WordPress would have that functionality built in. Thanks!
June 7, 2007 at 2:50 pm
Cool!
July 12, 2007 at 10:38 pm
Wow you guys seem really cool! One suggestion look into a hand a hand held navigation unit. I find mine to be very helpful. It would also be a great tool for people during a home exchange as you could save important places on the unit’s memory. Travel safe,
Lenny Columbus,
Cherry Hill, NJ
USA
July 18, 2007 at 6:28 am
Thanks, Mr. Columbus, that’s a good idea. I’ll look into it.
LEW