Archive for January, 2010
Crushed at St Peters
by admin on Jan.15, 2010, under Anicdotes, Travel Tips
Did you ever think what it would be like to go to Rome to see the Pope do Christmas or Easter mass? Even if you’re not religious, attending one of these events can be exciting. And dangerous.
Having done both the Christmas Eve service and Easter Vigils I can say its worth fighting huge crowds and standing in long lines. And sometimes it rains…and is very cold. So then, what is the procedure and what should you expect? First comes getting “tickets”, something I didn’t realize the first time (we actually wound up watching the service on local Vatican TV).
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Yack It Up!
by admin on Jan.07, 2010, under Anicdotes, Travel Tips
I’ve been accused of being a “perk” traveler. Always looking for that something extra, for free. So what’s wrong with that, and how do you do it?
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Timing is Everything
by admin on Jan.05, 2010, under Anicdotes
I’ve never been a very lucky person. And the only raffle I ever won was for a bottle of “two-buck Chuck”. If you can call that winning. But every now and then, the travel god’s do smile on us. And sometimes that smile lasts for a few days, or weeks.
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