...boy did we drink last night!! We slept until 10 am and missed the plenary session today. We took a taxi today who gave us the runaround- a bit - so we paid 10 Euro more than yesterday..we arrived in time for lunch and unfortunately the sandwich was made with gluten free bread... It was awful.. They had run out of soup. Oh well.. We had a session next with a couple of seniors who had sold their house and have stayed in 1-1/2 years of Airbnb listings. They have ...

It is almost overwhelming! Almost 5,000 hosts 110 countries, and 2 hosts from CUBA have gathered here. (Dis you know that now there are 2500 hosts in Cuba.) One thing that Brian Chesky, one of the founders of B&B said, is that we exist to enrich the communities in which we live. I wrote it down to remind myself when we talk to the city officials in Los Angeles: this is a good phrase to use to counter the argument that people have used that home sharing is bad...

The last two days we stayed in while I tried to get over a very sore throat, probably brought on by a cold bus ride and very little sleep (due to the upstairs neighbor clomping around until 3 am each night). But here we are at St Pancras station, waiting for the Eurostar to take us to Paris Nord. When we arrived we were offered a special deal to upgrade and get lunch and wine - and a more comfortable seat. We decided to splurge with the leftover pounds ... The co...

Did I mention we decided to get up early yesterday? Unfortunately the upstairs neighbor was making noise until about 2am so I had very little sleep. But the day was without drizzle so we happily set off, top level of the sightseeing bus, cold air whipping my hair. I wanted to get to bed early last night, but that was not to be, again ... sounded like the upstairs neighbor was moving furniture for a party - and the disco music started at 11pm.... and this morning ...

Today is the Day of remembrance, the British version of Veterans Day. Well, we chose Golden Tours because we knew where the office was. We bought tickets , entered the bus, and sat for a half hour going through the bus terminal. Finally on our way!! We passed Buckingham palace, Hyde park, Marble Arch, the Arab quarter, and Joeys looking in the Windows of the Aston Martin showroom ... Hyde park angel of peace. Time capsule of live and remembrance Trafalgar square ...