About SemiMike

• Current location
  Brandywine Valley region of PA
• Member since
  February 2006
• Email:
  mmocella@gmail.com

• Last trip
  France
• Next trip
  France
• Favorite destinations
  France!
• Destination wishlist
  places I haven't been in France!
• Favorite restaurant
  Non-tourist places serving regional fare, where the locals go for a good but casual meal
• Never travels without
  A dual voltage clothes steamer (wrinkle-free clothes, plus hot water for coffee/tea)
• All-time best travel moment
  A week in a Paris apartment with all of my grown kids; also, the unplanned "sukkha" moments anywhere
• Interests and hobbies
  duplicate bridge, pickleball
• Quote
  " We do not receive wisdom - we must discover it for ourselves on a journey no one else can take for us, or spare us." Marcel Proust (a Frenchman, of course!)

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SemiMike's Recent Topic Activity

• The hacker-artists who are saving Paris in Europe
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• The oil tanker stranded on a Brittany beach in Europe
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• Provence (and the Cote d'Azur) again in Europe
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Topics SemiMike's Commented On

• Help me enjoy Paris! PLease in Europe
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• Trip to Provence & Cote d' Azur in May in Europe
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• Paris Apartment Thread in Europe
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• French self-drive River Boat/Barge in Europe
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• 100 Great things to do in Paris in Europe
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• Summer 2012 trip with two boys ages 7 and 9..need suggestions! in Europe
  11 responses; most recent on Jan 4, 12 at 04:52 PM
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• Inexpensive Restaurants Dinner St. Germain, Paris in Europe
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SemiMike's Trip Reports

• Provence (and the Cote d'Azur) again in Europe
  10 responses; most recent on Dec 29, 11 at 05:38 PM
• Paris, once again in Europe
  23 responses; most recent on Jan 11, 11 at 08:00 PM
• Trip report: 12 days in Provence in Europe
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