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Staying at a pension
By Karel Kosman,
Freelance Translator,
Prague, Czech Republic
travel at kenax cz
www.islandhoppinginthephilippines.com
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Karel’s letters written during travelling
Letters written when working while travelling, part 13.
Staying at a pension
So I calculated that I don’t have enough cash to make it reliably to Sicily,
so I thought it would be a better idea to hang around this village next
to the projects, cause I know some people there and know where I can get
free internet without feeling obliged to order food or drinks all day.
Found a nice parking spot by the river, the cafe opens at 6:30
in the morning, so my plan was to sit out the cold mostly in the cafe
and read books with my head buried in the sleeping bag during the cold
nights. Not the greatest prospect, but after getting to the town and talking
to the local English speaking alcoholic who I often hang out with, somehow
the conversation got to his aunt who owns a sort of pension.
Basically just the top floor of where she lives and which she
rents out to tourists during the summer, as do many people here. Anyway,
now I feel like a king for 5 Euro a day, with my own room, wooden fire
stove, and I get to use the next big room for cooking and inviting guests
if I like. Smack in the centre of town and about 5 minutes from the internet
cafe. This is better cause the cafe often gets filled up with kids, who
turn up the music tv station and its often hard to concentrate. I can
translate now in peace and go to the internet when needed.
I may stay here for about a month, after which the options are
as follows: (1) I’ve saved up enough gas cash and barrel down to the warmth
in southern Italy; (2) I work out a deal with a friend in eastern Bulgaria,
using his address I get high speed and cheap internet through my mobile,
stay in his house over the winter once he leaves after Christmas, perhaps
help him with a bit of reconstruction in exchange for some exercise, food
and a bit of cash, and then during the summer I have the option to take
my highspeed internet and cruise up the Black Sea coast. Of course, based
on how things have been fluctuating recently, an intriguing (3) is certainly
also possible!
Happy living like a king, and keeping it crisp, heh heh.
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outline |
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update |
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08. Partying
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07. How
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06. Translator
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02. About
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22. Escape
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to Bodrum (November 20, 2006) |
20. Staying
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19. Arriving
to Montenegro (August 22, 2006) |
18. Traveling
through Croatia (August 9, 2006) |
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4. Czech
Republic: My Reflections |
3. My
life in Prague |
2. My
flat in Prague |
1. Dream
of working while travelling |
Published - August 2012
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