Category Archives: Paris

Why have you seen a number of times on the blog- Sorry no Blog – No Internet!

Posted on July 23, 2014 by agclontarf

To keep in touch with family and friends and to put our blogs online, we need internet and mobile phone coverage on the boat. Thus, we have had to have our own mobile Internet devices.

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Nuala gets her hair cropped!

Posted on May 19, 2014 by agclontarf

I have been asking Nuala for years, to try a shorter hair style. She has always said no as she had the idea in her head that short hair is for older people. Hair style is very important to Nuala … Continue reading →

Posted in On the Journey, Paris, People We have Meet on the Gap Year, Places visited | Tagged , , , | 16 Comments

Since we started our Gap Year we keep having amazing coincidences- Can someone please explain it to me?

Posted on May 9, 2014 by agclontarf

Speaking to my new account manager Ben Aliaga-Kelly in Merrion Stockbrokers yesterday, he asked did I get the email he had sent with photos of the boat?  I said I had not and he resent on the spot. It showed … Continue reading →

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Why a Picnic in the Park cost me €75

Posted on May 7, 2014 by agclontarf

We spent one day shopping for clothes in Paris for Nuala. I think it was the hardest day of the Gap Year so far ( for me anyhow!). We went to the 9th district – famous for Boulevard Haussmann , Galeries Lafayette, Printemps etc. … Continue reading →

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10 Days of Sight Seeing in Paris- Its been great but time to leave

Posted on May 5, 2014 by agclontarf

We have now being in Paris for ten days and have done lots of sightseeing and shopping. We have been here before a number of times before as we both love Paris. Therefore we did not revisit the usual well … Continue reading →

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