Beating a Dead Horse…

21 12 2007

AAAAAAHHHH!

Don’t call your ex-girlfriend when you’re drunk…..and don’t write on your blog when you’re angry!

I’ve already covered this topic ad nausem, and at the risk of offending smokers, I suggest you skip this post.

For everybody else, please excuse my overwhelming sense of sarcasm as I once again tackle my biggest pet peeve…

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Are You From EARTH? No Kidding! So Am I..

20 12 2007

When I hear the word “planet,” I think of the red Mars, the frozen Pluto, or how much fun it would be to rollerblade on that ring around Saturn

I don’t really think of the term “planet” in association with our world, because it’s become more like a small globe.

But never before this trip to Eastern Europe did I realize just how small our world really is…

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I’ve Lost My Inner Monologue…

19 12 2007

People use the expression, “I wish I could be a fly on the wall” to describe listening in on a conversation.

As I spend my day wandering around the streets of Budapest, I can’t help but picture my brain…

…and if my brain had walls, and there was a fly on the wall, it might go something like this…

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Welcome To Budapest…

18 12 2007

Scientists would argue otherwise, but I just proved that a 27-year-old baby DOES exist.

Where did I find this man-sized baby, you ask?

I looked in the mirror…

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Part-Skim, No-Foam, Mocha-Java, Frappachino…

14 12 2007

Do you ever get flashbacks to time and places while listening to a certain song?

I have that happen all the time.  Whenever I hear anything by Pearl Jam I think of my time in Japan; likewise with Offspring I recall my descent from base camp at Mount Everest.

But I also get flashbacks with respect to subject matter of books I read while travelling.

As I’m currently reading Starbucked and simultaneously visiting every coffee house in Belgrade, my mind is racing at the cultural differences…

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Serbia’s National Sport

12 12 2007

We all know that soccer is the world’s national sport; that is to say that most countries consider it their own individual national sport.

But I’ve discovered a new sport in Serbia—their national sport, that all Serbians are really good at.

And I am absolutely terrible at this sport.

It’s called “chain-smoking”….

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Belgrade on a Monday Afternoon…

10 12 2007

Are the terms “vacationing” and “travelling” synonymous?

Either way, I want to be relaxed yet stimulated, and I don’t want to have to make any tough decisions.

Today’s toughest decision: What do I listen to on my Ipod?

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Investment Opportunity in Downtown Belgrade?

7 12 2007

It took me all of one day in Belgrade to find a suitable property to add to my real estate portfolio.

Do I call this “undervalued,” or should I refer to this as a “fixer-upper”?

Whatever the case, this property is available for purchase… 

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My First Serbian Massage…

5 12 2007

Here I am in Belgrade, Serbia!

I`m so tired and weary from my treacherous travels.

Perhaps a massage will cure what ails me!

The story that follows is one of the most surprising encounters I`ve ever had in my young life…

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I Need A Vacation!

4 12 2007

The real estate market is quite slow in December.

So, rather than sit around in Toronto and twiddle my thumbs, I have decided to take a trip to one of those places that most people only dream of going…

….the former Yugoslavia….

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