First, the bad. URGENT e-mail comes from Paris Attitude to tell me that the apartment I was supposed to rent has been sold by the owner and I can no longer rent it. Strangely, the agency knew it was for sale but had taken the owner's word that it would not be an issue and had never disclosed this to me. Negligence or Greed? You be the judge.
The good, at least it was 2 weeks before my trip - not the day of. Ok, that hardly qualifies as good news - but every problem is a lesson, and I've certainly learned mine. End of the day, I've found some apartments I'm more excited about - so hopefully one of those will come through.... and FAST.
My advice to anyone trying to work with a Paris rental/vacation agency - start early, ask every question you can possibly think of, despite it seeming silly (now including "is the unit for sale?") and get signed paperwork immediately... oh, and it would help if you have a very large budget and can communicate en francais.
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yeah, i like to think this happened for a reason. That means something better is going to come up.
So exciting! Do you wake up each morning and think "Wow, only xx number of days until I leave" and do a little dance?
Wow, cooking in Italy. Now that'll be an awesome experience! Can't wait to hear what you learn to cook.
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