75 more days...

The Finance Report:

Pull Up!  Pull up!!!

Both of our major metrics have stalled out this week.  Let's start with the value of the $US.  As you can see from the graph below, the $US lost $0.001/EU (a tenth of a cent) which is essentially flat.  This leaves Nana in the lead for an incredible 5th week. (Way to go old woman!)  Once again, in terms of trying to win the contest, this is good news for everyone except Mo.  However, overall it is disappointing news for all of us.  But who knows what the future will bring?  

CONTEST UPDATE:

Nana is STILL in the lead!

The winner of our contest (Grand Prize = 1 euro!) will be the one with the closest guess on May 21st, 2010. 

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THE WEB REPORT:

59 Countries...

It seems like just last week I was saying how there were plenty of countries left to join the blog.  This week, we added one.  Still, not bad.  I remember in the first month or two of the blog, when I looked at the tracking reports, I was disappointed to see that 95% of the traffic was from the people writing the blog, and a few other close friends  and family.  These days we get a large portion of our traffic from OTHER adoring fans.  (OK, ok...  other people who happen to stumble upon us...  Still, that's alot of stumbling!) 

What must they think?

We can only wonder, unless of course they take the time to write and request a free postcard!

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FREE Postcards!

What a segway...  Our offer remains open to anyone in the world who wants to receive a FREE postcard from the cast of Operation: Poisson Rouge during our European adventure.  Please click on the 'contact me' button below, and make your request.  There are 4 more postcards requests available, each to be filled free of charge!

Postcard #1: One Million Postcards

Postcard #2 - #5: Still available

(Offer void to family, friends, and friends of family and friends...)

96 more days...

The Finance Report:

Creeping Higher!

As the $US continued its ascent, Nana's bid remained closest to the actual exchange rate (0.73 vs 0.736811 euro / $US).  But Mo is a real challenger and still has a great shot at taking the prize.  The good news is that a stronger dollar equates to more buying power for us, so let 'er ride! 

CONTEST UPDATE:

Nana is still in the lead!

The winner of our contest (Grand Prize = 1 euro!) will be the one with the closest guess on May 21st, 2010. 

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THE WEB REPORT:

It's getting crowded in here!

I can hardly keep track of who is new anymore, although it is plain to see that Great Britain is coming back over and over.  I wonder if its Mo's travel tips, Karen's language lessons, or Cindy's recipes that are the big draw.  Whatever it is, they have 96 more days of fun ahead of them.

What must they think?  We can only wonder, unless of course they take the time to write and request a free postcard!

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FREE Postcards!

What a segway...  Our offer remains open to anyone in the world who wants to receive a FREE postcard from the cast of Operation: Poisson Rouge during our European adventure.  Please click on the 'contact me' button below, and make your request.  There are 4 more postcards requests available, each to be filled free of charge!

Postcard #1: One Million Postcards

Postcard #2 - #5: Still available

(Offer void to family, friends, and friends of family and friends...)

131 more days...

The Monday Finance Report

The dollar gained a bit this week, meaning that an early investment in euros would still have be a losing proposition, and getting worse.  Luckily for us, we did not invest early (unless, of course, you count the euro's that the old woman passed off to me to cover her gambling losses...  Bummer..)

What's more, since the dollar is at its strongest point since we began tracking it, our buying power continues to increase.  Yee-haw!

THE WEB REPORT:

 Hello Peru - We love you!

This week a visitor from Puru visited our blog.  Welcome aboard, Puru!  They seemed interested, because they stayed for over 17 minutes.  This gave me an idea...

To anyone in the world who wants to receive a FREE postcard from the cast of Operation: Poisson Rouge during our European adventure, please click on the 'contact me' button below, and make your request.  The first 5 requests will be filled, free of charge!

(Offer void to family, friends, and friends of family and friends...)

 

Looking forward to making new friends on deck 13!

Mike