mardi 21 octobre 2008

Eavesdropping in the Skytrain

Today on the skytrain, a brunette was telling her friend (on the phone) that she had her first fight with her boyfriend.

In summary, she told him that she had enough of hearing over and over the same story about his work. To her friend on the phone, she responded that she didn’t mean to be rude but her boyfriend was non-stop complaining about everything at work, and that his workdays were all the same : awful.

She murmured she knew exactly what he was going to say, she just helped him go there faster. She added that she was tired when she came over that day, that she was quite off done and so she just shouted out like that.

She concluded by saying she knew it wasn’t really nice to say such a thing and that she understood he was upset at her but that they got over it.

mardi 14 octobre 2008

True or False

Family : I have a sister and a cat

Place I've been : I went to the US last summer

Things I hate : Spiders and veggies

Jobs : Saleswoman in an interior decoration shop

Things I own : a piano

Unusual experience : swimming with sharks in the Red Sea

Skills : dancing

Famous people I've met : Angelina Jolie

Accident/Illness : I broke my leg when I rollerbladed for the first time

Past relationships : I got engaged when I was 19 just before I got dumped because he met someone else.

mardi 7 octobre 2008

Eco-tourism : North-Portugal

Best Next year's resolution : spending summer holidays travelling ecologically.
And what more beautiful spot than Northern Portugal to enjoy nature. You will find beautiful landscapes all virgin of pollution.
If you have never thought of Portugal as a horse riding holiday destination, then read what follows and think again. Taking a horse riding holiday in Portugal just to experience the fabulous Lusitano horses is reason enough : The Lusitano horse has made Portugal famous in the horse world because it is mostly described to give the rider an experience of power and living.

The most beautiful natural areas lie in the Minho , Lima, and Douro valley. You can explore the verdant beauty and rural customs of the Minho Valley.
In the eastern part of the Minho province (Costa Verde), you will find the Serra da Cabreira : an enchanted mountain range where the olives groves offers you the best olives ever and where you can enjoy the most beautiful horse rides.

Serra da CabreiraThe different valleys are surrendered by small villages and the region is a paradise for horse riding, walking and hiking. Indeed, you will find old sinuous roads quite no longer used.

In the Serra you can walk or ride for hours without meeting anyone, except maybe a shepherd with his sheep and goats. In addition, you can find some centuries-old stone shelters or rupestral art.

After a long tired day-walking and/or horse-riding, you will be able (and deserve !) to savour a little glass of vinho verde (white sparkeling wine), a northern speciality while listening to Fado (portuguese traditional music).