tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7290395635850697105.post7591400520238282542..comments2023-09-22T13:57:20.922-04:00Comments on From The Valley To The Palais: Home thoughts, not quite from abroadnappy valley girlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10788949037047084412noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7290395635850697105.post-693049528645998742010-09-05T10:39:16.734-04:002010-09-05T10:39:16.734-04:00Good to read your take on it. It must be quite str...Good to read your take on it. It must be quite strange seeing it through different eyes once you have been away a while. I would have to get Grazia shipped out to me if I lived abroad.Deer Babynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7290395635850697105.post-79339513209190249332010-09-01T17:07:47.659-04:002010-09-01T17:07:47.659-04:00Lovely to read your take on it. I get to the US on...Lovely to read your take on it. I get to the US once a year with work and everything IS SO BIG. Except everyone goes to be really early and nobody drinks. Not like we do, anyway. Safe trip home xAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08790725880329761329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7290395635850697105.post-18431935488053074492010-08-31T09:33:57.401-04:002010-08-31T09:33:57.401-04:00Glad that you're having a good time back home....Glad that you're having a good time back home. It is odd to go back after a year when your kids have grown-up a bit.nmahahttp://www.morethanjustmummy.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7290395635850697105.post-89288055513546020472010-08-30T21:47:36.608-04:002010-08-30T21:47:36.608-04:00Why are our car rental places so bad? They always ...Why are our car rental places so bad? They always seem to be tucked away in awkward places. We had to deal with hours of paperwork in April and we were all so tired we just wanted to cry.<br /><br />I love your description of everything, it's spot on. Love that you pick up a copy of Grazia with your Times!Calif Lornahttp://califlorna.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7290395635850697105.post-33673323429788878292010-08-30T08:11:59.286-04:002010-08-30T08:11:59.286-04:00You've summed the UK up brilliantly! Hope the ...You've summed the UK up brilliantly! Hope the bad weather isn't getting you down too much.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7290395635850697105.post-7760376775589979462010-08-29T12:13:56.500-04:002010-08-29T12:13:56.500-04:00A friend of mine just emailed me one of your artic...A friend of mine just emailed me one of your articles from a while back. I read that one a few more. Really enjoy your blog. Thanksapartments in dubaihttp://www.dubaifurnishedrentals.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7290395635850697105.post-52704891446759200082010-08-28T16:33:33.816-04:002010-08-28T16:33:33.816-04:00It's interesting how your perspective on home ...It's interesting how your perspective on home changes after living abroad.<br /><br />I think the cooler weather of late is just the UK trying to make you feel at home (since the weather has actually been a bit warmer this year!)<br /><br />Ahhh that story about the cat - I too was outraged - I've joined the English ranks!<br /><br />Hope you have a fantastic rest of holiday xTanya (Bump2Basics)https://www.blogger.com/profile/11190613569079236305noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7290395635850697105.post-19370103882206878892010-08-27T17:08:18.549-04:002010-08-27T17:08:18.549-04:00Heathrow is not the best place to experience custo...Heathrow is not the best place to experience customer service it's true. I must admit I wa sin the UK from June 21st to Aug 23rd & had a really good, warm, sunny summer. Even frequented an outdoor pool. 1st time in 3 yrs! Shame, I wd have loved to meet up, but maybe we had already gone back to Albania. Hope the rest of yr trip goes really well.Paradise Lost In Translationhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08507703496080523959noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7290395635850697105.post-11268501540060463782010-08-26T18:41:00.277-04:002010-08-26T18:41:00.277-04:00I think I need to blog about our experience with A...I think I need to blog about our experience with Avis at Heathrow . . . Sorry to hear your vacation got off to the same kind of start as ours, and that the weather has not improved! Looking forward to hearing how the rest of the holiday goes.Almost Americanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17865905831387595915noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7290395635850697105.post-8872376273742389312010-08-26T16:21:29.890-04:002010-08-26T16:21:29.890-04:00Grrr, I have had quite a few hissy fits in my time...Grrr, I have had quite a few hissy fits in my time with various car rental people at Heathrow. Despite phoning the day before, you get off a long overnight flight (in my case) to find that the car you've had booked for 4 months isn't ready. Again - grrr.Expat mumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17798190669591053390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7290395635850697105.post-3769687243222811032010-08-26T16:03:24.714-04:002010-08-26T16:03:24.714-04:00It was such fun to meet you - and the setting coul...It was such fun to meet you - and the setting could not have been more English. Hope you have a great rest of trip, you get to see a bit of sunshine and have a stress free return flight to the US. xDorset Dispatcheshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10457466586411004146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7290395635850697105.post-91274851028773334512010-08-26T12:10:16.394-04:002010-08-26T12:10:16.394-04:00Lovely to hear news of you. I would echo all the t...Lovely to hear news of you. I would echo all the things you say. It's fun to see it through new eyes, isn't it?<br /><br />Hope it feels like home when you return to New York.Iota https://www.blogger.com/profile/08507184283437057648noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7290395635850697105.post-9859851576574793862010-08-26T11:08:32.045-04:002010-08-26T11:08:32.045-04:00"Everything seems tiny . . . even the superma..."Everything seems tiny . . . even the supermarket aisles".<br /><br />That's the reverse for me when I go back to England. I luxuriate in the wideness of the supermarket checkouts and all that room to put one's stuff. In Paris, supermarkets are mostly squashed and tiny.Dumdadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00070838905120958459noreply@blogger.com