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20 October 2017, 05:18 PM | #1 |
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Ruud Van Devastated.
The explorer and Panerai wearer Mike Horn’s yacht is in Singapore early next month. The OP boutique are hosting a cocktail evening for some clients with Mr Horn as an incredibly special guest.
I’ve been invited. I fly home a week before and head off to the States a few days later. I’m going to miss it
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20 October 2017, 05:21 PM | #2 |
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Don't you have an important doctors checkup to attend to assess success of your surgery?
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20 October 2017, 05:41 PM | #3 |
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Right China, I'm flying in that day to meet with you for a once in a lifetime............ (add as necessary)
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20 October 2017, 05:43 PM | #4 | |
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Mrs Van D and me off to San Diego via San Francisco for a 16 day cruise to Fort Lauderdale through the Panama Canal. We booked it a year ago and Mum Van D paid for it as a surprise for my birthday.
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20 October 2017, 05:54 PM | #5 |
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Can't have your Kate and Edith too. And think of the money you saved......
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20 October 2017, 06:09 PM | #6 |
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Sorry, Ruud. Take a survival tip from Mike and go on the vacation with a smile.
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It's another one off my bucket list and I can't wait
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20 October 2017, 06:56 PM | #8 | |
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That's awesome! Sounds like a dream trip. Hope you'll share a couple of photos. I'm looking forward to starting to tick things off of my bucket list. |
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20 October 2017, 07:21 PM | #9 |
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Wow...bummer paul, I'll be in Singapore early next month... maybe I can put on a really dark pair of sunglasses (and a wig) and pass myself off as you....
cheers
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20 October 2017, 07:32 PM | #10 | |
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Just a few more things on the bucket list and I'm good. One of those is to nip over to Paris for the day and visit an OP boutique with you and not be enabled into buying anything Sunglasses, ok, but you'll need to shave your head and sound not Australian
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20 October 2017, 07:39 PM | #11 | |
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With great pleasure! As to your last point: the good thing about bucket lists is that you have to keep trying if you fail once, twice or more times. |
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20 October 2017, 09:16 PM | #12 |
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That would be a cool event....Hopefully someone from the forum can go and report back with photos
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20 October 2017, 09:54 PM | #13 |
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Sounds amazing! you are doing the right thing....now repeat, ten times per day..should be fine.
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21 October 2017, 12:18 AM | #14 | ||
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Looks like I'll be dragged back home kicking and screaming to our London office middle of next year. We live pretty close to Ashford (Eurostar terminal) so it can be done. I think you might see it as too much of a challenge though I'm just glad Nick is out of the way in Canada. Things could get really messy otherwise Quote:
I'm doing the right thing, that I'm sure of. We booked it in May last year and I had to get permission from my company because we're only allowed two weeks leave at any one time and I need three weeks for this. I am so excited
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21 October 2017, 12:51 AM | #15 |
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Man, life must be good. Complaining about having to take a 16 day cruise!
On a sad note, my life sucks by comparison!
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21 October 2017, 12:55 AM | #16 |
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Not complaining Mik, oh no. Would've liked to have met Mr. Horn, the man who keeps 30 hour days, that's all
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@Nick: do you happen to have some airline miles to cash in?? |
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21 October 2017, 03:10 AM | #18 | |
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Paul enjoy your trip, I love cruising myself |
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21 October 2017, 10:29 AM | #19 |
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I can see a Paris Panerai GTG in the making here
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21 October 2017, 10:30 AM | #20 |
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Will do mate, thanks It’s a busman’s holiday for me but I still love going on a cruise.
Now, what about Paris?
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21 October 2017, 10:36 AM | #21 |
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21 October 2017, 11:58 AM | #22 |
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Hmmm, the OP flagship boutique in Florence / Firenze is on my bucket list too. We really should plan a GTG in Euroland next year
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