Where are you from CaerMyrddin?
No luck trying to travel and bet so far. I'm finding it's just not possible to sight-see and trade at the same time, too many distractions. I tried trading whilst travelling from London to Pais on the Eurostar, with disasterous consequences (See my story in the other thread).
I'm currently hunkered down in a Paris hotel trying to regroup.
Betfair trading abroad
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CaerMyrddin
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Porto, recently elected number one destination in Europe this year.
I'm sorry about the OT... I've seen loads of kiwis and aussies all over Europe (curiously most of them really really nice and nicely drunk) but not around here. We get plenty of french and italian tourists though.
I'm sorry about the OT... I've seen loads of kiwis and aussies all over Europe (curiously most of them really really nice and nicely drunk) but not around here. We get plenty of french and italian tourists though.
I won't get to Porto burning through money at this rate ... but who knows....I moved forward once again today. I just set up the spreadsheet on the VPS, and spent the day enjoying myself in Paris. When I came back to the hotel in the evening I was over 100 up. Now if the spreadsheet can keep doing that every day it would be fantastic. 
Yeah Le Tess, money doesn't do any good sitting in the bank, it's there to be spent . And the best way to spend it is not on material possessions, but on experiences.
I dreamt of travelling the world, trading and meeting hotties in exotic locations. Now I'm actually doing it This life is in some sense the 'natural' state of affairs for a guy, not sitting in a cubicle all day following orders for minimum wage, that's living hell. So here I am, sitting in a fantastic bar in Paris looking out the window at a canal, surrounded by hot chicks. But how long is this going to last? 
I dreamt of travelling the world, trading and meeting hotties in exotic locations. Now I'm actually doing it
This life is in some sense the 'natural' state of affairs for a guy, not sitting in a cubicle all day following orders for minimum wage, that's living hell. So here I am, sitting in a fantastic bar in Paris looking out the window at a canal, surrounded by hot chicks. But how long is this going to last? 
I was going to loop back to London and then up to Edinburgh over the Christmas period. So I might call into the BetAngel officeEuler wrote:Are you coming back to London at some point. We are not far outside London so you should pop in and see us.
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CaerMyrddin
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No wine? You embarrass New Zealand!So here I am, sitting in a fantastic bar in Paris looking out the window at a canal, surrounded by hot chicks
Paris is exactly like the movies, amazing beauty and style in parts. The only problem I have with this city is that its filled with French peopleCaerMyrddin wrote:No wine? You embarrass New Zealand!So here I am, sitting in a fantastic bar in Paris looking out the window at a canal, surrounded by hot chicks
I ain't never going back to that 9-5 shit man. It's all women, wine and gambling from now on
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I ain't never going back to that 9-5 shit man. It's all women, wine and gambling from now on [/quote]
Story of my life!
[/quote]Story of my life!
Hey misimiki, I don't think we know each other yet, but nice to see someone also situated in BUD with decent English and knowledge about BF. Wanted to drop you a PM, but as I've just registered here I couldn't. Feel free to contact me if you wanna talk horses, football or anything BF related in Budapest. Greetings!misimiki wrote:I live in Hungary and so far no problems using BF. In actual fact, last year i couldn't use Bettornado for my Ipad as it was country restricted, but it seems now that it isn't and I can now use it here in Budapest. But that is not what I want to comment about. I just downloaded AirDisplay for my Ipad and it rocks!!! What a cool and useful app for a very good price. Thanks Peter for mentioning it on this thread.
For a couple of months last year, I tried the trading/travelling lifestyle. I jetted all over Europe, and for 2 glorious months I had a taste of the good life. With VPS, there was no problem trading from anywhere.
I should mention my set-up:
-VPS
-Laptop (Samsung)
-Free Wi-fi (Starbucks), back-up wi-fi: mobile vodem stick with pre-pay net access
At the end of the year, I decided to stay in Edinburgh, Scotland, to concentrate on trading full-time for a couple of weeks. The reception at Caledonian Backpackers where I was staying sent me a new batch of hot girls as room-mates every few days. I was room-mates with a young, nubile French girl from Lyon for whole week
I made my trading office in Starbucks, Princes Street. World's best Starbucks that... enormous floor-space with plenty of tables, plugs, chairs, and giant ornate windows looking out at Edinburgh castle right opposite. And fast, reliable free wi-fi on the Cloud!
Unfortunately, trading for me still remains expensive entertainment (i.e., not profitable enough to sustain me). With my funds depleted, European winter approaching, and the far-too-tough-for-me winter racing, I had to end the trip and jet back to the sunshine of New Zealand.
From the taste I had of it, I highly recommend it. It would definitely be a fantastic lifestyle, nothing broadens the mind better than travelling, and you could in theory trade from anywhere with the VPS, resulting in the much sought-for ‘location-less income’. I’d love to try it all over again, but I’m probably gonna have to win the lottery again to do it
(pic below: the view from my ‘office’ in Edinburgh, Princes Street Starbucks, Dec, ‘12)
I should mention my set-up:
-VPS
-Laptop (Samsung)
-Free Wi-fi (Starbucks), back-up wi-fi: mobile vodem stick with pre-pay net access
At the end of the year, I decided to stay in Edinburgh, Scotland, to concentrate on trading full-time for a couple of weeks. The reception at Caledonian Backpackers where I was staying sent me a new batch of hot girls as room-mates every few days. I was room-mates with a young, nubile French girl from Lyon for whole week
I made my trading office in Starbucks, Princes Street. World's best Starbucks that... enormous floor-space with plenty of tables, plugs, chairs, and giant ornate windows looking out at Edinburgh castle right opposite. And fast, reliable free wi-fi on the Cloud!
Unfortunately, trading for me still remains expensive entertainment (i.e., not profitable enough to sustain me). With my funds depleted, European winter approaching, and the far-too-tough-for-me winter racing, I had to end the trip and jet back to the sunshine of New Zealand.
From the taste I had of it, I highly recommend it. It would definitely be a fantastic lifestyle, nothing broadens the mind better than travelling, and you could in theory trade from anywhere with the VPS, resulting in the much sought-for ‘location-less income’. I’d love to try it all over again, but I’m probably gonna have to win the lottery again to do it
(pic below: the view from my ‘office’ in Edinburgh, Princes Street Starbucks, Dec, ‘12)
PeterLe wrote:Nice Picture; Thats not the Nubile French Girl with the Bobbed haircut is it??
ha, ha, no thats some random Starbucks customer I would describe as.. er... the opposite.
Look out the big ornate window, you can just make-out Edinburgh castle. Great Starbucks. One of the few I've found that has continously fast, reliable free wi-fi.