Comments on: Introducing e*starLA, Europe Edition

By: *e

*e — Fri, 28 Sep 2007 10:13:39 +0000

@Cappuccino: Thanks for the shout-out! I hear ya about Chi-town. I’m originally from Milwaukee which we shorten to Mil-town sometimes but I’m thinking that’s just ripping off the Chi-town-ness of it.

Oh the pictures are definitely not in shortage! Annoying that my flash slideshows won’t work. Might have to resort to just links to Flickr slideshows and sets. Hope you’re doing well!!

By: Cappuccino

Cappuccino — Sun, 16 Sep 2007 02:26:34 +0000

Greetings Eurogirl! I used to live in Chicago and still live close enough in IL, we generally refer to it as Chi-town. Pronounced - Shy-Town.

Keep taking pictures!

By: *e

*e — Fri, 14 Sep 2007 17:50:59 +0000

@bigleague: * Oh look, here it is (the footnote).

@lexybeast: Oh I hope you’re right! Thanks for the suggestions–I’m taking notes!

@jimmiwin: \^^/ Since I’m already “trash,” with the relocation turning Eurotrash will be cake. Actually. I’m not really that trashy, either, just classy. Kidding!

@ericj: Stefan will be broken in quite nicely by the time we return. You don’t mean ziplocks for stuff in my suitcase, do you? I packed as much as I could in my suitcase so I wouldn’t have to stuff a lot in the ziplock bags (folded and tucked away in my carryon too).

@soulst0p: Oh true, with the UK and EU. That was way too easy. You’d think speech can tell a lot about a person, like how lazy we are. And everyone’s essentially lazy.

@twolims: I hope you find the best deal for your trip. It’ll be great, regardless.

By: twolims

twolims — Fri, 14 Sep 2007 16:40:46 +0000

Thanks for the flight advice. Unfortunately, we are going during peak season (only chance for me to get the holiday off). I should start saving my loose change, huh? Thanks again!

By: soulst0p

soulst0p — Thu, 13 Sep 2007 23:50:58 +0000

E*starUK…

or even E*starEU. The abbrev. addiction goes further tho. We will combine parts of words, like “froyo” for frozen yogurt…

or shorten things to BECOME abbreviations, like how Reebok is now RBK.

By: ericj

ericj — Thu, 13 Sep 2007 19:08:52 +0000

sounds like so much fun. you gotta put stefan through his paces, so pictures are demanded. also for the love of god save yourself trouble at the airport, buy a bunch of large ziplock bags, put all electronics and batteries in one and all liquids in another. they are gonna man handle stuff and i’m sure you don’t want you stuff covered in conditioner and toothpaste. also do the ziplock for carry on electronics as well, always saves me a lot of time in screening. but again enjoy, i r the jealous.

By: jimmiwin

jimmiwin — Thu, 13 Sep 2007 16:37:32 +0000

Oooh! Start smoking and wear all black. Become a eurotrash grrrl. “NYC” has been around forever, and “Chi-town”= Chicago, altho not really an abbreviation.

By: twolims

twolims — Thu, 13 Sep 2007 16:30:42 +0000

I need your help! We’re looking for cheap airline tickets for Europe, possibly from LAX or JFK to either Paris or Florence. Do you have any suggestions? I’ve checked the expedia, travelocity, etc, and it’s still major $$$. Appreciate it!

By: lexybeast

lexybeast — Thu, 13 Sep 2007 16:12:11 +0000

I wouldn’t worry about the Yahoo article on London, it sounds pretty bogus to me. Last year I was in London, and most dishes at restaurants I found were around £7 to £14, which now is about $20 to $30. Zagat probably publishes this kind of stuff to make people think they aren’t spending enough money. Take advantage of all the free museums in London… the Victoria & Albert (V&A) Museum is pretty damn cool, as is the Imperial War Museum. (Albeit in a more fucked up way, but you can see JRR Tolkien’s pistol!)

I haven’t been to continental Europe outside of Holland and Belgium, so you’re on your own there. Good luck and have fun, sounds like an awesome trip!

By: big league

big league — Thu, 13 Sep 2007 02:44:55 +0000

i thought the * was for a footnote that i never could find…….