Well…I was planning to go live in France, but plans change, and as the French would say, “c’est la vie”. Oh, I could get the visa to be a long-stay visitor, but what about how much the rent on anything nice costs once I get … Continue readingGo South, Young Man!
I’ll confess, I’m getting bored: Los Angeles has been an adventure, but after eight months of being on America’s West Coast full time, I think it’s reaching a natural conclusion. I’ve tried getting into real estate, music, acting, modeling, and now dance…and none of it … Continue readingNo, We Won’t Go Back!
Riksgränsen was my first time skiing…anywhere. Ever. The very fact it’s located north of the arctic circle and I was skiing under the midnight sun made it hardcore, but until I looked back on it I had no idea how hardcore the whole experience actually … Continue readingThe New Me: Tan, Blonde, and on the Slopes?
Alright, now that I’ve been to Monaco, I might as well face it: my tastes are far too expensive for my own good. I’m not sure if any place ever made me as happy as Port Hercules…not to mention the Port Palace hotel. And I … Continue readingRacing against Time…and my Wallet?
Might as well face it: the striking pattern is that I have the most fun and get the most excited about a place when it resembles the movies, television series, and video games I was raised on as a child; the closer, the better. To … Continue readingHome is the Silver Screen?
Needless to say I’m really enjoying Liechtenstein, one of the world’s smallest countries, but a case where small really is beautiful; spectacular landscapes, fine people, and even some great wines are to be found in the principality, in addition to the famous financial riches. So … Continue readingOf Principalities That Are, and Nations That Never Were…
Well…I should have known that I’d end up like this: almost midnight and I’m typing up a blog post listening to “Swiss jazz” in a hotel room located in the Principality of Liechtenstein, a balcony giving me a spectacular nocturnal view of the Alps. Yes, … Continue readingA Virgin No More
The house is signed, sealed…and almost delivered. The property my grandparents bought is about to be unloaded, and not a moment too soon: to my surprise, I’ve gotten a cash offer for $250,000 with just a walk-through required rather than a full inspection or an … Continue readingThe Clock is Ticking
I’ve remarked often that the social machinery of the United States, our very identity as Americans, is dependent on carving industrial empires out of the wilderness with a firehose of immigrants from Europe. As soon as the frontier closed and the flow of people from … Continue readingOne Billion Americans, 19th Century Style?
I’ve been mulling the past few days about what I could do for my future daughter, the wheels in my head turning to thoughts of small wineries (less expensive than you probably think; even in prime regions they apparently can be had for well under … Continue readingDo NPCs Dream of Overseas?