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Frenchman in the US

I'm hooked on imported foods and cherry flavored antacids...

July 27, 2008 · 1 min · François Planque

Blue Man Group

So, as planned, last time I went to Vegas I actually went to see one of those Vegas shows. I was actually thinking about seeing two: Blue Man Group and Mystère. I only made it to Blue Man Group but that's cool, because I was really intrigued by that one…...

January 11, 2008 · 2 min · François Planque

Las Vegas Junkie

Here we go again: I barely haven't recovered from my last trip to BlogWorld in Vegas a couple weeks ago and I'm already planning to go back to Las Vegas, this time for Pubcon. At this point I'd almost have to wonder whether I'm not just making excuses…...

November 29, 2007 · 2 min · François Planque

Grounded in France

I was supposed to fly to Seattle today... but thanks to Air France flight attendants and one of their strikes, I'm litterally grounded in France... It's been 4 days now! Of course I wish there were other options for flying non stop from Paris to the…...

October 29, 2007 · 2 min · François Planque

USA Immigrant Visa

Today my passport came back in the mail. It had a cool sticker in it: That's what happens when you play the green card lottery. Beware: it doesn't only happen to others!! You play... you wait... you forget about it... you're asked for a lot for…...

October 12, 2007 · 3 min · François Planque

Sicko - about France

Yesterday I saw Michael Moore's Sicko movie. First off, let me say that it's absolutely terrifying when you see the stories of all those people literally ripped off by their health insurance company! Boy I was worried about that stuff before (when…...

September 8, 2007 · 3 min · François Planque

Jetlag 2.0

Ok, so I'm back to France... and guess what: I'm actually seeing the light of day!! When I flew back from California last October I had the hardest time ever to sync back to European time. This time... it might be smoother... There is a 9 hour time…...

August 31, 2007 · 2 min · François Planque

Alive in California

Allright I’m not dead yet. I’m actually back in San Francisco after a 5 week trip through Chicago IL, Kansas City MO, Flagstaff AZ, the Grand Canyon AZ, Monument Valley UT, Las Vegas NV and San José CA… I just did the SF Friday Night…...

August 25, 2007 · 1 min · François Planque

USA mobile travel survival guide

1 line summary: when you travel from Europe to the US for several weeks, sign up foT AT&T’s prepaid phone plans and T-Mobile’s monthly WiFi plan. Then, pray for coverage! Ok, I’m sitting in the train right now. Going from Chicago to Kansas City…...

August 8, 2007 · 5 min · François Planque

California, here I come!

Okay, this time there's no turning back! I have booked my Flight! I'm off to San Francisco on October 4th! Wow! It's actually been 12 years since I left Philadelphia and the University of Pennsylvania. And I've not been to the US once ever since.…...

September 21, 2006 · 5 min · François Planque