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Staying at a pension

By Karel Kosman,
Freelance Translator,
Prague, Czech Republic

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Karel’s letters written during travelling

Letters written when working while travelling, part 13.

Staying at a pension

Karel Kosman photo 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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46. The ONLY Thai girl I am attracted to

45. Miscellaneous letters

44. I have always felt I will be a writer one day...

43. About freelancing and travelling

42. Thai girls are like demon possessed little witches

41. Living on a mystical island of Koh Phangan in Thailand

40. From Malaysia to Thailand

39. From Laos back to Thailand

38. How to publish a book

37. Back in Thailand

36. Feeling increasingly uncomfortable here on the island in Malaysia

35. My belongings

34. Staying in Malaysia

33. About running a blog

32. A short travel update

31. Planning to publish a book about my travels

30. In Thailand, God’s hand

29. Getting ready to go to Asia. In the airport

28. Escaping from Galia’s place

27. About Bulgarians, earnings, plans

26. Starting to earn more after approaching thousands of translation agencies

25. About writing and publishing content online

24. How to find really cheap plane tickets

23. The girlfriend: would like to find THE ONE

22. Still staying in Bulgaria but planning to go to Thailand

21. Travel outline

20. About translation industry

19. About female friends

18. About computer, online marketing, translation, CAT tool

17. About blabber - waste of time. About wanting to be a writer.

16. About God

15. More about software sales

14. More travel updates

13. Staying at a pension

12. About borders etc.

11. Software sales

10. Travel update

09. Translation job industry

08. Partying is a waste of time

07. How much they pay etc.

06. Translator charges, programming etc.

05. Working as a translator and travelling

04. Travel life

03. Why NOT to cheat Google...

02. About opportunities for working as a freelancer

01. About advantages of working as a freelancer

Working While Travelling

26. Gone treeplanting (September 8, 2008)

25. First friends visiting me to Cyprus (February 29, 2008)

24. Staying in Cyprus (December 09, 2007)

23. Escaping the Cyprus heat (February 8, 2007)

22. Escape from boredom (February 8, 2007)

21. Barelling to Bodrum (November 20, 2006)

20. Staying in Stoliv, Montenegro (October 2, 2006)

19. Arriving to Montenegro (August 22, 2006)

18. Traveling through Croatia (August 9, 2006)

17. The trip begins - off to Croatia! (2006)

16. How to Live in a Caravan

15. How to Connect to Internet While Traveling

14. How to construct a caravan - Beautification

13. How to use solar panels to electrify your caravan

12. How to construct a caravan

11. Designing the caravan

10. Back to Czech - buying a travel van (April 10, 2004)

9. Mexico Trip - Off to Yosemite and Beyond (December, 2003)

8. Mexico Trip - Getting a Driver’s License (December, 2003)

7. How to Buy a Used Car (December, 2003)

6. Mexico Trip (December 14, 2003)

5. Traveling through Bulgaria (July 20 - Aug. 4, 2002)

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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